Distributed content identification
First Claim
1. A method of identifying content in a distributed computing system, the method comprising:
- receiving an image or audio signal in a first device in the distributed computing system;
in the first device, analyzing characteristics of the signal to identify portions of the signal to send to a second, remote device for identification of the signal, including ranking the portions for identification based on signal metrics of the portions; and
sending the portions to the second, remote device in the distributed computing system, wherein the portions are further processed according to the ranking to derive an identifier.
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Abstract
A method of identifying content in a distributed computing system. The method receives an image or audio signal in a first device in the distributed computing system, such as a cell phone or other wireless device. In this device, the method performs an analysis of characteristics of the signal to identify portions of the signal from which to derive a content identifier. The method then sends the portions to a second, remote device in the distributed computing system, such as a server. The server further processes the portions to derive a content identifier, which in turn, is used to look up data corresponding to the content, such as a Uniform Resource Locator. In the case of a wireless telephone network, for example, the method distributes the task of identifying content signals captured through the microphone or camera on the phones in the network.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of identifying content in a distributed computing system, the method comprising:
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receiving an image or audio signal in a first device in the distributed computing system; in the first device, analyzing characteristics of the signal to identify portions of the signal to send to a second, remote device for identification of the signal, including ranking the portions for identification based on signal metrics of the portions; and sending the portions to the second, remote device in the distributed computing system, wherein the portions are further processed according to the ranking to derive an identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless, portable computing device comprising:
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a sensor for capturing a content signal; a processor for processing the content signal to analyze characteristics of the signal to identify portions of the signal to send to a second, remote device for identification of the signal, including ranking the portions for identification based on signal metrics of the portions; and a communication module for sending the portions to the second, remote device, wherein the portions are further processed according to the ranking to derive an identifier.
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10. A server comprising:
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a communication link with a remote device for receiving portions of a content signal that have been ranked for further identification based on an analysis of signal metrics; a processor for processing the ranked portions to derive the identifier from the portions;
wherein the derived identifier is used to look up a Uniform Resource Locator associated with the content.
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