Methods and devices employing content identifiers

• US 7,792,325 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2007
• Issued: 09/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Original Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Inventors: Rhoads, Geoffrey B., Rodriguez, Tony F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Johns; Andrew W
• Application Number:
  US11/671,888
• Publication Number:
  US 20070192872A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,309 Days
• Field of Search: 382/100, 382/232, 713/176, 709/217, 709/218, 709/219
• US Class Current: 382/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 by using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/20 Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

Content identifiers are associated with respective metadata. Through use of the metadata, a user'"'"'s experience with the content can be enhanced. A variety of other arrangements are also detailed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at a first computer, receiving from a first device a first content identifier previously determined through a first type of operation;

at said first computer, receiving from a second device a second content identifier previously determined through a second type of operation different than the first;

from said first computer, forwarding at least part of said first content identifier to a second computer, based on a class to which said first content identifier belongs;

from said first computer, forwarding at least part of said second content identifier to a third computer, based on a class to which said second content identifier belongs;

at said first device, receiving first metadata corresponding to the first content identifier, from a first metadata source; and

at said second device, receiving second metadata corresponding to the second content identifier, from a second metadata source different than the first metadata source.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first type of operation is an audio watermark decoding operation.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first type of operation is a video watermark decoding operation.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the first type of operation is discerning a machine readable indicia distinct from a digital watermark.

5. A method comprising:

at a first device, applying a first process to a first object to yield a first content identifier;

at said first device, applying a second process different than the first to a second object, to yield a second content identifier;

from the first device, sending the first content identifier to a remote computer, and sending the second content identifier to said same remote computer;

receiving, from one or more remote sources, at least one metadata corresponding to the first content identifier, and at least one metadata corresponding to the second content identifier;

wherein said received metadata is of at least first and second different types, said different types being selected from the consisting of;

a URL, a web page;

content ownership information;

content rights information;

software;

delivery of audio data;

delivery of video data;

presentation of an advertisement; and

initiation of an object-based action.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the first process is a digital watermark decoding process, and the second process is not a digital watermark decoding process.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the first process is an audio watermark decoding operation, and the second process is a video watermark decoding operation.

8. The method of claim 5 that includes receiving metadata corresponding to the first content identifier from a first remote source, and receiving metadata corresponding to the second content identifier from a second remote source different than the first.

9. The method of claim 5 wherein one of the received metadata comprises a URL.

10. The method of claim 5 wherein one of the received metadata comprises a web page.

11. The method of claim 5 wherein one of the received metadata comprises content ownership information.

12. The method of claim 5 wherein one of the received metadata comprises software.

13. The method of claim 5 wherein one of the received metadata comprises content ownership information.

14. The method of claim 5 wherein one of the received metadata comprises audio data.

15. The method of claim 5 wherein one of the received metadata comprises video data.

16. The method of claim 5 wherein one of the received metadata comprises an advertisement.