Content identification based on a search of a fingerprint database

• US 8,463,000 B1
• Filed: 07/02/2007
• Issued: 06/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Concert Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pinehill Technology, LLC (Concert Technology Corporation)
• Inventors: Kaminski, Charles Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bella, Matthew C
• Assistant Examiner(s): CONWAY, THOMAS A
• Application Number:
  US11/824,957
• Time in Patent Office: 2,171 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 382/124
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/325 Hash tables

Abstract

Surrogate heuristic identification is described, including an interface configured to present data associated with content and a fingerprint, wherein the content and the fingerprint are compared to another fingerprint using heuristic data, and a plurality of panels presented within the interface, wherein each of the plurality of panels is configured to present other data generated from one or more functions performed by a logic module, wherein the one or more functions are associated with comparing the content and the fingerprint to the another fingerprint.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a fingerprint generator configured to;

receive content specified by a user;

apply a first hashing algorithm to the input, thereby generating a first hash value;

apply a second hashing algorithm to the input, thereby generating a second hash value;

generate a fingerprint based on the first hash value and the second hash value;

a user interface configured to;

receive input that specifies parameters for use in a fingerprint search of data, the parameters including the fingerprint and an address for search;

graphically display representations of a plurality of content and relationships between the displayed content;

receive user selection of the representations of content and relationships for use in the fingerprint search; and

present one or more fingerprints and one or more addresses of content among the data that result from the fingerprint search; and

at least a processor and memory configured to;

manage the fingerprint search of data based on the specified parameters and the user selection;

determine the one or more fingerprints of the content based on the specified parameters; and

determine the one or more addresses based on at least one location of the content associated with the one or more fingerprints.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a database configured to store the content, the fingerprint for search, and the one or more fingerprints.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a data storage network configured to store the content, the fingerprint for search, and the one or more fingerprints.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises one or more address bars, wherein at least one of the one or more address bars is configured to receive an address.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises one or more address bars, wherein at least one of the one or more address bars is configured to point the fingerprint search to a domain including the data.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises one or more address bars, wherein at least one of the one or more address bars is used to input an address, wherein at least one of a file and data stream are retrieved from a domain indicated by the address.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface is configured to present at least one of a file and data stream retrieved from a domain, wherein the at least one of a file and data stream are associated with the one or more fingerprints.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the fingerprint generator is configured to compare the fingerprint to another fingerprint, wherein information related to the another fingerprint is displayed and the information comprises other content associated with the another fingerprint and a relationship between the content and the other content.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface is configured to present a graphical representation of other content and one or more relationship between the content and the other content.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of display portions, wherein the display portions are configured to receive the input that specifies the parameters, and wherein the display portions are configured to display the one or more fingerprints and the one or more addresses of content.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to:

filter the data based on the specified parameters;

generate the one or more fingerprints based on the filtered data;

determine a similarity between the one or more fingerprints and the fingerprint for search; and

control the user interface to present the one or more fingerprints that are the same or substantially similar to the fingerprint for search.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the parameters comprise one of a geography, domain name, and file type.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the content comprises one of an image, graphic, photo, music, video, and audio.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more addresses comprise a uniform resource locator (URL), a hyperlink, and a domain name.

15. A method, comprising:

receiving content specified by a user;

applying a first hashing algorithm to the input, thereby generating a first hash value;

applying a second hashing algorithm to the input, thereby generating a second hash value;

generating a fingerprint based on the first hash value and the second hash value;

using a user interface to receive input that specifies parameters for use in a fingerprint search of data, the parameters including the fingerprint for search and an address for search;

graphically displaying representations of a plurality of content and relationships between the displayed content;

receiving user selection of the representations of content and relationships for use in the fingerprint search;

managing the fingerprint search of data based on the specified parameters and the user selection;

determining one or more fingerprints of content based on the specified parameters;

determining one or more addresses of the content based on at least one location of the content; and

presenting the one or more fingerprints and the one or more addresses.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying a plurality of display portions;

receiving, at the display portions, the input that specifies the parameters; and

using the display portions to display the one or more fingerprints and the one or more addresses of content.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising accessing the data from a data storage network.

18. A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving content specified by a user;

applying a first hashing algorithm to the input, thereby generating a first hash value;

applying a second hashing algorithm to the input, thereby generating a second hash value;

generating a fingerprint based on the first hash value and the second hash value;

using a user interface to receive input that specifies parameters for use in a fingerprint search of data, the parameters including the fingerprint for search and an address for search;

graphically displaying representations of a plurality of content and relationships between the displayed content;

receiving user selection of the representations of content and relationships for use in the fingerprint search;

managing the fingerprint search of data based on the specified parameters and the user selection;

determining one or more fingerprints of content based on the specified parameters;

determining one or more addresses of the content based on at least one location of the content; and

presenting the one or more fingerprints and the one or more addresses.