Smartphone-based methods and systems
First Claim
1. A system including a processor configured by instructions in a memory, the instructions including operating system software, the operating system software providing an audio identification service that receives input audio data, or a pointer to stored audio data, and publishes metadata corresponding thereto to an audio identification message queue of said operating system software, wherein the published metadata comprises, or is obtained through use of, audio fingerprint data or decoded watermark data identifying the audio data, said memory further including software instructions for first and second application programs, said instructions causing the first application program to hook said audio identification message queue to monitor said queue for metadata indicating a music of a first type, said instructions causing the second application program to hook said audio identification message queue to monitor said queue for metadata indicating music of a second type different than the first type, said instructions causing said first or second application to automatically launch into further activity, without user selection, when metadata indicating that the input audio data is music of the first or second type, respectively, is published to said queue.
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Abstract
Methods and arrangements involving portable devices, such as smartphones and tablet computers, are disclosed. One arrangement enables a creator of content to select software with which that creator'"'"'s content should be rendered—assuring continuity between artistic intention and delivery. Another arrangement utilizes the camera of a smartphone to identify nearby subjects, and take actions based thereon. Others rely on near field chip (RFID) identification of objects, or on identification of audio streams (e.g., music, voice). Some of the detailed technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. Others involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, sign language interpretation, and vision-based discovery. Still other improvements are architectural in nature, e.g., relating to evidence-based state machines, and blackboard systems. Yet other technologies concern use of linked data in portable devices—some of which exploit GPU capabilities. Still other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
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13 Claims
- 1. A system including a processor configured by instructions in a memory, the instructions including operating system software, the operating system software providing an audio identification service that receives input audio data, or a pointer to stored audio data, and publishes metadata corresponding thereto to an audio identification message queue of said operating system software, wherein the published metadata comprises, or is obtained through use of, audio fingerprint data or decoded watermark data identifying the audio data, said memory further including software instructions for first and second application programs, said instructions causing the first application program to hook said audio identification message queue to monitor said queue for metadata indicating a music of a first type, said instructions causing the second application program to hook said audio identification message queue to monitor said queue for metadata indicating music of a second type different than the first type, said instructions causing said first or second application to automatically launch into further activity, without user selection, when metadata indicating that the input audio data is music of the first or second type, respectively, is published to said queue.
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11. A method comprising the acts:
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processing input audio data, or a pointer to stored audio data, and publishing resultant metadata corresponding to the input audio data to a message queue of an operating system, said processing being performed by a hardware processor configured to perform such act, wherein the published metadata comprises, or is obtained through use of, audio fingerprint data or decoded watermark data identifying the audio data; hooking said message queue by a first application program to monitor the input audio data for music of a first type; hooking said message queue by a second application program to monitor the input audio data for music of a second type; and automatically launching further activity by said first or second application programs, without user selection, when metadata indicating said first or second type of music is respectively published to said message queue. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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