Method for increasing the functionality of a media player/recorder device or an application program
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving audio or video data, at a player device, via a communications connection, wherein the audio or video data includes a digital watermark that encodes a device ID and a reference to a remote database from which additional data related to the audio or video data can be retrieved;
decoding, at the player device, the watermark to extract the device ID and the reference to the remote database;
determining to restrict playback of the audio or video data based at least on the device ID;
playing back the audio or video data, by the player device, based on the determination; and
retrieving, using the reference to the remote database, the additional data from the remote database.
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Abstract
A method is provided for utilizing a title signal contained in digital data through a comparison of the title signal to a player signal stored in a player device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving audio or video data, at a player device, via a communications connection, wherein the audio or video data includes a digital watermark that encodes a device ID and a reference to a remote database from which additional data related to the audio or video data can be retrieved; decoding, at the player device, the watermark to extract the device ID and the reference to the remote database; determining to restrict playback of the audio or video data based at least on the device ID; playing back the audio or video data, by the player device, based on the determination; and retrieving, using the reference to the remote database, the additional data from the remote database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive audio or video data, at a player device, via a communications connection, wherein the audio or video data includes a digital watermark that encodes a device ID and a reference to a remote database from which additional data related to the audio or video data can be retrieved; instructions to decode, at the player device, the watermark to extract the device ID and the reference to the remote database; instructions to determine whether to restrict playback of the audio or video data based at least on the device ID; instructions to play back the audio or video data, by the player device, based on the determination; and instructions to retrieve, using the reference to the remote database, the additional data from the remote database. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
a player device configured to; receive audio or video data, via a communications connection, wherein the audio or video data includes a digital watermark that encodes a device ID and a reference to a remote database from which additional data related to the audio or video data can be retrieved; decode the watermark to extract the device ID and the reference to the remote database; determine whether to restrict playback of the audio or video data based at least on the device ID; play back the audio or video data based on the determination; and retrieve, using the reference to the remote database, the additional data from the remote database. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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