Integration of multiple synchronization methodologies
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- generating, with a second screen device, an acoustic fingerprint that is responsive to a playing of a movie on a primary screen device;
searching, responsive to the acoustic fingerprint, an acoustic database;
generating, with the second screen device, a dialogue fingerprint that is responsive to the playing of the movie on the primary screen device;
searching, responsive to the dialogue fingerprint, a dialogue database;
identifying, responsive to the searching of the acoustic database and responsive to the searching of the dialogue database, a location within the movie;
displaying, on the second screen device and responsive to the identified location, an indication that information is available; and
displaying, on the second screen device and responsive to a request for information, an information item that is responsive to the displayed indication that information is available,wherein the searching the acoustic database is initially limited to a portion of the acoustic database corresponding to a beginning portion of the movie, whereby a complete search of the acoustic database is ignored.
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Abstract
A method comprising the steps of: generating an acoustic fingerprint that is responsive to a playing of a movie; searching, responsive to the acoustic fingerprint, an acoustic database; generating a dialogue fingerprint that is responsive to the playing of the movie; searching, responsive to the dialogue fingerprint, a dialogue database; identifying, responsive to the searching of the acoustic database and responsive to the searching of the dialogue database, a location within the movie; and displaying, responsive to the identified location, an information item that is associated with the identified location; and wherein the generating the dialogue fingerprint comprises a conversion of a portion of dialogue to text; wherein the searching the acoustic database is initially limited to a portion of the acoustic database; wherein the identifying is further responsive to a confidence indicator; and wherein a subsequent searching is responsive to a synchronization suspend timer.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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generating, with a second screen device, an acoustic fingerprint that is responsive to a playing of a movie on a primary screen device; searching, responsive to the acoustic fingerprint, an acoustic database; generating, with the second screen device, a dialogue fingerprint that is responsive to the playing of the movie on the primary screen device;
searching, responsive to the dialogue fingerprint, a dialogue database;identifying, responsive to the searching of the acoustic database and responsive to the searching of the dialogue database, a location within the movie;
displaying, on the second screen device and responsive to the identified location, an indication that information is available; anddisplaying, on the second screen device and responsive to a request for information, an information item that is responsive to the displayed indication that information is available, wherein the searching the acoustic database is initially limited to a portion of the acoustic database corresponding to a beginning portion of the movie, whereby a complete search of the acoustic database is ignored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising the steps of:
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generating an acoustic fingerprint that is responsive to a playing of a movie; searching, responsive to the acoustic fingerprint, an acoustic database; generating a dialogue fingerprint that is responsive to the playing of the movie; searching, responsive to the dialogue fingerprint, a dialogue database; identifying, responsive to the searching of the acoustic database and responsive to the searching of the dialogue database, a location within the movie; and displaying, responsive to the identified location, an information item that is associated with the identified location, wherein the searching the acoustic database is initially limited to a portion of the acoustic database corresponding to a beginning portion of the movie, whereby a complete search of the acoustic database is ignored. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A second screen device comprising:
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a communications interface capable of downloading, over a communications network from a remote information provider and to a memory of the second screen device, a plurality of information items each associated with a location within a movie, an acoustic database, and a dialogue database; an integrated microphone capable of receiving audio information from a playing of the movie on a primary screen device; and a processor executing an application capable of generating an acoustic fingerprint and a dialogue fingerprint that are responsive to the playing of the movie on the primary screen device; capable of identifying, responsive to a searching of the acoustic database and responsive to a searching of the dialogue database, a location within the movie; and capable of causing responsive to the identified location and on a display screen of the second screen device, a display of an information item, wherein the searching the acoustic database is initially limited to a portion of the acoustic database corresponding to a beginning portion of the movie, whereby a complete search of the acoustic database is ignored. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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