Media monitoring, management and information system
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for embedding of watermarks comprising identification information into a multimedia content, comprising:
- separating at least one audio component from other components of the multimedia content that is being received in real-time;
embedding the separated audio component(s) imperceptibly and repeatedly with the watermarks comprising the identification information; and
combining the other components of the multimedia content with the embedded audio component(s), while using a video delay unit configured to store a video component in a buffer as the separated audio component(s) are being embedded so as to accommodate delays caused at least in-part by embedding of the audio component, so that synchronization between segments of the other components of the multimedia content and corresponding segments of the embedded audio component(s) is preserved, wherein upon an indication that the at least one audio component is in analog form, converting the at least one audio component into digital form prior to the embedding and converting the at least one audio component back into analog form after the embedding.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for monitoring transmissions of media content (such as audio and audiovisual content) in order to obtain independent and objective data regarding the use of specific media content recordings or works within the transmissions. Processing and reporting of such data is provided in various ways to serve a variety of business needs. Methods for employing content identification technology to efficiently and automatically obtain reliable, accurate, and precise monitoring data are also disclosed. Various information products and services based on such monitoring systems are proposed.
598 Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A method for embedding of watermarks comprising identification information into a multimedia content, comprising:
-
separating at least one audio component from other components of the multimedia content that is being received in real-time; embedding the separated audio component(s) imperceptibly and repeatedly with the watermarks comprising the identification information; and combining the other components of the multimedia content with the embedded audio component(s), while using a video delay unit configured to store a video component in a buffer as the separated audio component(s) are being embedded so as to accommodate delays caused at least in-part by embedding of the audio component, so that synchronization between segments of the other components of the multimedia content and corresponding segments of the embedded audio component(s) is preserved, wherein upon an indication that the at least one audio component is in analog form, converting the at least one audio component into digital form prior to the embedding and converting the at least one audio component back into analog form after the embedding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. An apparatus, comprising:
-
an audio-video separator circuitry configured to separate audio and video components of a multimedia content that is being received in real-time; an audio watermark embedder circuitry configured to embed at least one audio component imperceptibly and repeatedly with identification information; an audio-video combiner circuitry configured to combine the video component(s) with the embedded audio component(s) so that synchronization between video frames of the video component and corresponding segments of the embedded audio component(s) is preserved; and
a video delay unit configured to store the video component(s) in a buffer while the audio watermark embedder embeds the audio component(s) so as to accommodate delays caused at least in-part by embedding of the audio component; andan analog-to-digital converter and a digital-to-analog converter configured to, upon an indication that the at least one audio component is in analog form, convert the audio component(s) into digital form prior to embedding the at least one audio component and convert the at least one audio component back into analog from after embedding. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A computer program product, embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium and including program code that upon execution by the processor causes that processor to embed watermarks into a multimedia content, the computer program product comprising:
-
program code for separating at least one audio component from other components of the multimedia content that is being received in real-time; program code for embedding the separated audio component(s) imperceptibly and repeatedly with watermarks comprising identification information; and program code for combining the other components of the multimedia content with the embedded audio component(s), while using a video delay unit configured to store a video component in a buffer as the separated audio component(s) are being embedded so as to accommodate delays caused at least in-part by embedding of the audio component so that synchronization between segments of the other components of the multimedia content and corresponding segments of the embedded audio component(s) is preserved, wherein upon an indication that the at least one audio component is in analog form, the computer program product including program code for converting the at least one audio component into digital form prior to the embedding and converting the at least one audio component back into analog form after the embedding.
-
Specification