Systems and methods of managing audio and other media
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a media identifier determined by a wireless handheld device, wherein the media identifier is determined from at least a portion of a media signal captured or received by the wireless handheld device;
determining a media title that corresponds to the media identifier;
determining usage rights associated with at least one of the media title and a user of the handheld device; and
controlling access to the media title based at least in part on the usage rights.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and devices to manage media content. In one implementation, a method receives a media identifier that is generated by a user device. The media identifier is determined from at least a portion of a media signal. The method further includes determining a media title that corresponds to the media identifier; determining usage rights associated with at least one of the title and a user of the user device; and controlling access to the media title based at least in part on the usage rights. Another implementation provides a related user device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a media identifier determined by a wireless handheld device, wherein the media identifier is determined from at least a portion of a media signal captured or received by the wireless handheld device;
determining a media title that corresponds to the media identifier;
determining usage rights associated with at least one of the media title and a user of the handheld device; and
controlling access to the media title based at least in part on the usage rights. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving a media identifier generated by a user device, wherein the media identifier is determined from at least a portion of a media signal;
determining a media title that corresponds to the media identifier;
determining usage rights associated with at least one of the media title and a user of the user device; and
controlling access to the media title based at least in part on the usage rights. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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receiving a media signal in a wireless handheld device;
generating an identifier from at least a potion of the media signal;
communicating the identifier to a network resource, wherein the network resource identifies media content associated with the identifier; and
receiving the media content. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A wireless handheld device comprising:
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a transceiver;
a processing unit;
a system bus;
. and memory in communication with the processing unit via the system bus, wherein the memory comprises instructions stored therein for execution by the processing unit, the instructions comprising instructions to;
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determine a media identifier associated with a media signal, wherein the media identifier is determined from at least a portion of the media signal;
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provide the media identifier for communication through the transceiver, wherein the media identifier is to be provided to a network server, the network server identifying a media title associated with the media identifier and usage rights associated with at least one of the media title and a user of the wireless handheld device; and
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process a message received through the transceiver from the network server. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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