Activating functions in processing devices using start codes embedded in audio
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1. A method of performing an action in a device based on receipt of and/or exposure to audio, comprising:
- receiving audio at the device, the audio having a monitoring code indicating that the audio is to be monitored;
in response to detection of the monitoring code, generating a signature based on the audio using at least a portion of the audio containing the monitoring code; and
causing the performance of the action at least in part by the device based on at least one of the monitoring code or the signature.
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Abstract
Apparatus, system and method for performing an action such as accessing supplementary data and/or executing software on a device capable of receiving multimedia are disclosed. After multimedia is received, a monitoring code is detected and a signature is extracted in response thereto from an audio portion of the multimedia. The ancillary code includes a plurality of code symbols arranged in a plurality of layers in a predetermined time period, and the signature is extracted from features of the audio of the multimedia. Supplementary data is accessed and/or software is executed using the detected code and/or signature.
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1. A method of performing an action in a device based on receipt of and/or exposure to audio, comprising:
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receiving audio at the device, the audio having a monitoring code indicating that the audio is to be monitored; in response to detection of the monitoring code, generating a signature based on the audio using at least a portion of the audio containing the monitoring code; and causing the performance of the action at least in part by the device based on at least one of the monitoring code or the signature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of performing an action in a processing device based on receipt of and/or exposure to audio, comprising:
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detecting a monitoring code in received audio, the monitoring code indicating that the audio is to be monitored; generating a signature in response to detection of the monitoring code, the signature representative of the audio, the signature generated based on at least a portion of the audio containing the monitoring code; and performing the action with the device based on at least one of the monitoring code or the signature. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 20)
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12. A processing device to perform an action based on receipt of and/or exposure to audio, the processing device comprising:
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an input device to receive audio carrying a monitoring code indicating that the audio is to be monitored; and a processor to detect the monitoring code and, in response to detection of the monitoring code, generate a signature characterizing the audio using at least a portion of the audio containing the monitoring code, wherein the processor is to cause the performance of the action based on at least one of the monitoring code or the signature. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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