Using features extracted from an audio and/or video work to obtain information about the work
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1. A method for associating an electronic work with an action, the electronic work comprising at least one of audio and video, the method comprising:
- a) electronically extracting within a portable client device features from the electronic work;
b) transmitting the extracted features from the portable client device to one or more servers;
c) receiving at the portable client device from the one or more servers an identification of the electronic work based on the extracted features, wherein the identification is based on a non-exhaustive search identifying a neighbor;
d) electronically determining an action based on the identification of the electronic work; and
e) electronically performing the action on the portable client device.
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Abstract
Information about an audio or video file played on a device is provided by (a) extracting features from the audio or video file, (b) communicating the features to a database, and (c) receiving the information about the audio or video file from the database. The information might include a song title, an album title, and/or a performer name. The information might include a title of a video work, a director of the video work, and/or names of performers in the video work. The information might be rendered on an output of the device. The information might be stored (e.g., persistently) locally on the device.
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1. A method for associating an electronic work with an action, the electronic work comprising at least one of audio and video, the method comprising:
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a) electronically extracting within a portable client device features from the electronic work; b) transmitting the extracted features from the portable client device to one or more servers; c) receiving at the portable client device from the one or more servers an identification of the electronic work based on the extracted features, wherein the identification is based on a non-exhaustive search identifying a neighbor; d) electronically determining an action based on the identification of the electronic work; and e) electronically performing the action on the portable client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 29, 30, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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15. A method for associating an electronic work with an action, the electronic work comprising at least one of audio and video, the method comprising:
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a) electronically extracting features from the electronic work; b) electronically determining an identification of the electronic work based on the extracted features, wherein the identification is based on a non-exhaustive search identifying a neighbor; c) electronically determining an action based on the identification of the electronic work; and d) electronically performing the action. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 51, 52)
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Current AssigneeNetwork-1 Technologies, Inc.
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Original AssigneeDr. Ingemar J Cox
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InventorsCox, Ingemar J.
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Primary Examiner(s)Pendleton, Brian T
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Assistant Examiner(s)CHEN, CAI Y
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Application NumberUS11/445,928Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,915 DaysField of SearchNoneUS Class Current725/110CPC Class CodesG06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. sl...G06F 16/433 using audio dataG06F 16/434 using image data, e.g. imag...G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation...H04H 2201/90 characterised by the use of...H04H 60/37 for identifying segments of...H04H 60/58 of audio determination or d...H04N 21/2407 Monitoring of transmitted c...H04N 21/4394 involving operations for an...H04N 21/44008 involving operations for an...H04N 21/812 involving advertisement dat...
