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US 2007/0185840 A1Published application
Audio-Based Internet Search Methods and Sub-Combinations
AssigneeDigimarc Corporation
InventorGeoffrey Rhoads
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Abstract
A portable device uses a microphone to listen to ambient audio, ascertains a corresponding identifier, and uses the identifier to enable one or more further functions. One of these can be internet search. Such functionality can also be based on digital data—without requiring a microphone-equipped device.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- capturing ambient audio with a microphone, and producing audio data therefrom;
- providing the audio data to a processor;
- receiving from the processor an identifier corresponding to the audio data;
- and
- by reference to said received identifier, initiating a search using a general purpose internet search engine for information related to the audio;
- wherein a search is initiated with a general purpose internet search engine without entry of text keywords by a user.
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A method of internet search comprising:
- receiving an identifier corresponding to audio data;
- by reference to the identifier, ascertaining an identity of a related content object;
- and
- initiating a search using a general purpose internet search engine for information related to the identified content object;
- wherein a search is initiated with a general purpose internet search engine without entry of text keywords by a user.
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A method comprising:
- receiving an identifier corresponding to audio data;
- by reference to said identifier, identifying a remote meta data repository related to a content object;
- and
- collecting meta data located at said identified repository with a search engine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.