System and method for custom marking a media file for file matching

A method for associating a file-identifying fingerprint with an audio file, the method comprising the steps of:

• analyzing an audio file via analysis means, the audio file having a series of wave properties, the wave properties each having a calculable wave value;
• calculating wave values from the wave properties via the analysis means, the wave values comprising length segment values;
• calculating mean, range, and standard deviation values for the length segment values;
• generating an array of values based on the calculated mean, range, and standard deviation values;
• generating a file-identifying fingerprint based on the array of values;
• and
• associating the file-identifying fingerprint with the audio file for enabling subsequent file matching.

A method for associating a custom marker with a media file, the method comprising the steps of:

• extracting waveform data from a media file via data extraction means, the waveform data comprising a series of length segment values;
• calculating statistical values for the series of length segment values;
• generating a custom file marker based on the statistical values;
• and
• associating the custom file marker with the media file.

An audio file matching method, the audio file matching method comprising the steps of:

• extracting waveform data from a test audio file via audio analysis means;
• deriving summary statistics from the extracted waveform data;
• generating a custom marker based on the derived summary statistics;
• inserting the custom marker into metadata of the test audio file thereby forming a marked audio file;
• storing the marked audio file in a marked audio file database;
• and
• comparing a secondary unmarked audio file to the marked audio file, the custom marker being accessed when comparing the secondary unmarked audio file to the marked audio file for rendering a positive audio file match.

A media file matching method, the media file matching method comprising the steps of:

• extracting waveform data from a first media file via data extraction means;
• deriving summary statistics from the extracted waveform data;
• generating a custom marker based on the derived summary statistics;
• associating the custom marker with the first media file thereby constructing a marked media file;
• and
• accessing the custom marker when comparing a second media file to the marked media file for rendering a positive media file match.