Arrangements employing content identification and/or distribution identification data
AssigneeDigimarc Corporation
InventorTony F. Rodriguez
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Abstract
This technology concerns, in one aspect, using a person's social network graph data as a virtual visual cortex—taking image input from a smartphone or the like, and processing it with the graph data to yield a personalized form of processing based on the imagery. The user's network graph data is typically updated by such processing—providing a form of virtual image memory that can influence future social network behavior. In another aspect, the technology concerns identifying content (e.g., audio) by both fingerprint-based and watermark-based techniques, and arrangements employing such identification data. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
Claims22
A method comprising:
- registering, by an application software module, to receive information from a portable device operating system service, the operating system service using audio fingerprinting to identify audio captured by a microphone of the portable device, the operating system service outputting information identifying the captured audio;
- receiving digital watermark data steganographically encoded in the captured audio;
- and
- presenting to a user a commercial offer that is based on the identification information, and that is also based on the decoded digital watermark data.
A method comprising:
- registering, by an application software module, to receive information from a portable device operating system service, the operating system service using audio fingerprinting to identify audio captured by a microphone of the portable device, the operating system service outputting information identifying the captured audio;
- the application software module sending audience survey data to a remote collection service, the audience survey data being based on the information output by said operating system service;
- and
- providing a reward to a user of the portable device for sending said audience survey data.
A method comprising:
- registering, by an application software module, to receive information from a portable device operating system service, the operating system service using audio fingerprinting to identify television audio captured by a microphone of the portable device, the operating system service outputting identification information that includes data identifying a television program;
- receiving digital watermark data steganographically encoded in the captured audio;
- and
- presenting, on a screen of the portable device, a graphical display that depends on said identification information and that also depends on said digital watermark data.
13-15. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- capturing ambient audio using a smartphone;
- computing fingerprint data from the captured audio, and providing the fingerprint data to a system;
- receiving, in response to said providing of the fingerprint data, information identifying the captured audio;
- decoding digital watermark data from the captured audio;
- by reference to the decoded watermark data, identifying a party associated with the audio;
- and
- providing a benefit to said party.
A method comprising:
- capturing ambient audio using a smartphone;
- computing fingerprint data from the captured audio, and providing the fingerprint data to a system;
- receiving, in response to said providing of the fingerprint data, information identifying the captured audio;
- decoding digital watermark data from the captured audio;
- by reference to the decoded watermark data, identifying a party associated with the audio;
- and
- transmitting at least some of said received information identifying the captured audio, to said identified party.
A method comprising:
- receiving content data corresponding to plural different items of content, uploaded to a computer system from plural different users;
- computing fingerprint data corresponding to one of said items of content, received from one user, and providing the fingerprint data to a database;
- receiving, in response to said providing of the fingerprint data, information identifying said one item of content;
- determining digital watermark data encoded in said content data received from said one user;
- by reference to the determined watermark data, identifying a distributor involved in distributing said one item of content through a chain of distribution that included said distributor and said one user;
- and
- providing a benefit to said distributor.
24-50. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.