Apparatus and methods for identifying a media object from an audio play out

An apparatus, comprising:

• an input interface;
• a processing device coupled to the input interface, wherein the processing device is configured to:
• capture a segment of audio played out over an audio source in response to a control signal from a user interface;
• in response to detecting coupling of the processing device to a remote device that includes a speech-to-text component, pass the audio segment to the remote device for remote speech-to-text conversion;
• cause a text segment output from the remote speech-to-text component to be transmitted to a server;
• and
• after the outputting, receive a tag that identifies an electronic media object.

A method, comprising:

• receiving a control signal from a user interface of a mobile device;
• in response to receiving the control signal, capturing, using an input interface of the mobile device, a segment of audio played out over an audio source;
• causing a text segment generated by a speech-to-text conversion of the captured audio segment to be transmitted to a server;
• and
• receiving, at the mobile device, a tag from the server, the tag identifying an electronic media object.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for capturing a segment of audio played out over an audio source in response to receiving a control signal from a user interface of a mobile device;
• means for converting speech of the captured audio segment into a text segment;
• means for transmitting the text segment destined for a server;
• and
• means for extracting a tag from a transmission originating from the server, wherein the extracted tag identifies an electronic media object.