Patent ID: 9451048
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: H04H,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving at a client device media content rendered by a media rendering source; the client device first making an attempt to determine an identity of the media content based on information stored on the client device by comparing characteristics of the media content with one or more signature files of media content stored on the client device to determine a match, wherein the one or more signature files are each indicative of one or more features extracted from reference media content and corresponding information identifying the reference media content; based on the attempt of the client device to determine the identity of the media content using the information stored on the client device being unsuccessful due to the client device lacking a matching signature file stored on the client device, the client device then making an attempt to determine an identity of the media rendering source; and based on the attempt of the client device to determine the identity of the media content and on the attempt of the client device to determine the identity of the media rendering source both being unsuccessful, the client device sending a sample of the media content to a content recognition server and requesting the content recognition server to determine the identity of the media content.