Patent ID: 9380383
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H04H,H04N,H04R

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: accessing, at a computer system, a stream of media content to be delivered via a communication network to a playback device configured to play the media content; identifying, using the computer system, a digital fingerprint for a piece of media content within the stream of media content to be delivered to the playback device; determining, using the computer system, profile information for the identified piece of media content, the profile information identifying playback frequency characteristics of the piece of media content; and providing the digital fingerprint and the determined profile information to the playback device independently of the stream of media content, the digital fingerprint and the profile information to allow the playback device to identify the piece of media content and automatically modify the playback frequency characteristics during playback of the piece of media content based on the profile information.