Patent ID: 9536253
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04H,H04L,H04M,H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a computer system including at least one computer, a first electronic media work comprising at least one of an image file or a video file uploaded from a first electronic device; extracting, using the computer system, one or more features from the first electronic media work; linking, by the computer system, the first electronic media work with a first reference electronic media work identifier associated with a first reference electronic media work to generate correlation information using a sub-linear search of an electronic database of reference features corresponding to reference electronic media works that identifies a match within a threshold of at least one of the reference features to the extracted one or more features but does not guarantee to identify the closest match to the extracted one or more features, wherein the electronic database of reference features is organized using a clustering technique to eliminate a subset of the references features to be searched by performing a comparison of cluster features, and wherein the correlation information relates the first electronic media work with at least action information identifying an action associated with the first reference electronic media work identifier; storing, by the computer system, the correlation information; receiving, by the computer system from a second electronic device associated with an audience member, a query related to the first electronic media work; correlating, by the computer system, the query with the action information for an action to be performed based at least in part on the correlation information; generating, by the computer system, machine-readable instructions based upon the action information; and providing, from the computer system to the second electronic device, the machine-readable instructions to be executed by the second electronic device in performing the action.