Patent ID: 6834308
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
A method for identifying media content presented on a client media player comprising:creating an analytical representation from a segment of media content of a recording presented on said client media player, wherein said media content is audio data for a song, said segment of said media content is a predetermined portion of said media content present on said media player and said analytical representation is a digital fingerprint of said segment measuring acoustical/perceptual features of said segment; comparing said analytical representation to a collection of analytical representation of reference sampled media content to obtain content-related data from said collection of analytical representations of reference sampled media content wherein said content related data includes at least one of a group consisting of a song title, artist performing said song, and title of an album including said song; and presenting said content-related data on said client media player.