Patent ID: 7333957
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: B42D,G06F,G06K,G06Q,G06T,G07C,G07D,G07F,G10L,G11B,H04H,H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of linking an audio signal to metadata or actions comprising: deriving an identifier from an audio signal received by a user device, the identifier identifying a broadcaster or distributor of the audio signal; obtaining context information at the user device related to the audio signal; making a request for metadata using the identifier and the context information wherein the request includes transmitting the identifier and the context information to a server; by the server, deriving an object ID of an audio object in the audio signal using the identifier and the context information; determining the metadata corresponding to the object ID at the server or another server; and presenting at least a portion of the metadata on the user device.