Patent ID: 8925000
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of accessing a rating associated with a piece of media, comprising: identifying, via a device, a media identifier for a piece of media, the media identifier identified using a reference to the media identifier retrieved from the piece of media, the media identifier different from media identifiers associated with other pieces of media, wherein the reference to the media identifier is embedded metadata, a watermark, or a fingerprint in the piece of media; sending, via the device, a request for a rating to a media rating index, the request for the rating comprising the media identifier, wherein the request for the rating further comprises a requirement that the rating be provided using only ratings from rating providers having certain characteristics; and receiving, at the device, a rating associated with the media identifier from the media rating index, the rating identified using the media identifier, wherein the rating received is an average of ratings by rating providers having the certain characteristics.