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Patent US7590259 - Deriving attributes from images, audio or video to obtain metadata - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsThe present invention relates generally to obtaining metadata associated with images, audio and video. Once claim recites a method including: obtaining data corresponding to media content from a handheld device, the data representing picture elements of an image or video or representing audible portions...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7590259?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7590259 - Deriving attributes from images, audio or video to obtain metadataAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7590259 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/927,075Publication date15 Sep 2009Filing date29 Oct 2007Priority date27 Jul 1995Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6505160, US7333957, US7349552, US7650010, US8224022, US8315554, US20030167173, US20030174861, US20080139182, US20090077604, US20100009722, US20100257069Publication number11927075, 927075, US 7590259 B2, US 7590259B2, US-B2-7590259, US7590259 B2, US7590259B2InventorsKenneth L. Levy, Geoffrey B. RhoadsOriginal AssigneeDigimarc CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (80), Referenced by (28), Classifications (165), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDeriving attributes from images, audio or video to obtain metadataUS 7590259 B2Abstract The present invention relates generally to obtaining metadata associated with images, audio and video. Once claim recites a method including: obtaining data corresponding to media content from a handheld device, the data representing picture elements of an image or video or representing audible portions of an audio signal; computing attributes of the data using a processor, said act of computing utilizes the processor to operate on the data; using computed attributes of the data to identify the media content or to identify metadata associated with the media content; obtaining metadata associated with the media content; and providing the metadata to the handheld device from a network resource. Other combinations and claims are provided as well.
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G11B20/00884, G06K7/1447, G06F17/30749, H04H20/31, H04N1/32288, H04N2201/3249, G06K2017/0064, H04N1/32229, H04L65/601, H04L65/607European ClassificationH04N21/84, H04N21/8358, H04N21/8355, H04N21/81A, H04N21/235, H04N21/435, G06Q20/40145, H04N1/00A4B9, G07F17/16, H04N1/32C15, G06F17/30U1, H04N21/2389B, H04H20/31, H04N1/32C19B3, H04N1/32C19B6, H04L29/06M6E, H04H20/93, H04N1/00W4, G07F7/10D, G07C9/00B6D2, G07F17/26, G06K7/14A4C, G07D7/00B4, H04N1/32C19B2B, G06K19/06C3, G11B20/00P3C, G06K9/00L, H04N1/32C17, H04N1/32C19B3B, G06F17/30W5, G06T1/00W, G11B20/00P14A, G10L15/26A, G06F17/30E, G11B20/00P, H04N7/50, G06K19/18, G11B20/00P14, H04N1/32C19, H04N1/32C19B3E, H04H60/82, G06K19/14, G07D7/00D, G06F17/30U2, G07F7/08B, G06K7/14A2C, G10L19/018, G06Q30/0601, G06Q30/02, H04N1/32C19C, H04N1/00A1, G06K19/06C5, G06Q20/341, G11B20/00P1C, H04N1/00A3E, H04N1/32C19B3G, B42D15/10, H04N7/173B2, H04L29/06M6CLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescription25 Feb 2013FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 42 Nov 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