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Patent US8224022 - Connected audio and other media objects - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsVarious signal processing methods and apparatus are provided. One claim recites a method of linking media to a network resource. The method includes: computing, with an electronic processor on a handheld device, attributes of media used to identify the media; providing, from the handheld device, computed...http://www.google.com/patents/US8224022?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8224022 - Connected audio and other media objectsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8224022 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/560,223Publication dateJul 17, 2012Filing dateSep 15, 2009Priority dateJul 27, 1995Also published asUS6505160, US7333957, US7349552, US7590259, US7650010, US8315554, US20030167173, US20030174861, US20080139182, US20090077604, US20100009722, US20100257069Publication number12560223, 560223, US 8224022 B2, US 8224022B2, US-B2-8224022, US8224022 B2, US8224022B2InventorsKenneth L. Levy, Geoffrey B. RhoadsOriginal AssigneeDigimarc CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (233), Non-Patent Citations (57), Referenced by (7), Classifications (165), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetConnected audio and other media objects
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