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Patent US8082150 - Method and apparatus for identifying an unknown work - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA system for determining an identity of a received work. The system receives audio data for an unknown work. The audio data is divided into segments. The system generates a signature of the unknown work from each of the segments. Reduced dimension signatures are then generated at least a portion of the...http://www.google.com/patents/US8082150?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8082150 - Method and apparatus for identifying an unknown workAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8082150 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/410,445Publication dateDec 20, 2011Filing dateMar 24, 2009Priority dateJul 10, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7529659, US20070074147, US20090192640Publication number12410445, 410445, US 8082150 B2, US 8082150B2, US-B2-8082150, US8082150 B2, US8082150B2InventorsErling H. WoldOriginal AssigneeAudible Magic CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (201), Non-Patent Citations (157), Referenced by (55), Classifications (8), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for identifying an unknown work
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