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Patent US8086445 - Method and apparatus for creating a unique audio signature - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method and apparatus for creating a signature of a sampled work in real-time is disclosed herein. Unique signatures of an unknown audio work are created by segmenting a file into segments having predetermined segment and hop sizes. The signature then may be compared against reference signatures. One...http://www.google.com/patents/US8086445?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8086445 - Method and apparatus for creating a unique audio signatureAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8086445 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/482,313Publication dateDec 27, 2011Filing dateJun 10, 2009Priority dateNov 3, 2000Also published asDE60131893D1, DE60131893T2, EP1354276A2, EP1354276B1, US7562012, US20090240361, WO2002037316A2, WO2002037316A3Publication number12482313, 482313, US 8086445 B2, US 8086445B2, US-B2-8086445, US8086445 B2, US8086445B2InventorsErling H. Wold, Thomas L. Blum, Douglas F. Keislar, James A. WheatonOriginal AssigneeAudible Magic CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (106), Non-Patent Citations (156), Referenced by (4), Classifications (9), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for creating a unique audio signatureUS 8086445 B2Abstract A method and apparatus for creating a signature of a sampled work in real-time is disclosed herein. Unique signatures of an unknown audio work are created by segmenting a file into segments having predetermined segment and hop sizes. The signature then may be compared against reference signatures. One aspect may be characterized in that the hop size of the sampled work signature is less than the hop size of reference signatures. A method for identifying an unknown audio work is also disclosed.
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