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Patent US8060372 - Methods and appratus for characterizing media - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsMethods and apparatus for characterizing media are described. In one example, a method of characterizing media includes capturing a block of audio; converting at least a portion of the block of audio into a frequency domain representation including a plurality of complex-valued frequency components;...http://www.google.com/patents/US8060372?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8060372 - Methods and appratus for characterizing mediaAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8060372 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/034,489Publication dateNov 15, 2011Filing dateFeb 20, 2008Priority dateFeb 20, 2007Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2678942A1, CN101669308A, CN101669308B, CN103138862A, EP2132888A2, US8364491, US8457972, US20080215315, US20120071995, US20130013324, WO2008103738A2, WO2008103738A3Publication number034489, 12034489, US 8060372 B2, US 8060372B2, US-B2-8060372, US8060372 B2, US8060372B2InventorsAlexander Topchy, Venugopal Srinivasan, Arun RamaswamyOriginal AssigneeThe Nielsen Company (Us), LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (74), Non-Patent Citations (30), Classifications (9), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods and appratus for characterizing media
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