Patent ID: 8521315

Claim:
An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least perform the following: selecting or receiving selection of a multimedia object including an associated identifier, the multimedia object being presentable by a computing apparatus; generating one or more audio tracks of audio tones representing the identifier, the one or more audio tracks collectively forming an album for the multimedia object; directing a transfer of the album including the one or more audio tracks to a media player for subsequent playback of the one or more audio tracks, the media player being separate from the computing apparatus, the multimedia object being stored external to the media player and accessible to the computing apparatus, the computing apparatus being configured to pickup the audio tones of the one or more audio tracks during the playback, interpret the audio tones to identify the multimedia object from the identifier represented by the audio tones, and access and present the identified multimedia object; and adding, to each of the one or more audio tracks, a metadata tag including information related to the multimedia object, wherein directing a transfer of the album includes directing a transfer of the one or more audio tracks and added metadata tags to the media player, the media player thereby being enabled to present a user interface displaying the information included in the tag to facilitate selection of the album by a user of the media player, selection of the album directing playback of the one or more audio tracks by the media player, and wherein the multimedia object comprises a medical-image record for a patient, wherein adding a metadata tag comprises adding, to each of the one or more audio tracks, a metadata tag including information related to the medical-image record or patient.