Patent ID: 6862355

Claim:
A method for detecting data included in audio media data as a continuing stream of encoded messages, each message comprising a plurality of message symbols, comprising: detecting at least some message symbols of a first predetermined message in the continuing stream of messages; producing first message information data representing an information content of the first predetermined message based on the at least some message symbols of the first predetermined message; producing first message detection merit data representing an assigned accuracy of the first message information data as correctly representing the information content of the first predetermined message; detecting at least some message symbols of a second predetermined message in the continuing stream of messages; producing second message information data representing an information content of the second predetermined message based on the at least some message symbols of the second predetermined message; producing second message detection merit data representing an assigned accuracy of the message information data as correctly representing the information content of the second predetermined message; and confirming correct detection of the first predetermined message based on the first message detection merit data, the second message information data and the second message detection merit data.