Patent ID: 7444353

Claim:
A system comprising: a portable communication device configured to audibly receive at least a portion of an audible pre-recorded piece of music emitted from an audio source and almost instantaneously transmit signals substantially replicating the portion of the piece of music via a first communication medium, the audio source being separate from the portable communication device, the pre-recorded piece of music comprising sounds created by one or more musical instruments, wherein the portable communication device comprises a mobile wireless telephone; and a computer configured to receive the signals substantially replicating the portion of the piece of music from the portable communication device and search a database to identify the piece of music in the database by comparing the sounds created by one or more musical instruments in the pre-recorded piece of music with sounds created by one or more musical instruments in a plurality of pieces of music stored in the database, the computer positioned in a remote location with respect to said portable communication device, the computer configured to transmit one or both of (i) the piece of music and (ii) information related to the piece of music via a second communication medium to a reception unit.