Methods and apparatus to generate reference signatures from streaming media
US11234029B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8547
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate reference signatures from streaming media through the collection of metadata, generation of audio signatures, and association of the metadata with the generated audio signatures. The disclosure consists of a media monitor that collects metadata and generates audio signatures at a household and a central processing facility that generates reference signatures therefrom.
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