Patent · US Active

Methods and apparatus to create candidate reference signatures from signature fragments

US11683561B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
4References
18Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 2021
Grant dateJun 20, 2023
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 29, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/8456
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to create a reference signature asset from matched signature fragments are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein form a group of matched signature fragments corresponding to a same piece of media. Disclosed example apparatus also select a subset of matched signature fragments from the group to form a path of matched signature fragments that collectively represent a continuous segment of the piece of media, the continuous segment identified by a segment start time and a segment end time, the segment start time corresponding to a fragment start time associated with an initial matched signature fragment in the path, and the segment end time corresponding to a fragment end time associated with a last matched signature fragment in the path. Disclosed example apparatus further use the path to combine the subset of matched signature fragments and create a new reference signature asset.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.