Activating functions in processing devices using start codes embedded in audio
US8959016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H2201/90
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus, system and method for performing an action such as accessing supplementary data and/or executing software on a device capable of receiving multimedia are disclosed. After multimedia is received, a monitoring code is detected and a signature is extracted in response thereto from an audio portion of the multimedia. The ancillary code includes a plurality of code symbols arranged in a plurality of layers in a predetermined time period, and the signature is extracted from features of the audio of the multimedia. Supplementary data is accessed and/or software is executed using the detected code and/or signature.
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