Methods and apparatus to access media

摘要

Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to share media are disclosed. An example system includes an application program distribution interface to download an application program to a user device, the application program to receive user input from a first user. The example system also includes a query interface to receive representative information and an indication of a second user from the user device. The example system also includes a media content recognizer to identify the media content based on the representative information, a media access provider to selectively provide the second user with access to the media content, and an audience-interest interface to credit audience-interest to the media content when the second user is provided access to the media content.

主权项

1. A system to share media, comprising:
an application program distribution interface to download an application program to a user device, the application program to receive user input from a first user to cause the user device to:
initiate a sampling of ambient sound detectable by the user device;collect representative information corresponding to media content contributing to the ambient sound, the media content being presented by a media presentation device separate from the user device; andreceive an indication of a second user to receive access to the media content; a query interface to receive the representative information and the indication of the second user from the user device via internetwork communications; a media content recognizer to identify the media content based on the representative information; a media access provider to selectively provide the second user with access to the media content; and an audience-interest interface to credit audience-interest to the media content when the second user is provided access to the media content.