SIGNATURE MATCHING OF CORRUPTED AUDIO SIGNAL

摘要

Devices and methods that match audio signatures to programming content stored in a remote database.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
(a) a microphone capable of receiving an audio signal comprising primary audio from a device that outputs media content to one or more users; (b) at least one processor that: (i) analyzes the received said audio signal to identify the presence or absence of corruption in said audio signal; and (ii) generates an audio signature of the received said audio over a temporal interval based on the identified presence or absence of corruption in said audio signal; and (c) a transmitter that communicates said audio signature to a server and a receiver capable of receiving a response from said server, said response based on said audio signature and said corruption.