Data transmission by watermark or derived identifier proxy

BL Davis, WY Conwell, GB Rhoads… - US Patent 7,545,951, 2009 - Google Patents
The present invention relates generally to methods usable with handheld devices (eg, music
players or cell phones) and cell phones. One claim recites a cell phone including: an input …

Service signaling recovery for multimedia content using embedded watermarks

JM Winograd, R Petrovic, J Zhao - US Patent 9,602,891, 2017 - Google Patents
Methods, devices, systems and computer program products facilitate accessing metadata
associated with a primary audio Visual content. Upon reception of a primary content, one or …

Data transmission by extracted or calculated identifying data

BL Davis, WY Conwell, GB Rhoads… - US Patent 7,965,864, 2011 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to data transmission, and more particularly relates to use of
extracted or calculated identifying data as proxies in transmission. One claim recites a …

Portable devices and methods employing digital watermarking

GB Rhoads, BL Davis, DB Evans - US Patent 7,505,605, 2009 - Google Patents
Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into
them or their containers. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process …

Systems and methods using digital watermarking and identifier extraction to provide promotional opportunities

KL Levy, JR Meyer, HH Andrews III - US Patent 8,055,899, 2011 - Google Patents
The present disclosure relates to processing media content (eg, video or audio signals). One
claim recites a method including: receiving first content comprising a video portion or an …

Content sensitive connected content

KL Levy, RR Stager, TF Rodriguez… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
The disclosure describes a method of connecting multimedia content to a network resource.
This method operates in a computer network environment. Operating in a network …

Metadata acquisition using embedded watermarks

JM Winograd, J Zhao, R Petrovic - US Patent 10,504,200, 2019 - Google Patents
Methods, devices and computer program products are described that improve acquisition of
metadata that is associates with a multimedia content, such an audio or video content. In …

Watermarking to convey auxiliary information, and media embodying same

GB Rhoads - US Patent 7,702,511, 2010 - Google Patents
The present invention related generally to audio encoding and decoding. Various
arrangements are disclosed. One method obtains audio, Wherein authorized or original …

Processing audio or video content with multiple watermark layers

KL Levy, RS Hiatt, GB Rhoads - US Patent 8,103,879, 2012 - Google Patents
The present invention relates generally to audio and video processing, eg, with digital
watermarking. One claim recites an apparatus including: electronic memory for buffering …

Signal processing of audio and video data, including deriving identifying information

GB Rhoads, JS Carr - US Patent 8,014,562, 2011 - Google Patents
The present invention relates generally to signal processing of media content, eg, audio or
video content. One form of signal processing derives identifying information from media …