Brand sonification

1. A mobile device comprising:

a microphone;

memory storing machine-readable instructions; and

a processor configured to access the memory and execute the machine readable instructions, the machine readable instructions when executed cause the processor to:

receive audio data obtained from a sound in an environment that is captured by the microphone, wherein the sound is generated by a product as a result of a use of said product in said environment, and wherein the generated sound is a characteristic of said product;

process said audio data to determine a product use event associated with the use of said product;

determine a brand of the product that generated the sound based at least on said processing of said audio data;

provide a user reward in response to said determination of said brand of said product;

capture data associated with said product use event; and

transmit said captured data associated with the produce use event to a remote computer system for analysis.

2. A mobile device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the sound generated by the product during said use of said product comprises a sound of opening a package of said product.

3. A mobile device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the sound generated by the product during said use of said product comprises a sound of a can ring-pull/tab opening event on a can of pressurized beverage.

4. A mobile device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the sound generated by the product during said use of said product comprises a sound of a screw cap twisting and opening event on a beverage bottle.

5. A mobile device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said user reward is only delivered when said software processor has detected a specific number of product use events.

6. A non-transitory data carrier carrying processor control code which when executed on a processor of a mobile device:

receives audio data obtained from a sound in an environment that is captured by a microphone of the mobile device, wherein the sound is generated by a product as a result of a use of said product in said environment, and wherein the generated sound is a characteristic of said product;

processes said audio data to determine a product use event associated with the use of said product;

processes at least said audio data to determine a brand of said product that generated the sound;

provides a user reward in response to said determination of said brand of said product;

captures date associated with said product use event; and

transmit said captured data associated with the product use event to a remote computer system for analysis.

7. A mobile device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said use of said product comprises one or more of: using said product, activating said product, opening said product, and consuming said product.

8. A mobile device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the sound is generated by an audio generation device of the product.

9. A mobile device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the processor is configured to provide said captured data to said remote computer system for analysis in response to the determination of said brand of said product.

10. A mobile device as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining said brand of the product is further based on a user input.

11. A mobile device comprising:

memory storing machine-readable instructions;

a processor configured to access the memory and execute the machine readable instructions, the machine readable instructions when executed cause the processor to:

receive audio data obtained from a sound captured in an environment, wherein the sound is generated by a product as a result of a use of said product in said environment, said use of said product comprising one or more of: using said product, activating said product, opening said product, and consuming said product; and wherein the generated sound is characteristic of said product;

process said audio data to determine a product use event associated with the use of said product;

determine a brand of the product that generated the sound based at least on said processing of said audio data;

provide a user reward in response to said determination of said brand of said product;

capture data associated with said product use event; and

transmit said captured data associated with said product use event to a remote computer system for analysis.