Systems and methods for detecting and removing traceable identifying audio content from media content

1. A computer-implemented method for detecting and removing traceable identifying audio content from electronic media content, the method comprising:

receiving, over a network at one or more servers, media content to be broadcast or distributed, the media content including audio data;

determining, by the one or more servers, whether the audio data of the media content includes traceable identifying audio content defined by an audio identifier, wherein the determining comprises:

transforming, by the one or more servers, the audio data of the media content into a set of frequency components using an integral transformation; and

evaluating, by the one or more servers, whether the transformed audio data includes an audio identifier based on a predetermined set of frequencies;

generating, by the one or more servers, new audio data based on the audio data of the media content when an audio identifier is determined to be include in the audio data;

removing, by the one or more servers, audio data from the media content when the audio identifier is determined to be include in the audio data;

adding, by the one or more servers, the new audio data to the media content when the audio data is removed from the media content; and

broadcasting or distributing, by the one or more servers, the media content having the new audio data to one or more user devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined set of frequencies includes at least one of inaudible human frequencies, ultrasonic audio frequencies, and infrasonic audio frequencies.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the integral transformation is at least one or a Fourier transform, fast Fourier transform, Fourier sine transform, Fourier cosine transform, Hartley transform, Mellin transform, two-sided Laplace transform, Laplace transform, Weierstrass transform, Hankel transform, Abel transform, Hilbert transform, Poisson kernel, and an identity transform.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating new audio data based on the audio data of the media content when an audio identifier is determined to be include in the audio data comprises:

removing, by the one or more servers, a set of frequencies determined to include the audio identifier from the transformed audio data; and

transforming, by the one or more servers, a remaining set of frequencies of the transformed audio data into new audio data using the integral transform.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the audio identifier is in a human inaudible frequency range.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the audio identifier is in at least one of an ultrasonic audio frequency range and an infrasonic frequency range.

7. A system for detecting and removing traceable identifying audio content from electronic media content, the system including:

a data storage device that stores instructions for detecting and removing traceable identifying audio content from electronic media content; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method including:

receiving, over a network, media content to be broadcast or distributed, the media content including audio data;

determining whether the audio data of the media content includes traceable identifying audio content defined by an audio identifier, wherein the determining comprises:

transforming the audio data of the media content into a set of frequency components using an integral transformation; and

evaluating whether the transformed audio data includes an audio identifier based on a predetermined set of frequencies;

generating new audio data based on the audio data of the media content when an audio identifier is determined to be include in the audio data;

removing audio data from the media content when the audio identifier is determined to be include in the audio data;

adding the new audio data to the media content when the audio data is removed from the media content; and

broadcasting or distributing the media content having the new audio data to one or more user devices.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the predetermined set of frequencies includes at least one of inaudible human frequencies, ultrasonic audio frequencies, and infrasonic audio frequencies.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the integral transformation is at least one or a Fourier transform, fast Fourier transform, Fourier sine transform, Fourier cosine transform, Hartley transform, Mellin transform, two-sided Laplace transform, Laplace transform, Weierstrass transform, Hankel transform, Abel transform, Hilbert transform, Poisson kernel, and an identity transform.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein generating new audio data based on the audio data of the media content when an audio identifier is determined to be include in the audio data comprises:

removing a set of frequencies determined to include the audio identifier from the transformed audio data; and

transforming a remaining set of frequencies of the transformed audio data into new audio data using the integral transform.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the audio identifier is in a human inaudible frequency range.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the audio identifier is in at least one of an ultrasonic audio frequency range and an infrasonic frequency range.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for detecting and removing traceable identifying audio content from electronic media content, the method including:

receiving, over a network, media content to be broadcast or distributed, the media content including audio data;

determining whether the audio data of the media content includes traceable identifying audio content defined by an audio identifier, wherein the determining comprises:

transforming the audio data of the media content into a set of frequency components using an integral transformation; and

evaluating whether the transformed audio data includes an audio identifier based on a predetermined set of frequencies;

generating new audio data based on the audio data of the media content when an audio identifier is determined to be include in the audio data;

removing audio data from the media content when the audio identifier is determined to be include in the audio data;

adding the new audio data to the media content when the audio data is removed from the media content; and

broadcasting or distributing the media content having the new audio data to one or more user devices.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the predetermined set of frequencies includes at least one of inaudible human frequencies, ultrasonic audio frequencies, and infrasonic audio frequencies.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the integral transformation is at least one or a Fourier transform, fast Fourier transform, Fourier sine transform, Fourier cosine transform, Hartley transform, Mellin transform, two-sided Laplace transform, Laplace transform, Weierstrass transform, Hankel transform, Abel transform, Hilbert transform, Poisson kernel, and an identity transform.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein generating new audio data based on the audio data of the media content when an audio identifier is determined to be include in the audio data comprises:

removing, by the one or more servers, a set of frequencies determined to include the audio identifier from the transformed audio data; and

transforming, by the one or more servers, a remaining set of frequencies of the transformed audio data into new audio data using the integral transform.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the audio identifier is in a human inaudible frequency range.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the audio identifier is in at least one of an ultrasonic audio frequency range and an infrasonic frequency range.