IP Library Granted Patent US 10,997,985
Granted Patent B2
US 10,997,985 · App. 16/516,048 · Granted May 4, 2021

Audio playout report for ride-sharing session

Inventor: Nisarg A. Modi (San Ramon, CA)
Assignee: GRACENOTE, INC.
G10L25/51G06F3/165G06F16/683G06F16/686
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Patent No.
US 10,997,985
App. No.
16/516,048
Granted
May 4, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one aspect, an example method to be performed by a computing device includes (a) determining that a ride-sharing session is active; (b) in response to determining the ride-sharing session is active, using a microphone of the computing device to capture audio content; (c) identifying reference audio content that has at least a threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content; (d) determining that the ride-sharing session is inactive; and (e) outputting an indication of the identified reference audio content.

Claims (78)

1. A computing device comprising:

a microphone;

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform a set of acts comprising:

determining that a ride-sharing session is active;

in response to determining the ride-sharing session is active; using the microphone of the computing device to capture audio content;

identifying reference audio content that has at least a threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content;

determining that the ride-sharing session is inactive; and

outputting an indication of the identified reference audio content.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein determining that the ride-sharing session is active comprises:

receiving, via a ride-sharing application on the computing device, a ride-sharing request;

receiving, via the ride-sharing application, an indication that a driver has accepted the ride-sharing request; and

determining that the ride-sharing application is navigating the driver to a predetermined location.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is a first computing device further comprising a communication interface for communicating with a second computing device, wherein the second computing device comprises data storage having stored thereon a plurality of reference audio content items, and wherein identifying the reference audio content that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content comprises:

sending, to the second computing device, (i) at least a portion of the captured audio content and (ii) an instruction that causes the second computing device to compare at least the portion of the captured audio content to the plurality of reference audio content items; and

receiving, from the second computing device, an indication of a particular reference audio content item of the plurality of reference audio content items that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is a first computing device further comprising a communication interface for communicating with a second computing device, wherein the second computing device comprises data storage having stored thereon a plurality of reference audio fingerprint items, and wherein identifying the reference audio content that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content comprises:

generating audio fingerprint data of the captured audio content;

sending, to the second computing device, (i) the generated audio fingerprint data of the captured audio content and (ii) an instruction that causes the second computing device to compare the generated audio fingerprint data to the plurality of reference audio fingerprint items; and

receiving, from the second computing device, an indication of a particular reference audio fingerprint item of the plurality of reference audio fingerprint items that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the generated audio fingerprint data.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein identifying the reference audio content that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content comprises:

generating audio fingerprint data of the captured audio content;

comparing the generated audio fingerprint data to a plurality of reference audio fingerprint items, wherein each respective audio fingerprint item is associated with respective reference audio content;

determining that a particular reference audio fingerprint item of the plurality reference audio fingerprint items that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the generated audio fingerprint data; and

identifying the reference audio content that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content as the respective reference audio content associated with the particular reference audio fingerprint item.

6. The computing device of claim 1 , the set of acts further comprising:

identifying metadata associated with the identified reference audio content, wherein outputting the indication of the identified reference audio content comprises displaying an indication of the metadata associated with the identified reference audio content.

7. The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the metadata comprises one or more of (i) a song title, (ii) an artist, (iii) a genre, (iv) an album title, or (v) a release year.

8. The computing device of claim 1 , the set of acts further comprising:

determining a location of the computing device at or around a time the computing device used the microphone of the computing device to capture audio content; and

outputting, in connection with the identification of the identified reference audio content, an indication of the determined location.

9. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein:

using the microphone of the computing device to capture audio content comprises (i) using the microphone of the computing device to capture first audio content during a first portion of the ride-sharing session and (ii) using the microphone of the computing device to capture second audio content during a second portion of the ride-sharing session;

identifying reference audio content that has the threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content comprises (i) identifying first reference audio content that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured first audio content and (ii) identifying second reference audio content that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured second audio content; and

outputting the indication of the identified reference audio content comprises (i) outputting a first indication of the identified first reference audio content and (ii) outputting a second indication of the identified second reference audio content.

10. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein outputting the indication of the identified reference audio content further comprises:

displaying a map identifying a route taken during the ride-sharing session, wherein the map identifies (i) a first segment of the route that corresponds to the first portion of the ride-sharing session and (ii) a second segment of the route that corresponds to the second portion of the ride-sharing session;

displaying; in connection with the first segment of the route, the first indication of the identified first reference audio content; and

displaying, in connection with the second segment of the route, the second indication of the identified second reference audio content.

11. A method to be performed by a computing device, the method comprising:

determining that a ride-sharing session is active;

in response to determining the ride-sharing session is active, using a microphone of the computing device to capture audio content;

identifying reference audio content that has at least a threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content;

determining that the ride-sharing session is inactive; and

outputting an indication of the identified reference audio content.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining that the ride-sharing session is active comprises:

receiving, via a ride-sharing application on the computing device, a ride-sharing request;

receiving, via the ride-sharing application, an indication that a driver has accepted a ride-sharing request; and

determining that the ride-sharing application is navigating the driver to a predetermined location.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the computing device is a first computing device further comprising a communication interface for communicating with a second computing device, wherein the second computing device comprises data storage having stored thereon a plurality of reference audio content items, and wherein identifying the reference audio content that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content comprises:

sending, to the second computing device, (i) at least a portion of the captured audio content and (ii) an instruction that causes the second computing device to compare at least the portion of the captured audio content to the plurality of reference audio content items; and

receiving, from the second computing device, an indication of a particular reference audio content item of the plurality of reference audio content items that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the computing device is a first computing device further comprising a communication interface for communicating with a second computing device, wherein the second computing device comprises data storage having stored thereon a plurality of reference audio fingerprint items, and wherein identifying the reference audio content that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content comprises:

generating audio fingerprint data of the captured audio content;

sending, to the second computing device, (i) the generated audio fingerprint data of the captured audio content and (ii) an instruction that causes the second computing device to compare the generated audio fingerprint data to the plurality of reference audio fingerprint items; and

receiving, from the second computing device, an indication of a particular reference audio fingerprint item of the plurality of reference audio fingerprint items that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the generated audio fingerprint data.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein identifying the reference audio content that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content comprises:

generating audio fingerprint data of the captured audio content,

comparing the generated audio fingerprint data to a plurality of reference audio fingerprint items, wherein each respective audio fingerprint item is associated with respective reference audio content;

determining that a particular reference audio fingerprint item of the plurality f reference audio fingerprint items that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the generated audio fingerprint data; and

identifying the reference audio content that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content as the respective reference audio content associated with the particular reference audio fingerprint item.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:

identifying metadata associated with the identified reference audio content, wherein outputting the indication of the identified reference audio content comprises displaying an indication of the metadata associated with the identified reference audio content.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the metadata comprises one or more of (i) a song title, (ii) an artist, (iii) a genre, (iv) an album title, or (v) a release year.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein:

using the microphone of the computing device to capture audio content comprises (i) using the microphone of the computing device to capture first audio content during a first portion of the ride-sharing session and (ii) using the microphone of the computing device to capture second audio content during a second portion of the ride-sharing session;

identifying reference audio content that has the threshold extent of similarity with the capture audio content comprises (i) identifying first reference audio content that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured first audio content and (ii) identifying second reference audio content that has at least the threshold extent of similarity with the captured second audio content; and

outputting the indication of the identified reference audio content comprises (i) outputting a first indication of the identified first reference audio content and (ii) outputting a second indication of the identified second reference audio content.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein outputting the indication of the identified reference audio content further comprises:

displaying a map identifying a route taken during the ride-sharing session, wherein the map identifies (i) a first segment of the route that corresponds to the first portion of the ride-sharing session and (ii) a second segment of the route that corresponds to the second portion of the ride-sharing session;

displaying, in connection with the first segment of the route, the first indication of the identified first reference audio content; and

displaying, in connection with the second segment of the route, the second indication of the identified second reference audio content.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a set of operations comprising:

determining that a ride-sharing session is active;

in response to determining the ride-sharing session is active, using a microphone of a computing device to capture audio content;

identifying reference audio content that has at least a threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content;

determining that the ride-sharing session is inactive; and

outputting an indication of the identified reference audio content.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE (REEL 054066 / FRAME 0064) Recorded May 11, 2023
From: CITIBANK, N.A.
To: A. C. NIELSEN COMPANY, LLC; EXELATE, INC.; GRACENOTE, INC.; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC; NETRATINGS, LLC
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RELEASE (REEL 053473 / FRAME 0001) Recorded May 11, 2023
From: CITIBANK, N.A.
To: A. C. NIELSEN COMPANY, LLC; EXELATE, INC.; GRACENOTE, INC.; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC; NETRATINGS, LLC
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2023
From: GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; GRACENOTE, INC.; TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2023
From: GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; GRACENOTE, INC.; TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 31, 2023
From: GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; GRACENOTE, INC.; TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENTS LISTED ON SCHEDULE 1 RECORDED ON 6-9-2020 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 053473 FRAME 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SUPPLEMENTAL IP SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Oct 7, 2020
From: A.C. NIELSEN (ARGENTINA) S.A.; A.C. NIELSEN COMPANY, LLC; ACN HOLDINGS INC.; ACNIELSEN CORPORATION; ACNIELSEN ERATINGS.COM; AFFINNOVA, INC.; ART HOLDING, L.L.C.; ATHENIAN LEASING CORPORATION; CZT/ACN TRADEMARKS, L.L.C.; EXELATE, INC.; GRACENOTE, INC.; GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; NETRATINGS, LLC; NIELSEN AUDIO, INC.; NIELSEN CONSUMER INSIGHTS, INC.; NIELSEN CONSUMER NEUROSCIENCE, INC.; NIELSEN FINANCE CO.; NIELSEN FINANCE LLC; NIELSEN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; NIELSEN MOBILE, LLC; NMR INVESTING I, INC.; TCG DIVESTITURE INC.; TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC; VIZU CORPORATION; VNU MARKETING INFORMATION, INC.; NMR LICENSING ASSOCIATES, L.P.; NIELSEN HOLDING AND FINANCE B.V.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY B.V.; VNU INTERNATIONAL B.V.
To: CITIBANK, N.A
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SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 9, 2020
From: A. C. NIELSEN COMPANY, LLC; ACN HOLDINGS INC.; ACNIELSEN CORPORATION; ACNIELSEN ERATINGS.COM; AFFINNOVA, INC.; ART HOLDING, L.L.C.; ATHENIAN LEASING CORPORATION; CZT/ACN TRADEMARKS, L.L.C.; EXELATE, INC.; GRACENOTE, INC.; GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC; GRACENOTE MEDIA SERVICES, LLC; NETRATINGS, LLC; NIELSEN AUDIO, INC.; NIELSEN CONSUMER INSIGHTS, INC.; NIELSEN CONSUMER NEUROSCIENCE, INC.; NIELSEN FINANCE CO.; NIELSEN FINANCE LLC; NIELSEN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; NIELSEN MOBILE, LLC; NIELSEN UK FINANCE I, LLC; NMR INVESTING I, INC.; TCG DIVESTITURE INC.; TNC (US) HOLDINGS, INC.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC; VIZU CORPORATION; VNU MARKETING INFORMATION, INC.; NMR LICENSING ASSOCIATES, L.P.; NIELSEN HOLDING AND FINANCE B.V.; THE NIELSEN COMPANY B.V.; VNU INTERNATIONAL B.V.
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2019
From: MODI, NISARG A.
To: GRACENOTE, INC.
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