IP Library Granted Patent US 11,748,403
Granted Patent B2
US 11,748,403 · App. 17/866,272 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

Methods and apparatus to identify media that has been pitch shifted, time shifted, and/or resampled

Inventors: Robert Coover (Orinda, CA); Matthew James Wilkinson (Emeryville, CA); Jeffrey Scott (Berkeley, CA); Yongju Hong (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,748,403
App. No.
17/866,272
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to identify media that has been pitch shifted, time shifted, and/or resampled. An example apparatus includes: memory; instructions in the apparatus; and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to: transmit a fingerprint of an audio signal and adjusting instructions to a central facility to facilitate a query, the adjusting instructions identifying at least one of a pitch shift, a time shift, or a resample ratio; obtain a response including an identifier for the audio signal and information corresponding to how the audio signal was adjusted; and change the adjusting instructions based on the information.

Claims (37)

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause one or more processors to at least:

transmit a fingerprint of an audio signal and adjusting instructions to a facility to facilitate a query, the adjusting instructions identifying at least one of a pitch shift, a time shift, or a resample ratio;

obtain information corresponding to how the audio signal was adjusted; and

modify the adjusting instructions for a subsequent query based on the information.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to transmit a prompt to a user to identify the adjusting instructions.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting instructions are defined by a client.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to generate the fingerprint from the audio signal.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the information can be displayed on a user interface.

6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to transmit a data packet including the information to a client.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

obtain an identifier corresponding to the audio signal from the facility; and

store the identifier and the information in a database.

8. An apparatus comprising:

memory;

instructions in the apparatus; and

processor circuitry to execute the instructions to at least:

transmit a fingerprint of an audio signal and adjusting instructions to a central facility to facilitate a query, the adjusting instructions identifying how the audio signal may be adjusted; and

receive a response including an identifier for the audio signal and information corresponding to how the audio signal was adjusted; and

an application to adjust the adjusting instructions for a subsequent query based on the information.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , further including a user interface to display a prompt to a user to identify the adjusting instructions.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the adjusting instructions are defined by a client.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the processor circuitry to transmit a data packet including the information to a client.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , further including a user interface to display the information to a user.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the information is used to modify the adjusting instructions for a subsequent fingerprint identification.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 , further including a fingerprint generator to generate the fingerprint from the audio signal.

15. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the processor circuitry to store the identifier and the information in a database.

16. An apparatus comprising:

memory;

instructions in the apparatus; and

processor circuitry to execute the instructions to:

transmit a fingerprint of an audio signal and adjusting instructions to a central facility to facilitate a query, the adjusting instructions identifying at least one of a pitch shift, a time shift, or a resample ratio;

obtain a response including an identifier for the audio signal and information corresponding to how the audio signal was adjusted; and

change the adjusting instructions based on the information.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the processor circuitry is to cause display of a prompt to a user to identify the adjusting instructions.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the adjusting instructions are defined by a client.

19. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the processor circuitry is to transmit a data packet including the information to a client.

20. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the processor circuitry is to cause a display of the information to a user.

Assignments (4)
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
Reel/Frame 063574/0632 →
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.
Reel/Frame 063561/0381 →
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.
Reel/Frame 063560/0547 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2022
From: COOVER, ROBERT; WILKINSON, MATTHEW JAMES; SCOTT, JEFFREY; HONG, YONGJU
To: GRACENOTE, INC.
Reel/Frame 060850/0607 →