Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Speech signal processing – Application
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-20
2011-11-15
Wozniak, James S. (Department: 2626)
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Speech signal processing
Application
C725S018000, C725S019000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08060372
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for characterizing media are described. In one example, a method of characterizing media includes capturing a block of audio; converting at least a portion of the block of audio into a frequency domain representation including a plurality of complex-valued frequency components; defining a band of complex-valued frequency components for consideration; determining a decision metric using the band of complex-valued frequency components; and determining a signature bit based on a value of the decision metric. Other examples are shown and described.
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Ramaswamy Arun
Srinivasan Venugopal
Topchy Alexander
Hanley Flight & Zimmerman LLC
He Jialong
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
Wozniak James S.
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