Connected audio and other media objects

Details Connected audio and other media objects Connected audio and other media objects

2000-05-02

2003-01-07

Johns, Andrew W. (Department: 2621)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Application

C455S003060, C709S219000, C725S112000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06505160

ABSTRACT:

TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention relates to linking audio and other multimedia data objects with metadata and actions via a communication network, e.g., computer, broadcast, wireless, etc.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY
Advances in computer and wireless networking, multimedia coding, and higher bandwidth communication links are creating many new ways to distribute and enjoy multimedia content, such as music and movies. Coding formats for audio like MPEG 1 Layer 3 (MP3) have already caused significant changes in music delivery to consumers. Despite the advances in technology, content distributors and broadcasters still need to address how to effectively promote and sell content.
This disclosure describes systems and processes for linking audio and other multimedia data objects with metadata and actions via a communication network, e.g., computer, broadcast, wireless, etc. Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. These identifiers can be embedded by the owner or distributor of the media object, or automatically created from the media object. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process extracts the identifier from a media object and possibly additional context information and forwards it to a server. The server, in turn, maps the identifier to an action, such as returning metadata, re-directing the request to one or more other servers, requesting information from another server to identify the media object, etc. If the identifier has no defined action, the server can respond with an option for the user to buy the link and control the resulting action for all objects with the current identifier. The linking process applies to broadcast objects as well as objects transmitted over networks in streaming and compressed file formats.
Further features will become apparent with reference to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.


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