Media metadata is accessible for a plurality of media items (See FIG. 12). The media
metadata includes a number of strings to identify information regarding the media items (See …

US PATENT DOCUMENTS righted Works, monitoring a network for transmission of at least
one packet-based digital signal, extracting at least one feature from the at least one digital …

(57) ABSTRACT A System and method for identifying media content pre Sented over a
media playing device. The media content, Such as, Such as audio and/or video, is either …

52) USC 455/3.06: 455/566 a cavity in which the wireless receiver is secured. The system
(52) ir grgrrr. ev v. may also include a device interface system that has a Sound (58) Field t …

BACKGROUND Many computing devices Such as personal computers, desktop computers
and various handheld computing devices include Software that enables various types of …

An apparatus for the rental or sale, and distribution of digital content via the Internet. This
apparatus ensures enforcement of copyrights and end-use licensing. The invention consists …

Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL
TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL …

The present invention meets those needs. In one aspect of the invention, a method is
provided for storing audio files. The method includes (a) receiving elec tronic files at a …

(57) ABSTRACT A Software based system for facilitating streaming of media files to a device
over a wide area network (WAN) includes an agent process, an authentication process, a …

US PATENT DOCUMENTS are then compared to reduced dimensions signatures of known
works that are stored in a database. A list of candidates of known works is generated from …