Identification of television programming using a portable wireless device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7873974
SERIAL NO

11657761

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A method consistent with certain embodiments provides portable delivery of television programs to a portable wireless device (PWD) involves using the PWD to capture a sample of a program being played by a television; transmitting attributes of the captured sample to a service provider so that the service provider can identify the program being played by the television; and receiving the television program at the PWD from the service provider via a wireless transmission. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments deviate from the features described in this abstract.

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  • SONY CORPORATION;SONY ELECTRONICS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
DaCosta, Behram San Diego, US 30 1415

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