Method and apparatus for recognizing broadcast information using multi-frequency magnitude detection

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PATENT NO 5437050
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07973779

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A method and apparatus for recognizing broadcast information, the method including the steps of receiving a set of broadcast information; converting the set of broadcast information into a frequency representation of the set of broadcast information; dividing the frequency representation into a predetermined number of frequency segments, each frequency segment representing one of the frequency bands associated with the semitones of the music scale; forming an array, wherein the number of elements in the array correspond to the predetermined number of frequency segments, and wherein each frequency segment with a value greater than a threshold value is represented by binary 1 and all other frequency segments are represented by binary 0; comparing the array to a set of reference arrays, each reference array representing a previously identified unit of information; determining, based on the comparison, whether the set of broadcast information is the same as any of the previously identified units of broadcast information.

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IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC20880 STONE OAK PARKWAY SAN ANTONIO TX 78258

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Economos, Andrew M 2 Edgemont, Scarsdale, NY 10583 1 311
Lamb, Robert G 3121 U.S. Highway 64, Apex, NC 27502 1 311
Mazer, Elliot F 6501 Farallon Way, Oakland, CA 94611 1 311

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