Method and system for producing a signature characterizing an audio broadcast signal

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PATENT NO 5612729
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08475779

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A method and system for producing a signature which characterizes an audio broadcast signal for use in broadcast signal recognition, wherein the signature is based on a comparison of time-displaced frequency band values each representing a respective frequency band of the audio broadcast signal. Each of a first group of the frequency band values is compared with a respective value from the second group representing portions of the audio broadcast signal within the same predetermined frequency band. At least a part of the signal portions represented by the second group were broadcast prior to the signal portions represented by the first group, and a signature is formed based on the comparison of the first and second groups.

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THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US) LLC85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK NY 10004

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clifton, David L Boulder, CO 5 1567
Dunn, Stephen M Boulder, CO 5 1567
Ellis, Michael D Boulder, CO 500 39047
Fellinger, Michael W Boulder, CO 16 3790
James, David M Fort Collins, CO 6 1567
Land, Richard S Lafayette, CO 5 1567
Younglove, Fancy B Boulder, CO 5 1567

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