Methods and apparatus to generate and use content-aware watermarks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8805689
APP PUB NO 20090256972A1
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12101738

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Methods and apparatus to generate and use content-aware watermarks are disclosed herein. In a disclosed example method, media composition data is received and at least one word present in an audio track of the media composition data is selected. The word is then located in a watermark.

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  • THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

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Luff, Robert A Wittman, US 33 1598
Ramaswamy, Arun Tampa, US 248 9575

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