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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2005
Francisco José Martin Cervera, Corvallis, OR (US);
Enric Plaza I Cervera, Barcelona, ES;
Francisco José Martin Cervera, Corvallis, OR (US);
Enric Plaza I Cervera, Barcelona, ES;
Strands, Inc., Corvallis, OR (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a system and method for acquiring and aggregating information relating to the reproduction of multimedia files or elements in a database, said data including information relating to the number of multimedia file or element reproductions. The inventive system comprises a plurality of digital devices which can access and reproduce multimedia files and an acquisition and storage device which communicates with each of the digital devices in order to receive data from each of the identification/characterization programs, such that the identification/characterization program can count the reproductions at least in a direct and/or weighted manner.