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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Gracenote, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Jeffrey, Moraga, CA (US);
Steven D. Scherf, Fremont, CA (US);
Markus K. Cremer, Orinda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Gracenote, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/233 (2011.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0421 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04M 1/72525 (2013.01); H04N 21/233 (2013.01); H04N 21/23418 (2013.01); H04N 21/25875 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example methods and systems for content-based association of a device to a user are presented. In an example method, data corresponding to each of a plurality of items of content stored within a user device are accessed. A device identifier for the user device is generated based on the data. The device identifier is transmitted from the user device to a service device to associate the user device with a user.