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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
Renxiang LI, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Kevin L. Baum, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Faisal Ishtiaq, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael L. Needham, Palatine, IL (US);
Renxiang Li, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Kevin L. Baum, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Faisal Ishtiaq, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael L. Needham, Palatine, IL (US);
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of associating, at a secondary device, secondary media content with primary media content being output at a primary device. The method includes receiving, at the secondary device, first information based upon the primary content being output at the primary device, wherein the first information includes at least one of an audio and a visual signal, determining at the secondary device second information corresponding to the first information, receiving at the secondary device one or more portions of secondary media content that have been made available by a third device, determining at the secondary device whether one or more of the portions of the secondary media content match one or more portions of the second information, and taking at least one further action upon determining that there is a match.