Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals
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1. A system for identifying at least one reference signal comprising:
- a first input that receives at least one reference signal to be identified;
a first processor that creates an abstract of each reference signal input to said first processor through said first input wherein the abstract comprises signal characteristic parameters configured to differentiate between versions of said reference signal;
at least one reference database for storing at least one abstract;
a receiver that receives at least one query signal;
a second processor that creates an abstract of said query signal received by said receiver, based on the parameters; and
a comparing device that compares the created query signal abstract to the reference signal abstracts in the at least one database, each abstract in the at least one reference database corresponding to a version of a reference signal, to determine whether the query signal abstract matches any of the stored at least one abstract in the at least one reference database.
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Abstract
A method and system for monitoring and analyzing at least one signal are disclosed. An abstract of at least one reference signal is generated and stored in a reference database. An abstract of a query signal to be analyzed is then generated so that the abstract of the query signal can be compared to the abstracts stored in the reference database for a match. The method and system may optionally be used to record information about the query signals, the number of matches recorded, and other useful information about the query signals. Moreover, the method by which abstracts are generated can be programmable based upon selectable criteria. The system can also be programmed with error control software so as to avoid the re-occurrence of a query signal that matches more than one signal stored in the reference database.
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1. A system for identifying at least one reference signal comprising:
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a first input that receives at least one reference signal to be identified; a first processor that creates an abstract of each reference signal input to said first processor through said first input wherein the abstract comprises signal characteristic parameters configured to differentiate between versions of said reference signal; at least one reference database for storing at least one abstract; a receiver that receives at least one query signal; a second processor that creates an abstract of said query signal received by said receiver, based on the parameters; and a comparing device that compares the created query signal abstract to the reference signal abstracts in the at least one database, each abstract in the at least one reference database corresponding to a version of a reference signal, to determine whether the query signal abstract matches any of the stored at least one abstract in the at least one reference database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for analyzing and identifying at least one reference signal, comprising:
- a first input for receiving at least one reference signal to be identified, a first processor for creating an abstract of each reference signal received based on perceptual characteristics representative of parameters to differentiate between versions of the reference signal;
a reference database for storing abstracts of each reference signal received in a database;
a second input for receiving at least one query signal to be identified, a second processor for creating an abstract of the received query signal based on the parameters; and
a comparing device for comparing an abstract of said received query signal to the abstracts stored in the database to determine if the abstract of said received query signal is related to any of the stored abstracts. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- a first input for receiving at least one reference signal to be identified, a first processor for creating an abstract of each reference signal received based on perceptual characteristics representative of parameters to differentiate between versions of the reference signal;
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24. A system for identifying a plurality of reference signals comprising:
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a first input that receives a plurality of reference signals to be identified; a first processor that creates an abstract for each of the plurality of reference signals input to said first processor through said first input wherein the abstract comprises signal characteristic parameters configured to differentiate between versions of at least one reference signal;
at least one reference database for storing the plurality of created abstracts;
a receiver for receiving a query signal;
a second processor that creates an abstract of said query signal received by said receiver, based on the parameters; and
a comparing device that compares the created query signal abstract to the abstracts stored in the at least one database, to determine whether the query signal abstract matches any of the stored abstracts in the at least one reference database. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A system for determining whether a query signal matches a reference signal, comprising:
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a first processor configured to create a first version abstract of a first version of a reference signal input to said first processor; wherein said first version abstract comprises signal characteristic parameters configured to differentiate said first version of said reference signal from a second version of said reference signal; a reference database storing said first version abstract; a device configured to determine whether said first version of said reference signal matches a query signal, by comparing a query signal abstract of said query signal to said first version abstract stored in said reference database.
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28. A system for determining whether a query signal matches a reference signal, comprising:
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a first processor configured to create a first version abstract of a first version of a reference signal input to said first processor, wherein said first processor is configured to create said first version abstract from said first version of said reference signal based upon perceptual characteristics of said first version of said reference signal, such that said first version abstract retains a perceptual relationship to said first version of said reference signal; a reference database storing said first version abstract; a second processor configured to create a query signal abstract from a query signal, wherein said second processor is configured to generate said query signal abstract from said query signal based upon perceptual characteristics of said query signal, such that said query signal abstract retains a perceptual relationship to said query signal; and a device configured to determine whether a query signal matches said first version of said reference signal, by comparing, a query signal abstract that was generated based upon perceptual characteristics of said query signal, with said first version abstract stored in said reference database.
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29. A system for determining whether a query signal matches any of a plurality of reference signal, comprising:
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a first processor configured to create a plurality of reference signal abstracts for each one of a plurality of reference signals, wherein each one of said plurality of reference signal abstracts comprises signal characteristic parameters configured to differentiate between other versions of that one of said plurality of reference signals; a reference database storing said plurality of reference signal abstracts; a device configured to determine if a query signal matches any one plurality of reference signals by comparing a query signal abstract of said query signal with at least one abstract of said plurality of reference signal abstracts stored in said reference database.
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Current AssigneeWistaria Trading Inc.
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Original AssigneeBlue Spike, Inc.
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InventorsBerry, Mike W., Moskowitz, Scott A.
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Primary Examiner(s)TSAI, CAROL S W
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Application NumberUS12/655,357Publication NumberTime in Patent Office518 DaysField of Search702/182, 707/E17.001, 707/E17.002, 707/E17.005, 707/E17.006, 709/209, 705/51, 705/57, 380/28, 380/248, 370/480, 348/E7.063, 348/460, 375/E7.075, 375/E7.089, 382/248, 382/162, 382/232, 382/100US Class Current702/182CPC Class CodesG06F 11/30 MonitoringG06F 11/3003 Monitoring arrangements spe...G06F 16/2468 Fuzzy queriesG06F 16/903 Querying for retrieval from...G10L 17/00 Speaker identification or v...H04N 19/00 Methods or arrangements for...Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessingY10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or opti...Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. sear...
