US 12,003,557 B2
Determining a unified numbering system identifier for a work
Jeff Littlejohn, Cincinnati, OH (US); Bobbi Denise Schuster, San Antonio, TX (US); Keyin Hsu, San Antonio, TX (US); and Jennifer L. Smith, San Antonio, TX (US)
Assigned to IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/098,975.
Application 17/188,100 is a division of application No. 16/901,137, filed on Jun. 15, 2020, granted, now 10,938,874, issued on Mar. 2, 2021.
Application 18/098,975 is a continuation of application No. 17/674,242, filed on Feb. 17, 2022, granted, now 11,563,786.
Application 17/674,242 is a continuation of application No. 17/188,100, filed on Mar. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,277,458, issued on Mar. 15, 2022.
Application 16/901,137 is a continuation of application No. 16/106,242, filed on Aug. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,693,931, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Application 16/106,242 is a continuation of application No. 15/637,669, filed on Jun. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,063,607, issued on Aug. 28, 2018.
Application 15/637,669 is a continuation of application No. 15/279,826, filed on Sep. 29, 2016, granted, now 9,729,597, issued on Aug. 8, 2017.
Application 15/279,826 is a continuation of application No. 14/639,355, filed on Mar. 5, 2015, granted, now 9,462,023, issued on Oct. 4, 2016.
Application 14/639,355 is a continuation of application No. 12/475,288, filed on May 29, 2009, granted, now 8,977,220, issued on Mar. 10, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0164205 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04H 60/46 (2008.01); H04H 60/66 (2008.01); H04H 60/74 (2008.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 65/60 (2022.01); H04L 67/60 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 65/60 (2013.01) [H04H 60/46 (2013.01); H04H 60/66 (2013.01); H04H 60/74 (2013.01); H04L 12/18 (2013.01); H04L 67/60 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for use in a processing system including a processor and associated memory, the method comprising:
receiving information regarding a work, wherein the information does not include a valid unified numbering system identifier that identifies a particular work of a plurality of works, and wherein the information includes one or more received attributes associated with the work;
obtaining a plurality of sets of attributes from one or more databases associated with the processing system, wherein the plurality of sets of attributes includes a set of attributes associated with each work of the plurality of works;
determining whether a threshold number for a set of attributes of the plurality of sets of attributes matches corresponding ones of the one or more received attributes; and
when the threshold number does not match:
assigning a new unified numbering system identifier associated with the work; and
storing the new unified numbering system identifier in a database of the processing system.