Shazam Entertainment
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Shazam Entertainment is a company that provides a commercial music identification service through acoustic fingerprint
ing. A user calls a telephone number provided by Shazam while the music to be identified is playing. If the music can be identified by comparison with Shazam's database of audio files, an SMS
with the information of the tune is sent to the user, and the user is charged a service fee. If the music can not be identified, no fee is charged.
Acoustic fingerprint
An acoustic fingerprint is a condensed digital summary, deterministically generated from an audio signal, that can be used to identify an audio sample or quickly locate similar items in an audio database....
ing. A user calls a telephone number provided by Shazam while the music to be identified is playing. If the music can be identified by comparison with Shazam's database of audio files, an SMS
Short message service
Short Message Service is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices...
with the information of the tune is sent to the user, and the user is charged a service fee. If the music can not be identified, no fee is charged.