The presently claimed invention relates to connecting video and audio
signals to audio-video content. One claim recites a method including:
receiving data at a server, the data representing picture elements of a
video signal or audible portions of an audio signal, the data having been
communicated from a remotely located handheld device; at the server,
using a processor to derive identifying information from the data;
obtaining a link or an address pointer from a database or registry using
at least the derived identifying information, the link or address pointer
linking or pointing to audio-visual content which is stored at a location
remotely located from the server, the audio-visual content being
associated with the video signal or with the audio signal; communicating
the link or the address pointer to the remotely located handheld device,
whereby the remotely located handheld device is provided access the
audio-video content with the link or the address pointer. Of course,
other combinations and claims are provided too.