Method and system for sorting, storing, accessing and searching a plurality of audiovisual recordings

• US 20020194193A1
• Filed: 06/18/2001
• Published: 12/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2001
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Adam Grayson, Douglas Pollok, Gregg Edelmann
• Original Assignee: Adam Grayson, Douglas Pollok, Gregg Edelmann
• Inventors: Edelmann, Gregg, Grayson, Adam, Pollok, Douglas
• Application Number:
  US09/883,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20020194193A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A system for storing and accessing a plurality of scene parameters in a database of audiovisual recordings is disclosed. The system comprises a means for cataloguing a plurality of audiovisual recordings in the database. Additionally, the system comprises a means for cataloguing each parameter of each scene of each of the plurality of audiovisual recordings in the database. The system receives a search request, the search request including at least one search parameter, each of the search parameters corresponding to one of the scene parameters. Additionally, the system comprises a means for comparing the search request with the scene parameters in the database. Finally, the system comprises a means for selecting, identifying and displaying material for each of the plurality of audiovisual recordings having the parameters matching the search parameters.

Claims

1. A method for storing a plurality of parameters from a plurality of audiovisual recordings in a relational database, comprising:

receiving one of the plurality of audiovisual recordings, the audiovisual recording including at least one of the plurality of parameters;

researching the audiovisual recording;

cataloguing each of the at least one of the plurality of parameters included in the audiovisual recording; and

storing each of the parameters included in the audiovisual recording in the database in a memory location corresponding to the audiovisual recording.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising organizing the database via a title of each of the audiovisual recordings.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising storing each of the parameters in the database according to the audiovisual recording in which the parameter is included.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the database at a centralized location.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the database on an electronic communication node.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the database on the Internet and other electronic mediums.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of audiovisual recordings is selected from a group consisting of motion pictures, videotapes, digital video recordings and Digital Versatile Discs.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of audiovisual recordings is an adult film.

9. A method for accessing a database of parameters included in a plurality of audiovisual recordings, comprising:

receiving a search request;

comparing the search request with each of the parameters in the database;

matching the search request with parameters in the database; and

displaying identifying material for the audiovisual recordings corresponding to the matched parameters.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the search request includes at least one search parameter.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying the identifying material for the audiovisual recordings matching all the search parameters in the search request.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying each audiovisual recording having at least one parameter matching the search request.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising prompting for a selection of one of the displayed audiovisual recordings.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising displaying each of the parameters corresponding to the selected audiovisual recording.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving the search request from a communication device.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving the search request at an electronic communication node.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the electronic communication node comprises an electronic database.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the electronic communication node comprises an Internet site.

19. The method of claim 9, wherein each of the parameters are drawn from a group consisting of actors/actresses, date of production, studio of production, scene settings, money shots, acts done by specific performers, items of clothing, performer attributes, props and fetishes.

20. A system for storing and accessing a plurality of parameters in a database of audiovisual recordings, comprising:

means for cataloguing a plurality of audiovisual recordings in the database;

means for cataloguing the parameters associated with scenes of the plurality of audiovisual recordings in the database as scene parameters;

means for receiving a search request, the search request including at least one search parameter, each of the search parameters corresponding to an aspect of the audiovisual recordings;

means for comparing the search request with the scene parameters in the database; and

means for displaying identifying material for each of the plurality of audiovisual recordings having the scene parameters matching the search parameters in the search request.