Method and apparatus for digital media management, retrieval, and collaboration
First Claim
1. A method for use with a system storing digital media records, the system comprising a vocabulary file of words keyed to the digital media records, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a search query by computer from a user, the search query including words;
logging the search query by computer, yielding a query log;
processing the query log to identify words in the query log which are not words already included in the vocabulary file and which are not words which are variants of words already included in the vocabulary file, the processing performed by computer, said words defined as “
not-found words;
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adding the not-found words to the vocabulary file, and the not-found words to the digital media records.
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Abstract
The software according to the invention incorporates a glossary management tool that makes it easy for each client to customize terminology to the needs of a particular business. With this tool, termed a glossary manager, a company can customize a number of feature names in the system to provide a more familiar context for their users. A system administrator can also customize the manner in which “thumbnail” or “preview” images are presented. The system performs clustering on search queries, and searches media records multi-modally, using two or more approaches such as image searching and text searching. An administrator can tune search parameters. Two or more streams of metadata may be aligned and correlated with a media file, facilitating later searching. The system evaluates itself. It folds popularity information into rankings of search results.
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1. A method for use with a system storing digital media records, the system comprising a vocabulary file of words keyed to the digital media records, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a search query by computer from a user, the search query including words;
logging the search query by computer, yielding a query log;
processing the query log to identify words in the query log which are not words already included in the vocabulary file and which are not words which are variants of words already included in the vocabulary file, the processing performed by computer, said words defined as “
not-found words;
”adding the not-found words to the vocabulary file, and the not-found words to the digital media records. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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