Media variations browser
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1. A media browsing system, comprising:
- a media display component that displays a focus media and at least one cluster of related media; and
, a browsing component coupled to the media display component, the browsing component providing the focus media and the at least one cluster of related media to the media display component based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the focus media and the at least one cluster of related media, the browsing component further modifying the focus media provided to the media display component based, at least in part, upon a user'"'"'s selection of a related media within a cluster of related media.
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Abstract
A system and method facilitating media browsing is provided. The invention includes a browsing component and a media display system that provides a focus media and related media. The focus media and the related media are associated based, at least in part, upon metadata. The invention further provides for an association identifier that identifies related media based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the focus media and the related media. The association identifier can further cluster the related media based upon metadata associated with the related media.
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27 Claims
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1. A media browsing system, comprising:
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a media display component that displays a focus media and at least one cluster of related media; and
,a browsing component coupled to the media display component, the browsing component providing the focus media and the at least one cluster of related media to the media display component based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the focus media and the at least one cluster of related media, the browsing component further modifying the focus media provided to the media display component based, at least in part, upon a user'"'"'s selection of a related media within a cluster of related media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A browsing system, comprising:
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a focus media component that provides a focus media and clusters of related media;
an association identifier that identifies media related to the focus media based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the focus media and metadata associated with the related media, the association identifier further clustering the related media based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the related media. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing media related to focus media, comprising:
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analyzing metadata of a focus media;
identifying media related to the focus media based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the focus media and metadata associated with the related media; and
,generating at least one cluster of related media based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the focus media and metadata associated with the related media. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for browsing media, comprising:
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changing a focus media based, at least in part, upon a focus media selection;
analyzing metadata associated with the focus media;
identifying related media based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the focus media and metadata associated with the related media. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A data packet adapted to be transmitted between two or more computer processes facilitating visual browsing of media, the data packet comprising:
information associated with a cluster of media related to a focus media, the cluster being based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the focus media and metadata associated with the related media.
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26. A computer readable medium having computer usable component for a media browsing system, comprising:
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a focus media component that provides a focus media and clusters of related media; and
,an association identifier that identifies media related to the focus media based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the focus media and metadata associated with the related media, the association identifier further clustering the related media based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the related media.
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27. A media browsing system, comprising:
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means for providing a focus media and at least one cluster of related media;
means for identifying media related to the focus media based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the focus media and metadata associated with the related media; and
,means for clustering the related media based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the related media.
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