System
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating development of information material, said system comprising a material generation apparatus operable to generate information material and metadata describing the content or attributes of the information material and to store said information material on a data carrier and to store said metadata separately in a data store, at least one metadata node operable to process said metadata, and a data communications network for providing a facility for communicating said metadata to and from said metadata node, wherein said data communications network and said material generation apparatus each include a wireless data communicator for providing a wireless data communications link with said material generation apparatus and said network, said wireless data communications link providing a facility for communicating said metadata to said metadata node via said network.
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Abstract
A system for facilitating development of information material comprises a material generation apparatus operable to generate information material and metadata describing the content of the information material and to store the information material on a data carrier and to store the metadata separately in a data store. The system includes at least one metadata node operable to process the metadata, and a data communications network for providing a facility for communicating the metadata to and from the metadata node. The data communications network and the material generation apparatus each include a wireless data communicator for providing a wireless data communications link with the material generation apparatus and the network. The wireless data communications link provides a facility for communicating the metadata to the metadata node via the network, when the generation apparatus is within range for data communications via the wireless link. Accordingly, a facility for producing information material such as a/v material is provided with an improved work flow, because metadata generated with the a/v material can be communicated systematically to an ingestion processor or the like separately via the wireless link when in range. Navigation and editing of the material is thereby facilitated.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating development of information material, said system comprising
a material generation apparatus operable to generate information material and metadata describing the content or attributes of the information material and to store said information material on a data carrier and to store said metadata separately in a data store, at least one metadata node operable to process said metadata, and a data communications network for providing a facility for communicating said metadata to and from said metadata node, wherein said data communications network and said material generation apparatus each include a wireless data communicator for providing a wireless data communications link with said material generation apparatus and said network, said wireless data communications link providing a facility for communicating said metadata to said metadata node via said network.
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21. A method for facilitating development of information material comprising
generating information material and metadata describing the content of the information material using a material generation apparatus, storing the information material on a data carrier and storing said metadata separately in a data store, providing a data communications network for communicating said metadata with at least one metadata node, wherein said data communications network includes a wireless data communications link, said wireless data communications link providing a facility for communicating said metadata between said metadata node and said material generation apparatus via said network.
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27. Apparatus for facilitating development of information material comprising
means for generating information material and metadata describing the content of the information material using a material generation apparatus, means for storing the information material on a data carrier and storing said metadata separately in a data store, means for providing a data communications network for communicating said metadata with at least one metadata node, wherein said data communications network includes a wireless data communications link, said wireless data communications link providing a facility for communicating said metadata between said metadata node and said material generation apparatus via said network.
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