Multi-media system and method

• US 20040044742A1
• Filed: 08/29/2002
• Published: 03/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harman Professional, Inc. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Amx LLC (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Buzzerio, Jonas, Rosner, Benjamin, Evron, Roni
• Granted Patent: US 7,373,414 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A multimedia system and method that provides easy universal text searching for non-technical users, is disclosed. A configuration of the multimedia system and method of the present invention also facilitates content delivery through multiple, independent, simultaneous feeds from a single source to two or more different destinations without impairing audio and/or video and/or data stream quality.

Claims

1. In a multimedia system, a method for searching information in said multimedia system comprises the steps of:

(a) in response to receiving a search inquiry, locating all files containing said search inquiry in any location in any database field;

(c) assigning a priority value to each file matching said search inquiry based on a location of said search inquiry in said database field;

(d) sorting each priority value in ascending order;

(e) for one or more matching files having substantially similar priority values, sorting each said one or more matching files alphabetically; and

(f) displaying at least one of a status of each matching file and a value of each matching file.

2. In a multimedia system having a music server, a method for searching information in said multimedia system comprises the steps of:

(a) receiving a search inquiry in the form of a keyword text search;

(b) in response to said search inquiry, locating all titles of recordings that contain the keyword search in any location in any database field;

(c) assigning a priority value to each music title matching said search inquiry based on a location of the keyword text search in a title database field;

(d) sorting each priority value in ascending order;

(e) for one or more matching music titles having substantially similar priority values, sorting the matching music titles alphabetically; and

(f) displaying the sorted and alphabetized listing of matching music titles.

3. In a multimedia system, a method for searching information in said multimedia system comprises the steps of:

(a) receiving a search inquiry;

(b) in response to said search inquiry, locating all titles of information that contain each element of said search inquiry in any location in any database field;

(c) sorting each title based on a location within said database field where a match is found with each element of said search inquiry; and

(d) displaying a sorted listing of matching titles.

4. A configuration of a multimedia system, which has connectivity with one or more audio distributors, a construction of said configuration enabling said multimedia system, through a singular port, to transmit independently and simultaneously two or more streams of audio data to two or more different destinations.

5. A configuration according to claim 4, wherein said audio data comprises music.

6. A configuration of a multimedia system, which has connectivity with one or more video distributors, a construction of said configuration enabling said multimedia system, through a singular port, to transmit independently and simultaneously two or more streams of video data to two or more different destinations.

7. A configuration according to claim 6, wherein said video data comprises a movie.

8. A configuration of a multimedia system, which has connectivity with one or more audio distributors and one or more video distributors, a construction of said configuration enabling said multimedia system, through a singular port, to independently transmit one or more streams each of video data and audio data simultaneously to two or more different destinations.

9. A configuration according to claim 8, wherein said audio-data comprises music.

10. A configuration according to claim 8, wherein said video data comprises a movie.

11. A configuration of a multimedia system, which has connectivity with one or more audio distributors and one or more video distributors, a construction of said configuration enabling said multimedia system, through a singular port, to transmit independently and simultaneously one or more streams of multimedia data each to two or more different destinations.