Multi-indexed relationship media organization system

• US 20040098379A1
• Filed: 11/19/2002
• Published: 05/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dan Huang
• Original Assignee: Dan Huang
• Inventors: Huang, Dan
• Application Number:
  US10/299,321
• Publication Number:
  US 20040098379A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour

Abstract

A computer program for organizing and retrieving media files comprising: a dynamic folder structure generation means to acquire or import media files into the system, a media file related people management unit to organize people in a family tree, a media profiler, and a search subsystem to locate media files.

Claims

1. A computer program for organizing and retrieving media files comprising:

a. an automatic folder structure generation means in acquiring or importing media files into the system,

b. a media file related people management unit,

c. a media profiler, and

d. a search subsystem to locate media files.

2. The computer program for organizing and retrieving media files as described in claim 1, wherein the media profiler contains family relationships.

3. The computer program for organizing and retrieving media files as described in claim 1, wherein the media file related people management unit has database tables to remember people and their relations comprising:

a person table in said database table maintains personal information and a unique identification number for each person in the table, a relation definition table that maintains definitions of relations between persons, a relation table maintains data on relations between persons, said data comprising a first person identification number, a second person identification number, and their relation, a graphical display means for displaying the family tree generated from the cross indexed information stored in the multiple tables of the media file related people management unit.

4. The computer program for organizing and retrieving media files as described in claim 1, wherein the media profiler contains a table of persons, a first table of relations between the persons, a second table of relations of said first table of relations, a means to display the first table in a graphical format.

5. The computer program for organizing and retrieving media files as described in claim 1, wherein automatic folder structure generation means is based on file types and file importing date.

6. The computer program for organizing and retrieving media files as described in claim 1, further comprising:

a display of a graphical family tree representation of all people related to the media files wherein a search subsystem locates media files related to selected people, the graphical family tree representation being linked to execute search queries of persons graphically selected by a user.

7. A computer-implemented process for facilitating access to media files stored in a computer-readable database, comprising the steps of:

a. dynamically generating a folder structure upon acquiring or importing media files into the system,

b. automatically storing a user'"'"'s media according to the folder structure by profiling media via a media profiler,

c. allowing a user to define relative personal relationships,

d. managing media files via a people management unit,

e. receiving a request with a search subsystem to locate media files, and

f. locating the media file corresponding to the request

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of:

Implementing multilingual cross indexing system tags

9. The method of claim 7 wherein importing a plurality of digital media is done by an automatic folder structure generation means to acquire or import media files into the system.

10. A method of providing a comprehensive digital media collection system comprising the steps of:

a. Importing a plurality of digital media,

b. Storing the profile of said digital media in a database,

c. Allowing a user to define relative personal relationships,

d. Organizing the digital media by a media file related people management unit,

e. Accessing the digital media via a graphical family tree display.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of:

Implementing multilingual cross indexing system tags

12. The method of claim 10 wherein importing a plurality of digital media is done by an automatic folder structure generation means to acquire or import media files into the system.