DVD metadata wizard

• US 20040267742A1
• Filed: 06/26/2003
• Published: 12/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Polson, Michael J., Toussaint, Keith M., Hostetter, David W.
• Granted Patent: US 7,734,568 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier

Abstract

Methods and systems are described that enhance a user'"'"'s experience when playing a DVD through an enabled media player. One or more databases, managed by a server, maintain metadata associated with DVDs. When a DVD is loaded using the enabled media player, a DVD ID is automatically determined and used to search the metadata database. A user can confirm metadata that is found, causing the metadata to be stored in a local media library. Alternatively, the user can enter other search criteria to be used to locate different DVD metadata. Additionally, a user can either edit metadata that is returned from the metadata database, or manually enter metadata to be associated with a particular DVD. The user-edited or user-entered metadata can then be stored in the local media library.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

opening media content that is stored on a DVD;

determining a DVD ID associated with the DVD;

searching a database that contains DVD metadata based on the DVD ID;

displaying DVD metadata that is associated with the DVD ID in the database;

receiving an indication of a user'"'"'s acceptance of the DVD metadata that is displayed; and

storing the DVD metadata that is displayed in a local media library, such that the DVD metadata is associated with the DVD ID in the local media library.

2. The method as recited claim 1 wherein the determining comprises generating a 64-bit cyclical redundancy check based on data bits stored on the DVD.

3. The method as recited claim 1 wherein the searching comprises:

submitting the DVD ID to a server computer system; and

receiving search results from the server computer system.

4. The method as recited claim 3 wherein the search results comprise XML-formatted DVD metadata.

5. The method as recited claim 1 wherein the DVD metadata that is displayed comprises:

a DVD title; and

a first chapter title.

6. The method as recited claim 5 wherein the DVD metadata that is displayed further comprises at least one of:

DVD cover art;

a performer name;

a director name;

a studio name;

a release date;

a genre; and

a second chapter title.

7. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement the method as recited in claim 1.

8. A media player application configured to perform the method as recited in claim 1.

9. A method comprising:

opening media content that is stored on a DVD;

determining a DVD ID associated with the DVD;

searching a database that contains DVD metadata based on the DVD ID;

receiving an indication of a user request to search for DVD metadata based on search criteria other than the DVD ID;

enabling the user to enter search criteria;

receiving user-submitted search criteria;

searching the database that contains DVD metadata based on the user-submitted search criteria;

receiving one or more sets of DVD metadata that satisfy the user-submitted search criteria; and

displaying a list of identifiers associated with individual ones of the sets of DVD metadata.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the enabling comprises causing a Wizard user interface to be presented to a user so that information pertaining to the DVD can be collected from the user.

11. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the user-submitted search criteria comprises at least a portion of a title associated with the DVD.

12. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the searching comprises submitting the user-submitted search criteria to a server computer system.

13. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein individual ones of the one or more sets of DVD metadata each comprise:

a DVD title; and

a first chapter title.

14. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the individual ones of the one or more sets of DVD metadata further comprise at least one of:

DVD cover art;

a performer name;

a director name;

a studio name;

a release date;

a genre; and

a second chapter title.

15. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein a particular identifier in the list of identifiers comprises a DVD title.

16. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein a particular identifier in the list of identifiers comprises a DVD title and a release date.

17. The method as recited in claim 9, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a user selection of a particular identifier from the list of identifiers; and

displaying DVD metadata that is associated with the particular identifier.

18. The method as recited in claim 17, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a user'"'"'s acceptance of the DVD metadata that is displayed; and

storing the DVD metadata that is displayed, such that the DVD metadata is associated with the DVD ID in a local media library.

19. The method as recited in claim 18, further comprising storing the DVD metadata that is displayed in a DVD user feedback data repository.

20. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the storing comprises:

formatting the DVD metadata that is displayed according to an XML schema; and

transmitting formatted DVD metadata to a server computer system for storage in the user feedback data repository.

21. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement the method as recited in claim 9.

22. A media player application configured to perform the method as recited in claim 9.

23. A method comprising:

opening media content that is stored on a DVD;

determining a DVD ID associated with the DVD;

searching a database that contains DVD metadata based on the DVD ID;

receiving an indication of a user request to associate user-submitted DVD metadata with the DVD;

enabling the user to submit DVD metadata;

receiving user-submitted DVD metadata; and

storing the user-submitted DVD metadata in a media library, such that the user-submitted DVD metadata is associated with the DVD ID.

24. The method as recited in claim 23 wherein the enabling comprises causing a Wizard user interface to be presented to the user so that information pertaining to the DVD can be collected from the user.

25. The method as recited in claim 23 wherein the user-submitted DVD metadata comprises a DVD title and a first chapter title.

26. The method as recited in claim 23, further comprising storing the user-submitted DVD metadata in a user feedback data repository.

27. The method as recited in claim 26, wherein the storing comprises:

formatting the user-submitted DVD metadata according to an XML schema; and

transmitting formatted DVD metadata to a server computer system for storage in the user feedback data repository.

28. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement the method as recited in claim 23.

29. A media player application configured to perform the method as recited in claim 23.

30. A method comprising:

opening media content that is stored on a DVD;

determining a DVD ID associated with the DVD;

searching a database that contains DVD metadata based on the DVD ID;

displaying DVD metadata that is associated with the DVD ID in the database;

receiving an indication of a user request to modify the DVD metadata that is displayed;

enabling the user to modify the DVD metadata that is displayed; and

receiving user-modified DVD metadata.

31. The method as recited in claim 30, further comprising:

receiving an indication of the user'"'"'s acceptance of the user-modified DVD metadata; and

storing the user-modified DVD metadata in a local media library such that the user-modified DVD metadata is associated with the DVD ID.

32. A method comprising:

determining a DVD ID associated with a particular DVD; and

attempting to identify DVD metadata associated with the DVD ID.

33. The method as recited in claim 32, wherein the determining comprises generating a 64-bit cyclical redundancy check based on data stored on the DVD.

34. The method as recited in claim 32, wherein the attempting comprises performing a search based on the DVD ID against a data repository that stores DVD metadata.

35. The method as recited in claim 32, further comprising:

displaying DVD metadata that is identified as being associated with the DVD ID in a data repository of DVD metadata;

receiving an indication of a user'"'"'s acceptance of the displayed DVD metadata; and

maintaining the DVD metadata that is displayed in a local media library, such that the DVD metadata is associated with the DVD ID.

36. The method as recited in claim 35, further comprising maintaining the DVD metadata that is displayed in a user feedback data repository.

37. The method as recited in claim 32, further comprising:

enabling a user to enter search criteria; and

attempting to identify DVD metadata associated with the DVD based on the search criteria.

38. The method as recited in claim 37 wherein the search criteria comprises at least a portion of a DVD title.

39. The method as recited in claim 37 wherein the enabling comprises causing a Wizard user interface (UI) to be presented to a user so that information pertaining to the DVD can be collected from the user.

40. The method as recited in claim 32, further comprising:

enabling a user to enter DVD metadata to be associated with the DVD; and

maintaining the DVD metadata that is entered by the user in a media library, such that the DVD metadata that is entered by the user is associated with the DVD ID.

41. The method as recited in claim 40 wherein the enabling comprises causing a Wizard user interface (UI) to be presented to a user so that information pertaining to the DVD can be collected from the user.

42. The method as recited in claim 32, further comprising:

displaying DVD metadata that is identified as being associated with the DVD ID;

enabling a user to edit the DVD metadata that is displayed; and

maintaining user-modified DVD metadata in a media library, such that the user-modified DVD metadata is associated with the DVD ID.

43. The method as recited in claim 42 wherein the enabling comprises causing a Wizard user interface to be presented tot eh user so that the DVD metadata that is displayed can be modified by the user.

44. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement the method as recited in claim 32.

45. A media player application configured to perform the method as recited in claim 32.

46. A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a media player application stored in the memory and executed on the processor for playing media content stored on a DVD;

a media library stored in the memory for maintaining DVD metadata associated with the media content; and

a Wizard UI configured to enable a user to select DVD metadata to be associated with the media content, the DVD metadata to be stored in the media library.

47. The system as recited in claim 46 wherein the Wizard UI is further configured to enable a user to submit user-entered DVD metadata to be associated with the media content in the media library.

48. The system as recited in claim 46 wherein the Wizard UI is further configured to enable a user to modify DVD metadata to be associated with the media content.

49. The system as recited in claim 46 wherein the Wizard UI is further configured to enable a user to submit search criteria to be used to identify DVD metadata that may be associated with the media content.

50. A system comprising:

means for generating a DVD ID based on media content stred on ta DVD;

means for locating DVD metadata that may be associated with the media content based on the DVD ID; and

means for displaying the DVD metadata that may be associated with the media content to a user.

51. The system as recited in claim 50 further comprising:

means for locating DVD metadata that may be associated with the media content base on user-submitted search criteria.

52. The system as recited in claim 50 further comprising:

means for enabling a user to submit DVD metadata to be associated with the media content; and

means for associating the DVD metadata with the media content.

53. The system as recited in claim 50 further comprising:

means for enabling a user to modify DVD metadata that is associated with the DVD ID;

means for enabling a user to modify DVD metadata that is associated with the DVD ID; and

means for associating user-modified DVD metadata with the media content.

54. The system as recited in claim 50 further comprising:

means for enabling user selection of DVD metadata to be associated with the media content; and

means for associating the DVD metadata with the media content.

55. One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-readable instructions which, when executed, cause a computer system to:

extract search criteria from media content stored on a DVD; and

perform a search based on the search criteria, the search returning a set of metadata that may be associated with the media content.

56. The one or more computer-readable media as recited in claim 55, further comprising computer-readable instructions which, when executed, cause a computer system to:

enable a user to submit search criteria; and

perform a search based on user-submitted search criteria, the search returning one or more sets of DVD metadata that satisfy the user-submitted search criteria.

57. The one or more computer-readable media as recited in claim 55, further comprising computer-readable instructions which, when executed, cause a computer system to display a Wizard UI that enables a user to modify the DVD metadata.

58. The one or more computer-readable media as recited in claim 55, further comprising computer-readable instructions which, when executed, cause a computer system to:

provide a Wizard UI that enables a user to select DVD metadata; and

associate the DVD metadata with the DVD.

59. The one or more computer-readable media as recited in claim 55, further comprising computer-readable instructions which, when executed, cause a computer system to:

enable a user to submit DVD metadata to be associated with the DVD; and

associate the user-submitted DVD metadata with the DVD.