Drag and drop metadata editing
First Claim
1. A method for modifying metadata of a media file in a media library, said media file having a metadata field that includes property data, and wherein the property data defines a property of the media file, comprising:
- selecting a media file from a list of media files being displayed via a graphical user interface;
associating the selected media file with property category data within a property category, wherein the property category data defines a different property than the property of the media file; and
modifying the metadata field of the selected media file to correspond to the different property defined by the property category data.
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Abstract
A method and system for modifying metadata of one or more media files via a drag and drop operation. A media library stores one or more media files. A graphical user interface displays the one or more media files in the media library via a display. The graphical user interface allows a user to select one or more media files from the media files being displayed. The user interface allows a user to drag and drop the one or more selected media files onto a property node that defines a property the user would like to incorporate into the metadata of one or more selected media files. Dropping the one or more selected media files onto the property node modifies the metadata of the media file to correspond to the property defined by the property onto which the one or more selected media files were dropped.
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50 Claims
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1. A method for modifying metadata of a media file in a media library, said media file having a metadata field that includes property data, and wherein the property data defines a property of the media file, comprising:
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selecting a media file from a list of media files being displayed via a graphical user interface;
associating the selected media file with property category data within a property category, wherein the property category data defines a different property than the property of the media file; and
modifying the metadata field of the selected media file to correspond to the different property defined by the property category data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for modifying metadata of one or more media files in a media library, said one or more media files each having a metadata field that includes property data, and wherein the property data defines a property of the media file, comprising:
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selecting property category data within a property category being displayed via graphical user interface, wherein the property category data defines a property of one or more media files;
associating the selected property category data with different property category data, wherein the different property category data defines a different property than the property of the media file; and
modifying the property data in the metadata field of the one or more media files having the property defined by the property category data to correspond to the different property defined by the different property category data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for modifying metadata of a media file in a media library, said media file having a metadata field that includes property data, and wherein the property data defines a property of the media file, comprising:
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identifying instructions for identifying a media file from a list of media files being displayed via a graphical user interface;
associating instructions for associating the identified media file with property category data within a property category, wherein the property category data defines a different property than the property of the media file; and
modifying instructions for modifying the metadata field of the identified media file to correspond to the different property defined by the property category data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for modifying metadata of one or more media files in a media library, said one or more media files each having a metadata field that includes property data, and wherein the property data defines a property of the media file, comprising:
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identifying instructions for identifying property category data within a property category being displayed via graphical user interface, wherein the property category data defines a property of one or more media files to be modified;
associating instructions for associating the identified property category data with different property category data, wherein the different property category data defines a different property; and
modifying instructions for modifying the property data in the metadata field of the one or more media files having the property defined by the property category data to correspond to the different property defined by the different property category data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. In a computer system for modifying the metadata of a media file, said system having a graphical user interface including a display and a user interface selection device, a method of providing and selecting from a list of media files on the display, comprising:
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selecting a media file from the list of media files being displayed by the user interface, said media file having a metadata field defining a property of the media file;
associating the selected media file with property category data within a property category being displayed by the user interface, wherein the property category data defines a different property than the property of the media file; and
wherein the computer system is responsive to associating the selected media file with property category data to modify the metadata field of the selected media file to correspond to the different property defined by the property category data. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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48. In a computer system for modifying the metadata of a group of media files, said system having a graphical user interface including a display and a user interface selection device, a method of providing and selecting from property category data on the display, comprising:
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selecting property category data within a property category being displayed by the user interface, wherein the property category data defines a property of one or more media files, and wherein each of the one or more media files includes a metadata field defining a property of the media file;
associating the selected property category data with different property category data within a property category being displayed by the user interface, wherein the different property category data defines a different property of one or more media files; and
wherein the computer system is responsive to associating the selected property category data with the different property category data to modify the metadata field of the one or more media files having the property defined by the selected property category data to correspond to the different property. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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