Resolving metadata matched to media content
First Claim
1. A method for processing data in a media player, said method comprising:
- generating a request for metadata from a metadata provider, said requested metadata to be associated with media content adapted for rendering by the media player;
receiving return metadata from the metadata provider in response to the request for metadata; and
receiving a trustworthiness rating corresponding to the return metadata.
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Abstract
Managing a plurality of states of metadata. Each of the states stores one or more items of metadata that have been automatically matched and obtained for media content (e.g., for rendering by a media player). The invention resolves the matched metadata by selectively applying some or all of the matched metadata items without user intervention (e.g., based on a user-specified threshold). In one embodiment, the invention selectively applies some or all of the matched metadata items based on a trustworthiness rating associated with the metadata match. The invention displays the remaining metadata items to the user for review and acceptance or rejection.
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53 Claims
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1. A method for processing data in a media player, said method comprising:
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generating a request for metadata from a metadata provider, said requested metadata to be associated with media content adapted for rendering by the media player;
receiving return metadata from the metadata provider in response to the request for metadata; and
receiving a trustworthiness rating corresponding to the return metadata. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of managing a plurality of metadata states, each of said metadata states comprising one or more items of metadata associated with media content rendered by a media player, said method comprising:
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receiving a request from a user to replace one metadata state with another metadata state; and
replacing each set of metadata items associated with the one metadata state with a corresponding set of metadata items associated with the other metadata state in response to the received request. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system comprising one or more computer-readable media having computer-executable components for managing one or more items of metadata associated with media content rendered by a media player, said components comprising:
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a communications component for receiving metadata associated with the media content, said communications component further receiving a trustworthiness rating associated with the received metadata; and
an authoring module for selectively applying the received metadata to the media content based on a trustworthiness rating received via the communications component. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of updating metadata in a computer system having a user interface including a display and being responsive to a user interface selection device, said method comprising:
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receiving metadata corresponding to media content from a metadata provider;
displaying the received metadata to the user on the display;
receiving a selection request from the user via the user interface selection device, said selection request specifying acceptance or rejection of the displayed metadata; and
performing an action on the displayed metadata in response to the received selection request. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A user interface enabling a user to select one of a plurality of values associated with a metadata item, said metadata item being associated with media content, said user interface comprising:
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one or more data fields, each of said data fields displaying a metadata value associated with the metadata item;
a selection field for receiving a command from a user, said command selecting one or more of the metadata values from the data fields for association with the metadata item and storage with the media content; and
a query field for receiving a search term from the user, said search term describing the media content and enabling determination of another metadata value relevant to the media item based on the received search term. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A computer-readable medium having storing thereon a data structure representing a media content file, said data structure comprising:
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a data field storing media content for rendering by a media player; and
a history field storing a plurality of metadata states for the media content, each of said metadata states comprising one or more items of metadata associated with the media content. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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