Audiovisual information management system
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Abstract
A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video comprises a plurality of frames comprising the steps of providing a usage preferences description where the usage preference description includes at least one of a browsing preferences description, a filtering preferences description, a search preferences description, and a device preferences description. The browsing preferences description relates to a user'"'"'s viewing preferences. The filtering and search preferences descriptions relate to at least one of (1) content preferences of the at least one of audio, image, and video, (2) classification preferences of the at least one of audio, image, and video, (3) keyword preferences of the at least one of audio, image, and video, and (4) creation preferences of the at least one of audio, image, and video. The device preferences description relates to user'"'"'s preferences regarding presentation characteristics. A usage history description is provided where the usage preference description includes at least one of a browsing history description, a filtering history description, a search history description, and a device usage history description. The browsing history description relates to a user'"'"'s viewing preferences. The filtering and search history descriptions relate to at least one of (1) content usage history of the at least one of audio, image, and video, (2) classification usage history of the at least one of audio, image, and video, (3) keyword usage history of the at least one of audio, image, and video, and (4) creation usage history of the at least one of audio, image, and video. The device usage history description relates to user'"'"'s preferences regarding presentation characteristics. The usage preferences description and the usage history description are used to enhance system functionality.
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91 Claims
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1-84. -84. (canceled)
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85. A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a plurality of usage preferences descriptions where each of said usage preferences descriptions includes at least two of a browsing preferences description, a filtering preferences description, a search preferences description, and a device preferences description where, (i) said browsing preferences description relates to a user'"'"'s viewing preferences;
(ii) said filtering preferences descriptions and said search preferences descriptions relate to at least one of (1) content preferences of said at least one of audio, image, and video, (2) classification preferences of said at least one of audio, image, and video, (3) keyword preferences of said at least one of audio, image, and video, and (4) creation preferences of said at least one of audio, image, and video; and
(iii) said device preferences description relates to user'"'"'s preferences regarding presentation characteristics of the presentation device;
(b) providing a first user identification description which identifies a particular user of at least one of said usage preference descriptions where said usage preference description is at least one of created by said user by interaction with said system and provided by said user to said system;
(c) providing a second user identification description which identifies a different particular user of at least one of said usage preference description where said usage preference description is at least one of created by said different user by interaction with said system and provided by said different user to said system; and
(d) wherein said first user identification description and its associated at least one of said usage preference description is disabled prior to said different user using his associated said usage preference description. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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