Managing media objects in a database
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1. A method of organizing media objects in a database, comprising:
- capturing a media object;
detecting at least one of a latitude or longitude of the captured media object indicated in metadata for the captured media object;
identifying media objects stored in the database that are related to the captured media object based on at least one of a latitude or longitude of the captured media object;
inferring organization information for the captured media object based upon information obtained from each of the stored media objects that are related to the captured media object; and
organizing the captured media object in the database based upon the inferred organization information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for organizing media objects in a database using contextual information for a media object and known media objects, categories, indexes and searches, to arrive at an inference for cataloging the media object in a database. The media object may then be cataloged in the database according to the inference. A method and apparatus are provided for clustering media objects by forming groups of unlabeled data and applying a distance metric to said group.
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1. A method of organizing media objects in a database, comprising:
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capturing a media object;
detecting at least one of a latitude or longitude of the captured media object indicated in metadata for the captured media object;
identifying media objects stored in the database that are related to the captured media object based on at least one of a latitude or longitude of the captured media object;
inferring organization information for the captured media object based upon information obtained from each of the stored media objects that are related to the captured media object; and
organizing the captured media object in the database based upon the inferred organization information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of organizing media objects in a database, comprising:
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detecting a capture time for each of the media objects to be organized;
sorting the media objects based upon the capture time to generate a sorted list;
comparing the capture time of each of the media objects with a reference value;
updating the reference value according to the media objects in the sorted list; and
storing the media objects in the database based upon the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the steps of:
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capturing a media object;
detecting at least one of a latitude or longitude of the captured media object indicated in metadata for the captured media object;
identifying media objects stored in the database that are related to the captured media object based on at least one of a latitude or longitude of the captured media object;
inferring organization information for the captured media object based upon information obtained from each of the stored media objects that are related to the captured media object; and
organizing the captured media object in the database based upon the inferred organization information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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