Method, graphical interface and computer-readable medium for reformatting data

• US 20060271848A1
• Filed: 05/31/2005
• Published: 11/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roku, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sorenson Media, Inc. (Nielsen Holdings plc)
• Inventors: Cupal, Matthew D., Morford, Randon, Bos, Carlo Johannes, Holyoak, Mitchell, Romriell, Joseph N.
• Granted Patent: US 7,975,219 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/251
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming

Abstract

A method, graphical interface and computer-readable medium for reformatting data including selecting at least one input file graphical element from a first pane corresponding to at least one input file to reformat. A reformatting batch job is created and is depicted in a second pane as a reformatting batch job graphical element when the at least one input file graphical element is selected in the first pane. At least one reformatting process is associated to the at least one input file in the reformatting batch job from a third pane. The reformatting batch job is executed with the at least one reformatting process being performed on the at least one input file.

Claims

1. A data reformatting method, comprising:

selecting at least one input file graphical element from a first pane, the at least one input file graphical element corresponding to at least one input file to reformat;

creating a reformatting batch job depicted in a second pane as a reformatting batch job graphical element when the at least one input file graphical element is selected in the first pane;

associating at least one specific reformatting process to the at least one input file in the reformatting batch job when at least one reformatting graphical element from a third pane is selected in the third pane and associated with the reformatting batch job graphical element in the second pane; and

executing the reformatting batch job of the at least one reformatting process on the at least one input file when executed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying in the second pane a graphical element depicting a reformat processing status of each of the at least one reformatting processes of the reformatting batch job.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein creating a reformatting batch job further includes configuring the reformatting batch job to include hierarchy at a global level for each of the at least one input files and a local level for an individual one of the at least one input file.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein associating further includes locally associating the at least one reformatting process to one of the at least one input files.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein associating further includes globally associating the at least one reformatting process to each of the at least one input files.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating at least one specific filter to the at least one input file in the reformatting batch job when at least one filter graphical element from a fourth pane is selected in the fourth pane.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising prioritizing the at least one input file and the at least one specific reformatting process in the reformatting batch job prior to the executing by reordering the at least one graphical elements in the second pane.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one specific reformatting process includes a compression process for compressing data within the at least one input file.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the compression includes one or more of compressing video and audio data.

10. A graphical interface for reformatting data, comprising:

a first pane including at least one input file graphical element, the at least one input file graphical element corresponding to at least one input file to reformat;

a second pane including a reformatting batch job graphical element to depict a reformatting batch job when the at least one input file graphical element is selected in the first pane;

a third pane including at least one reformatting graphical element corresponding to at least one reformatting process, the at least one reformatting process associated with the at least one input file in the reformatting batch job when the at least one reformatting graphical element from a third pane is selected in the third pane and associated with the reformatting batch job graphical element in the second pane; and

a reformat selector to initiate execution of the reformatting batch job.

11. The graphical interface of claim 10, wherein the second pane is further configured to display a graphical element depicting a reformat processing status of each of the at least one reformatting processes of the reformatting batch job.

12. The graphical interface of claim 10, the second pane is further configured to display the reformatting batch job as a hierarchy of the at least one reformatting process at a global level for each of the at least one input files and a local level for an individual one of the at least one input file.

13. The graphical interface of claim 12, wherein the second pane is configured to display the reformatting batch job graphical element with the at least one reformatting process locally associated to one of the at least one input files.

14. The graphical interface of claim 12, wherein the second pane is configure to display the reformatting batch job graphical element with the at least one reformatting process globally associated to each of the at least one input file.

15. The graphical interface of claim 10, further comprising a fourth pane including at least one filter graphical element corresponding to at least one filter process.

16. The graphical interface of claim 15, wherein the second pane including the at least one filter graphical element corresponding to the at least one filtering process, the at least one filtering process associated with the at least one input file in the reformatting batch job when the at least one filtering graphical element from the fourth pane is selected in the fourth pane and associated with the reformatting batch job graphical element in the second pane.

17. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions thereon for performing a data reformatting method, comprising:

selecting at least one input file graphical element from a first pane, the at least one input file graphical element corresponding to at least one input file to reformat;

creating a reformatting batch job depicted in a second pane as a reformatting batch job graphical element when the at least one input file graphical element is selected in the first pane;

associating at least one specific reformatting process to the at least one input file in the reformatting batch job when at least one reformatting graphical element from a third pane is selected in the third pane and associated with the reformatting batch job graphical element in the second pane; and

executing the reformatting batch job of the at least one reformatting process on the at least one input file when executed.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing a data reformatting method, the method further comprising displaying in the second pane a graphical element depicting a reformat processing status of each of the at least one reformatting processes of the reformatting batch job.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing a data reformatting method, wherein creating a reformatting batch job further includes configuring the reformatting batch job to include hierarchy at a global level for each of the at least one input files and a local level for an individual one of the at least one input file.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing a data reformatting method, wherein associating further includes locally associating the at least one reformatting process to one of the at least one input files.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing a data reformatting method, wherein associating further includes globally associating the at least one reformatting process to each of the at least one input files.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing a data reformatting method, further comprising associating at least one specific filter to the at least one input file in the reformatting batch job when at least one filter graphical element from a fourth pane is selected in the fourth pane.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing a data reformatting method, further comprising prioritizing the at least one input file and the at least one specific reformatting process in the reformatting batch job prior to the executing by reordering the at least one graphical elements in the second pane.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing a data reformatting method, wherein the at least one specific reformatting process includes a compression process for compressing data within the at least one input file.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing a data reformatting method, wherein the compression includes one or more of compressing video and audio data.