System, methods, and program product to trace content genealogy

• US 20070050409A1
• Filed: 12/16/2005
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Imagine Communications Limited (Gores Broadcast Holdings LLC)
• Original Assignee: Harris Corporation (L3Harris Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Parrish, Cynthia, Helgerson, Candace, Bugir, Taras
• Granted Patent: US 9,626,366 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

Embodiments of systems, program products, and methods to manage content and distribution of media are provided. An embodiment of a system, for example, can include a communication network for transmitting media files, a content management server having a processor and memory coupled to the processor, a database accessible to the processor of the content management server and including media files associated with metadata records, a plurality of content management developer computers to provide content management developers with online access over the communication network to the media files and associated metadata records to thereby edit the metadata records, a plurality of user computers accessible to the communication network to provide the users with access to the media files over the communication network to thereby view and edit at least portions of respective metadata records. The system also includes content management program product stored in the memory of the content management server to manage content and distribution of media.

Claims

1. A method of tracking media content genealogy, the method comprising the steps of:

identifying or characterizing each item of content in media as having both a physical instantiation and logical description;

describing physical content by a plurality of types of metadata; and

tracking content of media responsive to each of the plurality of types of metadata.

2. A method of creating and determining media content genealogy, the method comprising the steps of:

creating new media content responsive to original media content having a predetermined source;

passing on metadata from the original media content to the new media content, the metadata of the original media content having a plurality of types of pre-identified metadata; and

determining the source of the original media content responsive to tracking of the plurality of types of metadata contained within the new media content.

3. A computer readable medium that is readable by a computer managing content and distribution of media, the computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform the following operations:

receiving a metadata record for a media file responsive to user input to thereby associate metadata to the media file;

receiving a request from a user to modify the metadata record for the media file;

determining an identity of the user to thereby determine if the user has pre-established permissions;

modifying the metadata record for the media file responsive to user input and responsive to determining the user has pre-established permissions; and

providing current auditing of changes to the metadata.

4. A computer readable medium as defined in claim 3, further comprising a set of instructions that when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform the following operations:

providing a parameter area within a form to create logical content settings for the metadata.

5. A computer readable medium as defined in claim 3, wherein the operation of providing auditing of changes to the metadata includes the operations of:

tracking modified metadata fields with a date and time stamp; and

tracking deletions of portions of the metadata;

6. A computer ratable medium as defined in claim 3, further comprises instructions to perform the operation of creating one or more additional copies of the metadata record by performing the operations of:

receiving a request to access a copy function;

providing a copy form including an input field for entering a number of copies, an input field for entering a numbering scheme, and input field for entering media attribute data;

displaying a selection of the metadata value categories to copy; and

displaying the copy values selected by the user for review or modification by the user.

7. A computer readable medium that is readable by a computer managing content and distribution of media, the computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions that when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform the following operations:

characterizing each item of content in media as having both a physical instantiation and logical description;

describing physical content by a plurality of types of metadata;

characterizing the types of metadata and preserving metadata types responsive to preselected preservation instruction;

creating new media content responsive to original media content having a predetermined source;

passing on metadata from the original media content to the new media content, the metadata of the original media content having a plurality of types of pre-identified metadata;

tracking content of media responsive to each of the plurality of types of metadata; and

determining the source of the original media content responsive to tracking of the plurality of types of metadata contained within the new media content.

8. A computer readable medium as defined in claim 7, further comprising a set of instructions that when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform the following operations:

providing a parameter area within a form to create logical content settings for the metadata.

9. A computer readable medium as defined in claim 8, further comprising providing auditing of changes to the metadata including the operations of:

tracking modified metadata fields with a date and time stamp; and

tracking deletions of portions of the metadata;

10. A computer readable medium as defined in claim 9, further comprises instructions to perform the operation of creating one or more additional copies of the metadata record by performing the operations of:

receiving a request to access a copy function;

providing a copy form including an input field for entering a number of copies, an input field for entering a numbering scheme, and input field for entering media attribute data;

displaying a selection of the metadata value categories to copy; and

displaying the copy values selected by the user for review or modification by the user.

11. A computer readable medium that is readable by a computer managing content and distribution of media, the computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions that when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform the following operations:

repurposing content media responsive to a plurality of portions of media content, the content metadata including a plurality of pre-identified types of metadata;

combining content metadata from each of the plurality of portions of media content;

preserving at least one of the pre-identified types of metadata responsive to preselected preservation instructions during the combining step; and

tracking the plurality of pre-identified types of metadata in the repurposed content to thereby identify potential rights of owners of the plurality of portions of media content.

12. A computer readable medium as defined in claim 11, further comprising a set of instructions that when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform the following operations:

providing a parameter area within a form to create logical content settings for the metadata.

13. A computer readable medium as defined in claim 11, further comprising providing auditing of changes to the metadata including the operations of:

tracking modified metadata fields with a date and time stamp; and

tracking deletions of portions of the metadata;

14. A computer readable medium as defined in claim 11, further comprises instructions to perform the operation of creating one or more additional copies of the metadata record by performing the operations of:

receiving a request to access a copy function;

providing a copy form including an input field for entering a number of copies, an input field for entering a numbering scheme, and input field for entering media attribute data;

displaying a selection of the metadata value categories to copy; and

displaying the copy values selected by the user for review or modification by the user.