Content Indexing and Searching using Content Identifiers and associated Metadata
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1. A method for processing media content on a distributed network, the method comprising:
- identifying media content signals stored at sites distributed over the distributed computer network;
extracting content identifiers from the content signals;
using the content identifiers to obtain metadata used to classify the media content signals; and
creating a searchable index of the media content signals based on the metadata, wherein users access the searchable index on the distributed computer network to submit a search query for the searchable index to retrieve links to the media content signals.
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Abstract
A method of indexing content for network searching comprises identifying media content signals stored at sites distributed over a distributed computer network; extracting content identifiers from the content signals; using the content identifiers to obtain metadata used to classify the media content signals; and creating a searchable index of the media content signals based on the metadata, wherein users access the searchable index on the distributed computer network to submit a search query for the searchable index to retrieve links to the media content signals.
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1. A method for processing media content on a distributed network, the method comprising:
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identifying media content signals stored at sites distributed over the distributed computer network;
extracting content identifiers from the content signals;
using the content identifiers to obtain metadata used to classify the media content signals; and
creating a searchable index of the media content signals based on the metadata, wherein users access the searchable index on the distributed computer network to submit a search query for the searchable index to retrieve links to the media content signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for searching for audio or images on a distributed computer network comprising:
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from a location in the distributed computer network, receiving a query for content signals related to a first content signal, the first content signal being part of the query;
receiving a content identifier extracted from audio or image data of the first content signal;
using the content identifier to obtain metadata used to classify the first content signal;
searching a searchable index of media content signals based on the metadata, which forms search criteria for the first content signal; and
returning a set of search results including references to content signals stored in the distributed computer network that correspond to the search criteria. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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