Data container and set of metadata for association with a media item and composite media items
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1. A data container for association with a media item, said container comprising:
- at least one metadata subset associated with a portion of a media item, said portion being derived from a source media item, said metadata subset being derived from source metadata associated with said source media item;
container-related metadata; and
at least one media item identifier associated with a media item that may or may not be said source media item.
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Abstract
Various types of metadata and data containers associated with a media item and media item portions. In one aspect, a data container associated a media item, a rights-preserving metadata subset associated with a media item portion, and a set of metadata associated with a composite media item. In another aspect, the data container may contain commerce-enabling information.
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107 Claims
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1. A data container for association with a media item, said container comprising:
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at least one metadata subset associated with a portion of a media item, said portion being derived from a source media item, said metadata subset being derived from source metadata associated with said source media item;
container-related metadata; and
at least one media item identifier associated with a media item that may or may not be said source media item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A commerce-enabling information metadata subset associated with a media item portion, comprising:
a set of digitally defined commerce-enabling information associated with said media item portion, said portion being derived from a source media item, said metadata subset being derived from commerce-enabling information-related metadata associated with said source media item, such that said metadata subset remains associated with said media item portion in order to preserve a relationship between said digitally defined commerce-enabling information and said metadata portion when said source media item and said media item portion exist separately.
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61. A set of metadata for association with a composite media item comprising:
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a first metadata subset representing data associated with a first portion of a media item, said first portion being derived from a first source media item, said first metadata subset being derived from first metadata associated with said first source media item; and
a second metadata subset representing data associated with a second portion of a media item, said second portion being derived from second source media item, said second metadata subset being derived from second metadata associated with said second source media item, said first portion and said second portion being combined to form a composite media item, said first subset and said second subset forming a new set of metadata for association with said composite media item, said new set of metadata being based upon said first metadata subset and said second metadata subset. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. A set of metadata associated with a composite media item, said metadata set comprising:
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a name or descriptive term;
a pointer to commerce enabling information; and
a pointer to the location of said associated media item. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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96. A data container associated with a media item, said container comprising:
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a name or descriptive term;
a pointer to commerce enabling information; and
a pointer to the location of said associated media item. - View Dependent Claims (97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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102. A metadata subset associated with a media item portion, said metadata subset comprising:
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a name or descriptive term;
a pointer to commerce enabling information; and
a pointer to the location of said associated media item. - View Dependent Claims (103, 104, 105, 106)
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107. The metadata subset of claim 107 wherein said name or descriptive term is associated with said media item portion.
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