user interface for media item portion search tool

• US 20070083496A1
• Filed: 11/30/2005
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Martinez, Ronald
• Granted Patent: US 7,707,500 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/968 interface for database querying and retrieval

Abstract

A user interface for accessing and utilizing a media item portion database. In one aspect, the database entry comprises a data container. In another aspect, the media item portion entries may be used to identify media item portions used in creating composite media items.

Claims

1. A user interface comprising:

a search entry area for populating with a parameter associated with a desired media item portion, said desired media item portion being associated with a media item portion entry accessed from a searchable media item portion database comprising metadata stored in accordance with a data container format;

a user input element for initiating a search of said media item portion database in accordance with said parameter;

a first area for displaying a result of said search, said result comprising metadata associated with said desired media item portion, said displayed metadata being displayed in a manner so as to translate some portion of said metadata in said data container format into user perceptible form; and

a second area for displaying filter parameters by Which said metadata may be filtered to affect which metadata is displayed.

2. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said search entry area comprises a text entry box.

3. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said search entry area comprises a drop-down menu from which parameters may be selected.

4. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said populated parameter comprises a title associated with said media item portion.

5. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said populated parameter comprises a format type associated with said media item portion.

6. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said populated parameter comprises the identity of a creator of said media item portion.

7. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said populated parameter comprises the identity of an owner of said media item portion.

8. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said populated parameter comprises a genre associated with said media item portion.

9. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said populated parameter comprises commerce enabling information associated with said media item portion.

10. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said user input element comprises a button.

11. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed metadata comprise a title associated with said media item portion.

12. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed metadata comprises a format type associated with said media item portion.

13. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed metadata comprises a size associated with said media item portion.

14. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed metadata comprises the identity of a creator of said media item portion.

15. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed metadata comprises the identity of an owner of said media item portion.

16. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed metadata is displayed in said first area in a columnar format.

17. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed metadata comprises a set of usage rights associated with said media item portion.

18. The user interface of claim 17 wherein said usage rights comprise a commercial designation indicating that said media item portion may be used for commercial purposes.

19. The user interface of claim 17 wherein said usage rights comprise a non-commercial designation indicating that said media item portion can only be used for non-commercial purposes.

20. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed metadata identifies a licensing term associated with a media item portion.

21. The user interface of claim 20 wherein said licensing term comprises a price per copy of said media item portion.

22. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed metadata comprises a genre associated with said media item portion.

23. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed metadata comprises commerce enabling information.

24. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said filter parameters are displayed as a categorical menu.

25. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said filter parameters comprise an audio file filter.

26. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said filter parameters comprise a video file filter.

27. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said filter parameters comprise an image file filter.

28. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said filter parameters comprise a text file filter.

29. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said filter parameters comprise a filter associated with displaying in said first area only locally stored media item portions.

30. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said filter parameters comprise a filter associated with displaying in said first area only media item portions accessible from said database.

31. The user interface of claim 1 further comprising a third area comprising a first interactable indicia representing a media item portion addition action for signaling a program to add said media item portion to a user'"'"'s local media item portion library.

32. The user interface of claim 1 further comprising a third area comprising a first interactable indicia representing a media item portion bookmarking action, for signaling a program to create a reference associated with said media item portion on a user'"'"'s local browser.

33. The user interface of claim 1 further comprising a third area for displaying a graphical representation of a media item portion entry upon highlighting a result from said first area.

34. The user interface of claim 1 wherein upon selecting said result from said first area causes the display of a fourth area displaying commerce enabling information with said media item portion.

35. The user interface of claim 34 wherein said fourth area comprises a subarea containing a portion of said commerce enabling information.

36. The user interface of claim 34 wherein said fourth area comprises a plurality of subareas each displaying a portion of said commerce enabling information.

37. The user interface of claim 34 wherein said commerce enabling information comprises an attribution of a publisher.

38. The user interface of claim 34 wherein said commerce enabling information comprises a price per copy of said media item portion.

39. The user interface of claim 34 wherein said commerce enabling information comprises an identity of a rights holder.

40. The user interface of claim 34 wherein said commerce enabling information comprises a set of licensing terms.

41. The user interface of claim 34 wherein said commerce enabling information comprises a copyright message.

42. The user interface of claim 34 wherein said commerce enabling information comprises a digital rights message.

43. The user interface of claim 34 wherein said commerce enabling information comprises a pointer to a copyright message.

44. The user interface of claim 34 wherein said commerce enabling information comprises a pointer to licensing information.

45. The user interface of claim 1 wherein upon selecting said result from said first area, sad first area displays a graphical representation of said media item portion.

46. The user interface of claim 45 wherein said first area further displays textual information associated with said media item portion.