Method of creating a media item portion database
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1. A method of creating an entry in a media item portion database comprising:
- identifying a media item portion that may be utilized to create a composite media item;
collecting said media item portion and associated metadata;
examining said associated metadata to determine if said metadata meets predetermined minimum requirements for further processing; and
creating, by further processing, an entry in a media item portion database, said entry conforming to a predetermined data container format so as to create an accessible and searchable database of metadata and associated media item portions that may be combined to form composite media items.
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Abstract
A method for creating 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.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of creating an entry in a media item portion database comprising:
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identifying a media item portion that may be utilized to create a composite media item;
collecting said media item portion and associated metadata;
examining said associated metadata to determine if said metadata meets predetermined minimum requirements for further processing; and
creating, by further processing, an entry in a media item portion database, said entry conforming to a predetermined data container format so as to create an accessible and searchable database of metadata and associated media item portions that may be combined to form composite media items. - 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, 44, 45)
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42. A computer-readable storage medium containing a set of instructions for a computing device, the set of instructions comprising:
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identifying a media item portion that may be utilized to create a composite media item;
collecting said media item portion and associated metadata;
examining said associated metadata to determine if said metadata meets predetermined minimum requirements for further processing; and
creating, by further processing, an entry in said media item portion database, said entry conforming to a predetermined data container format so as to create an accessible and searchable database of metadata and associated media item portions that may be combined to form composite media items.
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43. A device under software control comprising:
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code for identifying a media item portion that may be utilized to create a composite media item;
code for collecting said media item portion and associated metadata;
code for examining said associated metadata to determine if said metadata meets predetermined minimum requirements for further processing; and
code for creating, by further processing, an entry in said media item portion database, said entry conforming to a predetermined data container format so as to create an accessible and searchable database of metadata and associated media item portions that may be combined to form composite media items.
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46. A method of providing an Internet service comprising:
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providing access to a store of information relating to media item portions that may be combined to form composite media items, said store of information assembled by steps comprising;
identifying a media item portion that may be utilized to create a composite media item;
collecting said media item portion and associated metadata;
examining said associated metadata to determine if said metadata meets predetermined minimum requirements for further processing; and
creating an entry in a media item portion database, said entry conforming to a predetermined data container format so as to create an accessible and searchable store of metadata and associated media item portions that may be combined to form composite media items;
receiving search parameters associated with said entry; and
returning, in accordance with said search parameters, information from said store related to a media item portion that may be utilized to create a composite media item.
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