Set of metadata for association with a composite media item and tool for creating such set of metadata

• US 20070083762A1
• Filed: 10/10/2005
• 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 7,844,820 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/176
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/433 using audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/434 using image data, e.g. images, photos, pictures taken by a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• 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 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

A set of metadata for association with the composite media item and a tool for creating a composite media item with an associated set metadata. In one embodiment, the tool comprises a component for extracting a portion of a first media item having first metadata and for extracting a portion of a second media item having second metadata, a component for combining the first portion and the second portion to form a composite media item, and a component for analyzing the first metadata and the second metadata to extract portions of the first and second metadata to form a new set of metadata for association with the composite media item. In one embodiment, the new metadata is a data container.

Claims

1. A tool for creating a composite media item with an associated set of metadata, comprising:

a module for identifying first metadata 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 being derived from first source metadata associated with said first source media item;

a module for identifying second metadata representing data associated with a second portion of said media item, said second portion being derived from a second source media item, said second metadata being derived from second source metadata associated with said second source media item, and

a module for combining said first subset and said second subset so as to form new metadata, for association with said composite media item, that based upon and acquires some or all of said first metadata and said second metadata.

2. The tool of claim 1 wherein said tool is a software application.

3. The tool of claim 1 wherein said identifying module comprises a portion of a metadata processor.

4. The tool of claim 1 wherein said identifying module identifies either one or both of said first metadata and said second metadata is based on a search input criteria.

5. The tool of claim 4 wherein said search input criteria comprises an attribute associated with either one or both of said first metadata and said second metadata.

6. The tool of claim 5 wherein said attribute comprises an artist name.

7. The tool of claim 5 wherein said attribute comprises an album name.

8. The tool of claim 5 wherein said attribute comprises a type of metadata.

9. The tool of claim 5 wherein said attribute comprises a musical genre.

10. The tool of claim 5 wherein said attribute comprises a request for a second artist that is similar to a first artist.

11. The tool of claim 5 wherein said attribute comprises a rhythm pattern.

12. The tool of claim 5 wherein said attribute comprises a tempo.

13. The tool of claim 5 wherein said attribute comprises the price associated with either one or both of said first media item portion or said second media item portion.

14. The tool of claim 5 wherein said attribute comprises the identity of a rights holder.

15. The tool of claim 5 wherein said attribute comprises a licensing term.

16. The tool of claim 1 wherein said identifying module identifies either one or both of said first metadata and said second metadata based on a user based browsing.

17. The tool of claim 1 further comprising a module for combining said first portion and said second portion to form said composite media item.

18. The tool of claim 17 wherein said new metadata comprises pointers to said first portion and said second portion.

19. The tool of claim 18 wherein said combining module combines said first and said second portions using said pointers.

20. The tool of claim 17 wherein said module for combining said first portion and said second portion comprises a portion of a metadata processor.

21. The tool of claim 17 wherein said module for combining said first portion and said second portion utilizes conditional logic.

22. The tool of claim 17 wherein said module for combining said first metadata and said second metadata comprises a portion of a metadata processor.

23. The tool of claim 17 wherein said module for combining said first portion and said second portion utilizes a predetermined instruction set.

24. The tool of claim 1 wherein said new metadata identifies a rights holder associated with said composite media item.

25. The tool of claim 24 further comprising a module for facilitating a payment associated with said composite media item to said rights holder.

26. The tool of claim 25 wherein payment associated with said composite media item is based on a price derived from said first metadata and a price derived from said second metadata

27. The tool of claim 1 wherein said new metadata identifies an attribution of a publication associated with said composite media item.

28. The tool of claim 1 wherein said new metadata identifies a royalty amount associated with said composite media item.

29. The tool of claim 1 wherein said new metadata identifies a licensing term associated with said composite media item.

30. The tool of claim 1 wherein said new metadata identifies a price per copy associated with said composite media item

31. The tool of claim 1 further comprising a module for facilitating a payment associated with said composite media item to a rights holder.

32. The tool of claim 1 wherein said tool further comprises a metadata language translator for translating a metadata language associated with either one or both of said first metadata and said second metadata.

33. The tool of claim 1 wherein said new metadata associated with a composite media item is a data container.

34. The tool of claim 33 wherein said data container comprises:

a name or descriptive term;

a pointer to commerce enabling information; and

a pointer to a location of said associated composite media item.

35. The tool of claim 34 wherein said data container further comprises at least one set of informative tags associated with said composite media item.

36. The tool of claim 35 wherein said data container further comprises the format type associated with said composite media item.

38. the tool of claim 34 wherein said name or descriptive term is associated with said data container.

39. the tool of claim 34 wherein said name or descriptive term is associated with said composite media item.

37. The tool of 36 wherein said data container further comprises an ID unique to an online music service.

40. A remix tool comprising:

a component for extracting a portion of a first media item having first metadata and for extracting a portion of a second media item having second metadata;

a component for combining said first portion and said second portion to form a composite media item; and

a component for analyzing said first metadata and said second metadata to extract portions of said first and second metadata to form a new set of metadata for association with said composite media item.

41. The remix tool of claim 40 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is extracted by examining either one or both of said first metadata and said second metadata to determine availability for remixing of either one or both of said first and said second portion.

42. The remix tool of claim 41 wherein extracting either one or both of said first portion and said second portion further comprises obtaining either one or both of said first portion and said second portion.

43. The remix tool of claim 42 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is obtained from a server.

44. The remix tool of claim 42 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is obtained from a users local media library.

45. The remix tool of claim 42 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is obtained from an on-demand streaming music service.

46. The remix tool of claim 42 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is obtained from the internet.

47. The remix tool of claim 40 wherein either one or both of said first metadata and said second metadata is analyzed by traversing either one or both of said first metadata and said second metadata and comparing either one or both of said first metadata and said second metadata to known data so that either one or both of said first metadata and said second metadata is identified according to said known data.

48. The remix tool of claim 40 wherein some or all of either one or both of said first metadata and said second metadata is extracted and inserted into at least one data container.

49. The remix tool of claim 40 wherein said data container comprises commerce-enabling information.

50. The data container of claim 49 wherein said commerce-enabling information comprises usage rights.

51. The data container of claim 50 wherein said usage rights comprises a right to use either one or both of first portion and said second portion in a derivate work.

52. The data container of claim 49 wherein said set of commerce-enabling information comprises a commercial designation.

53. The data container of claim 49 wherein said set of commerce-enabling information comprises a non-commercial designation.

54. The data container of claim 49 wherein said set of commerce-enabling information comprises an attribution of a publisher.

55. The data container of claim 49 wherein said set of commerce-enabling information comprises a price per copy of either one or both of first portion and said second portion.

56. The data container of claim 49 wherein said set of commerce-enabling information comprises the identity of a rights holder.

57. The data container of claim 49 wherein said set of commerce-enabling information comprises a set of licensing terms.

58. The data container of claim 49 wherein said set of commerce-enabling information comprises a copyright message.

59. The data container of claim 49 wherein said set of commerce-enabling information comprises a digital rights message.

60. The data container of claim 49 wherein said set of commerce-enabling information comprises a pointer to a copyright message.

61. The data container of claim 49 wherein said set of commerce-enabling information comprises a pointer to licensing information.

62. The data container of claim 40 wherein said first portion comprises an a cappella track.

63. The data container of claim 40 wherein said first portion comprises a backing track.

64. The data container of claim 40 wherein said first portion comprises a sample of said first media item.

65. The data container of claim 40 wherein said first portion comprises a graphical image of said first media item.

66. The data container of claim 40 wherein said first portion comprises an equalizer preset of said first media item.

67. The data container of claim 40 wherein said first portion comprises an accompaniment of said first media item.

68. The data container of claim 40 wherein said first portion comprises a portion of said first media item.

69. The data container of claim 40 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is an audio file.

70. The data container of claim 40 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is a video file.

71. The data container of claim 40 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is a podcast.

72. The data container of claim 71 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is in mp3 format.

73. The data container of claim 40 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is an aac recorded audio track.

74. The data container of claim 40 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is a graphical image.

75. The data container of claim 40 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is acquired from a server.

76. The data container of claim 40 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is acquired from a user'"'"'s local media library accessed from said user'"'"'s computing device.

77. The data container of claim 40 wherein either one or both of said first portion and said second portion is acquired from the internet.

78. The remix tool of claim 40 wherein said data container comprises container related metadata.

79. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises a string of text representing the name of said container.

80. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises a title of said media item portion.

81. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises a title of said source media item.

82. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises a date said container is created.

83. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises a date said container is modified.

84. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises a genre associated with said container.

85. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises a size of said container.

86. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises a length of said container.

87. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises a type of content associated with said container.

88. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises a file type associated with said container.

89. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises an international standard recording code associated with said container.

90. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises software requirements for encoding said container.

91. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises software requirements for decoding said container.

92. The data container of claim 78 wherein said container related metadata comprises user-defined text information.