Computer-implemented system and method for obtaining customized information related to media content

• US 20070094245A1
• Filed: 10/21/2005
• Published: 04/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Frank Vigil
• Original Assignee: Frank Vigil
• Inventors: Vigil, Frank
• Application Number:
  US11/254,530
• Publication Number:
  US 20070094245A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A computer-implemented system and method for obtaining information related to media content is disclosed. The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method including: inspecting a user dataset to obtain a list of media content items, extracting characteristic information and metadata from media content items, optionally enhancing metadata by obtaining more metadata based on the characteristic information, optionally obtaining filtering preferences from the user; and using at least a portion of the content metadata and the filtering preferences to obtain related event information from an external source.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

inspecting a user dataset to obtain a list of media content items;

extracting characteristic information and metadata from media content items;

optionally enhancing metadata by obtaining more metadata based on the characteristic information;

optionally obtaining filtering preferences from the user; and

using at least a portion of the content metadata and the filtering preferences to obtain related information from an external source.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the media content items comprise music, video, or digital book content.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the media content items characteristic information comprises artist, song title, album name, and song duration.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the media content item characteristic information comprises film title, director, actor names, and film duration.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the media content item characteristic information comprises author, title, and content length.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the related information comprises artist concert tour information, music videos by the same artist, albums by the same artist, other versions of a song by the artist, or ringtones of the song.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the related information comprises film screening information, film release information, film music soundtrack, other films by the same director, other films by the same actors, other versions of the film, other media by the same director, or other media by the same actors.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the related information comprises book tour information, book release information, other books by the same author, other media by the same author.

15. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the related information is obtained using information from web logs, podcasts or photos.

2. A computer-implemented method comprising:

inspecting a user dataset to obtain a list of media content items;

extracting characteristic information and metadata from media content items;

optionally enhancing metadata by obtaining more metadata based on the characteristic information;

optionally obtaining filtering preferences from the user;

using at least a portion of the content metadata and the filtering preferences to obtain related information from an external source;

presenting available related information to the user; and

retaining a notification request for related information that becomes available in the future and presenting newly-available related information.

3. A computer-implemented method comprising:

inspecting a user dataset to obtain a list of media content items;

extracting characteristic information and metadata from media content items;

optionally enhancing metadata by obtaining more metadata based on the characteristic information;

optionally obtaining filtering preferences from the user; and

using at least a portion of the content metadata and the filtering preferences to obtain related media content information from an external source, wherein said related media content information has at least one element in common with the content metadata.

9. The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the related media content information comprises artist concert tour information, music videos by the same artist, albums by the same artist, other versions of a song by the artist, or ringtones of the song.

10. The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the related media content information comprises film screening information, film release information, film music soundtrack, other films by the same director, other films by the same actors, other versions of the film, other media by the same director, or other media by the same actors.

11. The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the related media content information comprises book tour information, book release information, other books by the same author, other media by the same author.

16. The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the media content items comprise music, video, or digital book content.

17. The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the media content items characteristic information comprises artist, song title, album name, and song duration.

18. The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the media content item characteristic information comprises film title, director, actor names, and film duration.

19. The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the media content item characteristic information comprises author, title, and content length.

20. The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the related media content information is obtained using information from web logs, podcasts, or photos.

4. A computer-implemented method comprising:

inspecting a user dataset to obtain a list of media content items;

extracting characteristic information and metadata from media content items;

optionally enhancing metadata by obtaining more metadata based on the characteristic information;

optionally obtaining filtering preferences from the user;

using at least a portion of the content metadata and the filtering preferences to obtain related information from an external source, wherein said related information has at least one element in common with the content metadata;

presenting available related information to the user; and

retaining a notification request for related information that becomes available in the future and presenting newly-available related information.

21. An apparatus having software processing logic that when executed by a data processor causes the apparatus to perform actions comprising:

inspecting a user dataset to obtain a list of media content items;

extracting characteristic information and metadata from media content items;

optionally enhancing metadata by obtaining more metadata based on the characteristic information;

optionally obtaining filtering preferences from the user; and

using at least a portion of the content metadata and the filtering preferences to obtain related information from an external source.

22. An apparatus having software processing logic that when executed by a data processor causes the apparatus to perform actions comprising:

inspecting a user dataset to obtain a list of media content items;

extracting characteristic information and metadata from media content items;

optionally enhancing metadata by obtaining more metadata based on the characteristic information;

optionally obtaining filtering preferences from the user;

using at least a portion of the content metadata and the filtering preferences to obtain related information from an external source;

presenting available related information to the user; and

retaining a notification request for related information that becomes available in the future and presenting newly-available related information.