Systems and methods for organizing media based on associated metadata

• US 20070124325A1
• Filed: 09/07/2006
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Visan Industries
• Original Assignee: Visan Industries
• Inventors: Moore, Michael, Davey, Christopher, Turcotte, Kenneth, Kaye, Daniel, Tjeerdsma, Peter, Wang-Helmke, Michael, Jongens, Randy
• Application Number:
  US11/517,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20070124325A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A system and method for organizing media based on associated metadata is provided. One or more items of media are accessed. Metadata associated with the one or more items of media is identified. A grouping for the one or more items of media according to the metadata is determined. The one or more items of media are organized according to the grouping.

Claims

1. A method for organizing media based on associated metadata, comprising:

accessing a plurality of media;

identifying metadata associated with the plurality of media;

determining at least one grouping for the plurality of media according to the metadata; and

organizing the plurality of media according to the at least one grouping.

2. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of media includes at least one image.

3. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of media includes at least one video.

4. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of media includes at least one document.

5. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the metadata includes a time stamp associated with at least one of the plurality of media.

6. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the metadata includes an indication of subject matter of at least one of the plurality of media.

7. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the organizing comprises editing the grouping.

8. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the organizing comprises assigning transitions to the at least one grouping.

9. A system for organizing media based on associated metadata, comprising:

a user device configured to access plurality of media;

a metadata identification module in communication with the user device interface, the metadata identification module configured to identify metadata associated with the plurality of media;

a grouping module, in communication with the metadata identification module, the grouping module configured to determine at least one grouping for the plurality of media according to the metadata; and

an authoring module, in communication with the grouping module, the authoring module configured to organize the plurality of media according to the at least one grouping.

10. The system recited in claim 9, wherein the plurality of media includes at least one image.

11. The system recited in claim 9, wherein the plurality of media includes at least one video.

12. The system recited in claim 9, wherein the plurality of media includes at least one document.

13. The system recited in claim 9, wherein the metadata includes a time stamp associated with at least one of the plurality of media.

14. The system recited in claim 9, wherein the metadata includes an indication of subject matter of at least one of the plurality of media.

15. The system recited in claim 9, wherein the authoring module is further configured to edit the grouping.

16. The system recited in claim 9, wherein the authoring module is further configured to assign transitions to the at least one grouping.

17. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for organizing media based on associated metadata, having instructions comprising:

accessing plurality of media;

identifying metadata associated with the plurality of media;

determining at least one grouping for the plurality of media according to the metadata; and

organizing the plurality of media according to the at least one grouping.

18. The computer program recited in claim 17, wherein the plurality of media includes at least one image.

19. The computer program recited in claim 17, wherein the plurality of media includes at least one video.

20. The computer program recited in claim 17, wherein the plurality of media includes at least one document.

21. The computer program recited in claim 17, wherein the metadata includes a time stamp associated with at least one of the plurality of media.

22. The computer program recited in claim 17, wherein the metadata includes an indication of subject matter of at least one of the plurality of media.

23. The computer program recited in claim 17, wherein the organizing comprises editing the grouping.

24. The computer program recited in claim 17, wherein the organizing comprises assigning transitions to the at least one grouping.