Techniques to associate media information with related information

• US 20070282907A1
• Filed: 06/05/2006
• Published: 12/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Chambers, Paul
• Granted Patent: US 7,509,347 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/913 Multimedia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

System, apparatus, method, and article for techniques to associate media data with related information. A mobile computing device includes a media manager module. The media manager module processes a media file including metadata. The media manager module retrieves a first content from a metadata field in the metadata. The media manager module retrieves a second content from a field in an application file associated with an application client. The media manager module compares the first and second contents and determines whether the first and second contents are associated. If the first and second contents are associated, the media manager module retrieves the second content and inserts the second content in a second metadata field of the media file.

Claims

1. A mobile computing device, comprising:

a media manager module to process a media file comprising metadata, said media manager module to retrieve a first content from a metadata field in said metadata;

said media manager module to retrieve a second content from a field in an application file associated with an application client;

said media manager to compare said first and second contents and to determine whether said first and second contents are associated; and

if said first and second contents are associated, said media manager module to retrieve said second content and insert said second content in a second metadata field of said media file.

2. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein said metadata field is a date and time tag and said first content is date and time information associated with said media file, said second field is a scheduled event entry in a database, and said second content is descriptive information associated with said scheduled event.

3. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein said database is located internally thereto.

4. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein said database is located remotely thereto and said mobile computing device is to remotely access said database via a wireless shared media.

5. The mobile computing device of claim 4, further comprising a global positioning device and stores geographical position data, said mobile computing device to transmit said geographical positioning data to a remote server.

6. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein said first or second content comprises geographical positioning data.

7. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein said media manager module is to prompt a user of said mobile computing device for user descriptive information associated with said first and second contents and to insert said user descriptive in said media file metadata if said first and second contents are not associated.

8. The mobile computing device of claim 1, comprising a camera to capture to capture an image and store said image as an image file, wherein said image file comprises said media file.

9. The mobile computing device of claim 1, comprising a personal information manager module, wherein said personal information manager module comprises said application client and wherein said application field is a calendar field having said second content.

10. A system, comprising:

an antenna;

a radio sub-system to connect to said antenna, said radio sub-system to provide voice and data communications; and

a processing sub-system to connect to said radio sub-system, said processing sub-system having a processor and memory, said memory to store software components for execution by said processor, said software components including a media manager module to a media manager module to process a media file comprising metadata, said media manager module to retrieve a first content from a metadata field in said metadata;

said media manager module to retrieve a second content from a field in an application file associated with an application client;

said media manager to compare said first and second contents and to determine whether said first and second contents are associated; and

if said first and second contents are associated, said media manager module to retrieve said second content and insert said second content in a second metadata field of said media file.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said metadata field is a date and time tag and said first content is date and time information associated with said media file, said second field is a scheduled event entry in a database, and said second content is descriptive information associated with said scheduled event.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein said database is located internally to said processing sub-system.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein said database is located remotely to said processing sub-system and said processing sub-system is to remotely access said database via a wireless shared media.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said processing subsystem comprises a global positioning device and stores geographical position data, said processing subsystem to transmit said geographical positioning data to a remote server.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein said first or second content comprises geographical positioning data.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein said media manager module is to prompt a user of said mobile computing device for user descriptive information associated with said first and second contents and to insert said user descriptive in said media file metadata if said first and second contents are not associated.

17. The system of claim 10, comprising a camera coupled to said processing sub-system to capture an image and store said image as an image file, wherein said image file comprises said media file.

18. The system of claim 10, comprising a personal information manager module, wherein said personal information manager module comprises said application client and wherein said application field is a calendar field having said second content.

19. A method, comprising:

retrieving a first content from a first field in a media file;

retrieving a second content from a second field in a file associated with an application client;

comparing said first and second contents;

determining if said first content is associated with said second content; and

if said first and second contents are associated;

retrieving descriptive information from said second content; and

inserting said descriptive information in a third field of said media file.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said first or second content comprises geographical positioning data.

21. The method of claim 19, comprising:

determining if said first and second contents are not substantially associated;

prompting a user for user descriptive information;

receiving said user descriptive information; and

inserting said user descriptive information in said third field of said media file.

22. The method of claim 19, comprising:

retrieving a date and time tag from said metadata field and retrieving said first content associated with said media file; and

retrieving a scheduled event from said second field, said scheduled event comprising descriptive information associated with said scheduled event.

23. The method of claim 19, comprising receiving an image file from a camera, wherein said image file comprises said media file.

24. The method of claim 19, comprising receiving said media file from a media database.

25. The method of claim 19, comprising retrieving said second content from a calendar of a personal information manager module.

26. The method of claim 19, comprising:

retrieving a date and time field from said media file, wherein said date and time field represents any one of a date and time that media contained in said media was captured, created, stored, transferred, and received.

27. The method of claim 19, comprising:

retrieving a calendar event database records file, each of said calendar event database records file comprises one or more appointment records;

wherein each appointment record comprises a specified field comprising descriptive information associated with a calendar event.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein said descriptive information content is retrieved from a summary information field.

29. An article comprising a machine-readable storage medium containing instructions that if executed by a processor enable a system to retrieve a first content from a first field in a media file;

retrieve a second content from a second field in file associated with an application client;

compare said first and second contents;

determine if said first content is associated with said second content; and

if said first and second contents are associated retrieve descriptive information from said second content; and

insert said descriptive information in a third field of said media file.

30. The article of claim 29, wherein said first or second content comprises geographical positioning data.

31. The article of claim 29, further comprising instructions that if executed by a processor enable the system to determine if said first and second contents are not substantially associated;

prompt a user for user descriptive information;

receive said user descriptive information; and

insert said user descriptive information in said third field of said media file.

32. The article of claim 29, further comprising instructions that if executed by a processor enable the system to retrieve a date and time tag from said metadata field and retrieve said first content associated with said media file;

and retrieve a scheduled event from said second field, said scheduled event comprising descriptive information associated with said scheduled event.

33. The article of claim 29, further comprising instructions that if executed by a processor enable the system to receive an image file from a camera, wherein said image file comprises said media file.

34. The article of claim 29, further comprising instructions that if executed by a processor enable the system to receive said media file from a media database.

35. The article of claim 29, further comprising instructions that if executed by a processor enable the system to retrieve said second content from a calendar of a personal information manager module.

36. The article of claim 29, further comprising instructions that if executed by a processor enable the system to retrieve a date and time field from said media file, wherein said date and time field represents any one of a date and time that media contained in said media was captured, created, stored, transferred, and received.

37. The article of claim 29, further comprising instructions that if executed by a processor enable the system to retrieve a calendar event database records file, each of said calendar event database records file comprises one or more appointment records;

wherein each appointment record comprises a specified field comprising descriptive information associated with a calendar event.

38. The article of claim 29, further comprising instructions that if executed by a processor enable the system to retrieve said descriptive information content from a summary information field.