Browsing and searching of podcasts
First Claim
1. A method of storing information associated with a podcast, comprising:
- receiving a podcast, the podcast having podcast metadata content and podcast media content;
parsing the podcast metadata content to identify a set of categories or keywords; and
storing information associated with the podcast corresponding to the parsed podcast metadata content.
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Abstract
Improved techniques that facilitate the use of podcasts are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, organizing, searching, browsing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to yet one aspect, tags are embedded into syndication feeds that may be made available for distribution by an online media store to facilitate the organization, browsing and searching of podcasts. In accordance with one embodiment, one or more keyword tags may be embedded at the feed and/or episode levels of a podcast, thereby enabling the keywords to be associated with the feed and/or episode. In accordance with another embodiment, two or more category tags may be embedded at the feed and/or episode levels of a podcast, enabling the feed and/or episode to be categorized according to two or more categories.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of storing information associated with a podcast, comprising:
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receiving a podcast, the podcast having podcast metadata content and podcast media content; parsing the podcast metadata content to identify a set of categories or keywords; and storing information associated with the podcast corresponding to the parsed podcast metadata content.
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2. A method of categorizing podcasts, comprising:
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receiving a podcast, the podcast having podcast metadata content and podcast media content, the podcast metadata content identifying two or more categories; parsing the podcast metadata content to identify the two or more categories; and storing information associated with the podcast corresponding to the parsed podcast metadata content such that the podcast media content is categorized using the identified two or more categories. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of categorizing podcasts, comprising:
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receiving a podcast, the podcast having podcast metadata content and podcast media content, the podcast metadata content identifying two or more categories; parsing the podcast metadata content to identify the two or more categories; and storing information associated with the podcast corresponding to the parsed podcast metadata content at a server associated with a web site such that the podcast media content is categorized according to a set of categories using the identified two or more categories. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of storing information associated with a podcast, comprising:
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receiving a podcast, the podcast having podcast metadata content and podcast media content; parsing the podcast metadata content to identify a set of one or more keywords; and storing information associated with the podcast corresponding to the parsed podcast metadata content at a server associated with a web site such that the set of one or more keywords is associated with the corresponding podcast media content. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of modifying a media file associated with a podcast, comprising:
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receiving a podcast, the podcast having podcast metadata content and podcast media content; parsing the podcast metadata content to ascertain whether the podcast media content includes explicit content; and providing information associated with the podcast corresponding to the parsed metadata content in metadata of at least one media file associated with the podcast. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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