SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF VISUAL REPRESENTATION AND REVIEW OF MEDIA FILES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- accessing a media file that includes at least an audio track;
accessing a media review file, wherein the media review file is associated with the media file and further wherein the media review file includes annotation data, and wherein the annotation data includes two or more users'"'"' annotation comments;
presenting the media file and the media review file using a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface includes one or more controls that allow a user to add, edit, or remove annotation data in the media review file, and wherein the graphical user interface includes a vertical time bar, wherein the vertical time bar includes an indicator to indicate a position in the audio track included in the media file and further wherein annotation data displayed in the user interface vertically scrolls in synchronization with the indicator on the vertical time bar; and
saving any modifications to annotation data in the media review file.
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Abstract
This document describes, among other things, systems and methods for visual representation and review of media files. A method comprises: 1) accessing a media file that includes at least an audio track; accessing a media review file, wherein the media review file is associated with the media file and further wherein the media review file includes annotation data, the annotation data including two or more users'"'"' annotation comments; 2) presenting the media file and the media review file using a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface includes a vertical time bar, wherein the vertical time bar includes an indicator to indicate a position in the audio track included in the media file and further wherein annotation data displayed in the user interface vertically scrolls in synchronization with the indicator on the vertical time bar; and 3) saving any modifications to annotation data in the media review file.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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accessing a media file that includes at least an audio track; accessing a media review file, wherein the media review file is associated with the media file and further wherein the media review file includes annotation data, and wherein the annotation data includes two or more users'"'"' annotation comments; presenting the media file and the media review file using a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface includes one or more controls that allow a user to add, edit, or remove annotation data in the media review file, and wherein the graphical user interface includes a vertical time bar, wherein the vertical time bar includes an indicator to indicate a position in the audio track included in the media file and further wherein annotation data displayed in the user interface vertically scrolls in synchronization with the indicator on the vertical time bar; and saving any modifications to annotation data in the media review file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for managing annotations of a media file containing at least one audio track, the method comprising:
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providing a user interface to a first user; receiving a first set of annotations related to the media file, the first set of annotations including one or more annotations from the first user; storing the first set of annotations in a database; providing the user interface to a second user; providing the first set of annotations to the second user in the user interface; receiving a second set of annotations related to the media file, the second set of annotations including one or more annotations from the second user; and storing the second set of annotations in the database, wherein the user interface includes a vertical time bar, wherein the vertical time bar includes an indicator to indicate a position in the at least one audio track from the media file and further wherein annotation data displayed in the user interface scrolls in synchronization with the indicator on the vertical time bar. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A graphical user interface for adding annotations to an annotation database from a network client, the graphical user interface comprising:
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an annotation content field, wherein the annotation content field displays one or more annotations to a user; an annotation input field, wherein a user can edit or create an annotation; and
a vertical time bar, wherein the vertical time bar includes an indicator to indicate a position in the media file, and further wherein the annotation content field scrolls annotations vertically, and wherein the vertical scrolling of the annotations is synchronized with the indicator on the vertical time bar. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. The graphical user interface of 10, wherein the annotation category is color coded.
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12. A graphical user interface for adding annotations to an annotation database from a network client, the graphical user interface comprising:
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an annotation content field, wherein the annotation content field displays one or more annotations to a user; an annotation input field, wherein a user can edit or create a revised annotation; and an annotation category input field, wherein a user can provide an annotation category to associate with the revised annotation.
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- 13. The graphical user interface of 12, wherein the annotation category is color coded.
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15. A graphical user interface for adding annotations to an annotation database from a network client, the graphical user interface comprising:
an annotation content field, wherein the annotation content field displays one or more annotations to a user, wherein the annotations are color coded based on at least one of an author, an annotation category, or an annotation status.
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16. A system comprising:
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a database configured to store one or more media files and one or more media review files, wherein each media review file includes annotation data related to a corresponding media file; and a display configured to present a user interface, the user interface including a representation of a media file, one or more annotations from a first user contained in the corresponding media review file, and one or more controls for creating an additional annotation by a second user, and wherein the user interface includes a vertical time bar, the vertical time bar including an indicator to indicate a position in the media file, and further wherein displayed annotations scroll vertically to correspond with the position of the indicator. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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