ASSOCIATING KEYWORDS TO MEDIA

• US 20080155459A1
• Filed: 06/08/2007
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Ubillos, Randy
• Granted Patent: US 9,142,253 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/783
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

A computer-implemented method includes displaying, within a user interface in a digital media system, a media pane and a tools pane, displaying, within the media pane, a thumbnail group representing a media item, the thumbnail group including one or more thumbnails, displaying, within the tools pane, a tool configured to assign a keyword, enabling a user to select a segment of the media item, and enabling a user to assign a keyword to the selected segment by activating the tool.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying, within a user interface in a digital media system, a media pane and a tools pane;

displaying, within the media pane, a thumbnail group representing a media item, the thumbnail group comprising one or more thumbnails;

displaying, within the tools pane, a tool configured to assign a keyword; and

enabling a user to assign the keyword to a selected segment of the thumbnail group by activating the tool.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning the keyword comprises:

enabling a user to first select the segment of the thumbnail group; and

enabling the user to then activate the tool to associate the keyword to the selected segment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning the keyword comprises:

enabling a user to first select the keyword by activating the tool; and

enabling the user to then select the segment of the thumbnail group to which the selected keyword is associated.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected segment is highlighted.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more media items are displayed within the media pane, the one or more media items including one or more of digital or digitized video clips and photographs.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the segment is selected by enabling a user to perform operations including:

selecting a starting position on the thumbnail group using a pointer; and

selecting an ending position on the thumbnail group using the pointer.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the starting position corresponds to a first frame in the media item and the ending position corresponds to a second frame in the media item.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the ending position is independent of the starting position.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising altering a position of the pointer on the thumbnail group based on user input.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising displaying the pointer, when placed on the thumbnail group, as a vertical line of length equal to a vertical dimension of the thumbnail group.

11. The method of claim 1, the activating further comprising placing a pointer on the tool and selecting the tool.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a keyword tool in the user interface; and

displaying a keyword palette upon activating the keyword tool.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying within the keyword palette a keyword region, the keyword region comprising a new keyword and a check box associated with the new keyword.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising assigning the new keyword to a new segment of the thumbnail group.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein assigning the new keyword to the new segment comprises:

enabling a user to first select the new segment; and

enabling the user to then select the check box associated with the new keyword to associate the new keyword to the new segment.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein assigning the new keyword to the new segment comprises:

enabling a user to first select the check box associated with the new keyword; and

enabling the user to then select the new segment to which the new keyword is associated.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising displaying within the keyword palette a word box, the word box configured to receive keywords from a user for inclusion in the keyword palette.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the included keyword is displayed in the keyword region and a check box associated with the included keyword is displayed adjacent to the included keyword.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein more than one segment of the thumbnail group is selected.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein more than one keyword is assigned to a same segment and more than one segment is assigned a same keyword.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

displaying, within the user interface, a filter tool;

enabling a user to filter the display of the more than one selected segments based on the keyword associated with each segment by activating the filter tool.

22. The method of claim 21, the filtering further comprising selecting a keyword in the filter palette by selecting the check box associated with the keyword in the filter palette.

23. The method of claim 21, the filtering further comprising performing an editing operation on the one or more segments assigned the keyword, the editing operations including one of displaying only the one or more segments, hiding only the one or more segments, and transferring the one or more segments to a project pane on the user interface.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein activating the filter tool comprises displaying a filter palette, the filter palette comprising:

the one or more keywords assigned to the one or more segments in the thumbnail group; and

a check box associated with each keyword.

25. The method of claim 24, the filter palette further comprising a boolean tool, the boolean tool configured to perform an editing operation on the one or more segments assigned the one or more keywords, the editing operations including one of displaying only the one or more segments, hiding only the one or more segments, and transferring the one or more segments to a project pane on the user interface.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the boolean tool is configured to perform boolean AND operation.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the boolean tool is configured to perform boolean OR operation.

52. The medium of claim 51, the filter palette further comprising a boolean tool, the boolean tool configured to perform an editing operation on the one or more segments assigned the one or more keywords, the editing operators including one of displaying only the one or more segments, hiding only the one or more segments, and transferring the one or more segments to a project pane on the user interface.

53. The medium of claim 52, wherein the boolean tool is configured to perform boolean AND operation.

54. The medium of claim 52, wherein the boolean tool is configured to perform boolean OR operation.

28. A medium bearing instructions to enable one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

displaying, within a user interface in a digital media system, a media pane and a tools pane;

displaying, within the media pane, a thumbnail group representing a media item, the thumbnail group comprising one or more thumbnails;

displaying, within the tools pane, a tool configured to assign a keyword; and

enabling a user to assign the keyword to a selected segment of the thumbnail group by activating the tool.

29. The medium of claim 28, wherein assigning the keyword comprises:

enabling a user to first select the segment of the thumbnail group; and

enabling the user to then activate the tool to associate the keyword to the selected segment.

30. The medium of claim 28, wherein assigning the keyword comprises:

enabling a user to first select the keyword by activating the tool; and

enabling the user to then select the segment of the thumbnail group to which the selected keyword is associated.

31. The medium of claim 28, wherein the selected segment is highlighted.

32. The medium of claim 28, wherein one or more media items are displayed within the media pane, the one or more media items including one or more of digital or digitized video clips and photographs.

33. The medium of claim 28, wherein the segment is selected by enabling a user to perform operations including:

selecting a starting position on the thumbnail group using a pointer; and

selecting an ending position on the thumbnail group using the pointer.

34. The medium of claim 33, wherein the starting position corresponds to a first frame in the media item and the ending position corresponds to a second frame in the media item.

35. The medium of claim 33, wherein the ending position is independent of the starting position.

36. The medium of claim 33, wherein the segment is selected by enabling a user to perform operations including:

selecting a starting position on the thumbnail group using a pointer; and

selecting an ending position on the thumbnail group using the pointer.

37. The medium of claim 33, further bearing instructions enabling one or more machines to perform operations comprising displaying the pointer, when placed on the thumbnail group, as a vertical line of length equal to a vertical dimension of the thumbnail group.

38. The medium of claim 28, the activating further comprising placing a pointer on the tool and selecting the tool.

39. The medium of claim 28, further bearing instructions enabling one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

displaying a keyword tool in the user interface; and

displaying a keyword palette upon activating the keyword tool.

40. The medium of claim 39, further bearing instructions enabling one or more machines to perform operations comprising displaying within the keyword palette a keyword region, the keyword region comprising a new keyword and a check box associated with the new keyword.

41. The medium of claim 40, further bearing instructions enabling one or more machines to perform operations comprising assigning the new keyword to a new segment of the thumbnail group.

42. The medium of claim 41, wherein assigning the new keyword to the new segment comprises:

enabling a user to first select the new segment; and

enabling the user to then select the check box associated with the new keyword to associate the new keyword to the new segment.

43. The medium of claim 41, wherein assigning the new keyword to the new segment comprises:

enabling a user to first select the check box associated with the new keyword; and

enabling the user to then select the new segment to which the new keyword is associated.

44. The medium of claim 40, further bearing instructions enabling one or more machines to perform operations comprising displaying within the keyword palette a word box, the word box configured to receive keywords from a user for inclusion in the keyword palette.

45. The medium of claim 44, wherein the included keyword is displayed in the keyword region and a check box associated with the included keyword is displayed adjacent to the included keyword.

46. The medium of claim 28, wherein more than one segment of the thumbnail group is selected.

47. The medium of claim 46, wherein more than one keyword is assigned to a same segment and more than one segment is assigned a same keyword.

48. The medium of claim 47, further bearing instructions enabling one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

displaying, within the user interface, a filter tool;

enabling a user to filter the display of the more than one selected segments based on the keyword associated with each segment by activating the filter tool.

49. The medium of claim 48, the filtering further comprising selecting a keyword in the filter palette by selecting the check box associated with the keyword in the filter palette.

50. The medium of claim 48, the filtering further comprising performing an editing operation on the one or more segments assigned the keyword, the editing operations including one of displaying only the one or more segments, hiding only the one or more segments, and transferring the one or more segments to a project pane on the user interface.

51. The medium of claim 48, wherein activating the filter tool comprises displaying a filter palette, the filter palette comprising:

the one or more keywords assigned to the one or more segments in the thumbnail group; and

a check box associated with each keyword.