Media Rating

• US 20080177781A1
• Filed: 01/07/2008
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jook, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Jook, Inc.
• Inventors: TAN, Min-Liang
• Granted Patent: US 8,321,449 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A method and system for rating media. The media is one or a combination of audio, video and textual data. The media rating method comprises surveying at least a portion of media data received from a device and detecting generation of rating data, the rating data for appraising the media data. The method further comprises transmitting the rating data to the device. The system comprises a device-readable medium having programming instructions stored therein. The instructions when executed on a first device cause the first device to survey at least a portion of media data received from a second device, detect generation of rating data and transmit the rating data to the second device.

Claims

1. A media rating method comprising:

surveying at least a portion of media data receivable from a device, the media data comprising at least one of audio, video and textual data;

detecting generation of rating data, the rating data for appraising the media data; and

transmitting the rating data for reception by the device.

2. The method as in claim 1, surveying at least a portion of media data receivable from a device comprising:

receiving the at least a portion of media data from the device.

3. The method as in claim 2, surveying at least a portion of media data receivable from a device further comprising:

playback of the at least a portion of media data received from the device.

4. The method as in claim 1, detecting generation of rating data comprising:

detecting operation of a user interface by a user, the user interface for generating a rating score when being operated; and

capturing the rating score as the rating data in response to the rating score being generated.

5. The method as in claim 4, detecting generation of rating data comprising:

providing a credit amount;

comparing the credit amount to a rating amount in response to operation of the user interface being detected;

generating the rating score in response to the credit amount being one of equal to and more than the rating amount; and

deducting the rating amount from the credit amount in response to the rating score being generated.

6. The method as in claim 5, further comprising:

posting the credit amount of the activity counter on a network accessible site for public access of the at least one of the credit amount of the credit counter.

7. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

providing an activity counter having a counter amount; and

incrementing the counter amount of the activity counter in response to the rating data being generated.

8. The method as in claim 7, further comprising:

posting the counter amount of the activity counter on a network accessible site for public access of the at least one of the counter amount of the activity counter.

9. The method as in claim 1, detecting generation of rating data comprising:

providing a plurality of rating scores; and

detecting selection of one of the plurality of rating scores.

10. The method as in claim 1, the media data comprising metadata, the metadata comprising a plurality of data elements, at least one of the data elements at least one of for uniquely identifying and being descriptive of the at least one of audio, video and textual data.

11. The method as in claim 10, detecting generation of rating data comprising:

providing a rating score, the rating score being provided by a user;

extracting at least one of the plurality of data elements from the metadata; and

generating the rating data from the rating score and the extracted at least one of the data elements.

12. The method as in claim 11, detecting generation of rating data further comprising:

capturing at least one of time and date in response to the rating score being provided; and

generating the rating data further from the at least one time and data.

13. The method as in claim 11, detecting generation of rating data further comprising:

identifying location whereat the rating score is provided; and

generating the rating data further from the identified location.

14. A device-readable medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions, which when executed on a first device, the instructions cause the first device to:

survey at least a portion of media data receivable from a second device, the media data comprising at least one of audio, video and textual data;

detect generation of rating data, the rating data for appraising the media data; and

transmit the rating data for reception by the second device.

15. The device-readable medium as in claim 14, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the first device further to:

receiving the at least a portion of media data from the second device.

16. The device-readable medium as in claim 15, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the first device further to:

playback the at least a portion of media data received from the second device.

17. The device-readable medium as in claim 14, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the first device further to:

detect operation of a user interface by a user, the user interface for generating a rating score when being operated; and

capture the rating score as the rating data in response to the rating score being generated.

18. The device-readable medium as in claim 17, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the first device further to:

provide a credit amount;

compare the credit amount to a rating amount in response to operation of the user interface being detected;

generate the rating score in response to the credit amount being one of equal to and more than the rating amount; and

deduct the rating amount from the credit amount in response to the rating score being generated.

19. The device-readable medium as in claim 18, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the first device further to:

post the credit amount of the activity counter on a network accessible site for public access of the at least one of the credit amount of the credit counter.

20. The device-readable medium as in claim 14, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the first device further to:

provide an activity counter having a counter amount; and

increment the counter amount of the activity counter in response to the rating data being generated.

21. The device-readable medium as in claim 20, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the first device further to:

post the counter amount of the activity counter on a network accessible site for public access of the at least one of the counter amount of the activity counter.

22. The device-readable medium as in claim 14, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the first device further to:

provide a plurality of rating scores; and

detect selection of one of the plurality of rating scores.

23. The device-readable medium as in claim 14, the media data comprising metadata, the metadata comprising a plurality of data elements, at least one of the data elements at least one of for uniquely identifying and being descriptive of the at least one of audio, video and textual data.

24. The device-readable medium as in claim 23, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the first device further to:

provide a rating score, the rating score being provided by a user;

extract at least one of the plurality of data elements from the metadata; and

generate the rating data from the rating score and the extracted at least one of the data elements.

25. The device-readable medium as in claim 24, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the first device further to:

capture at least one of time and date in response to the rating score being provided; and

generate the rating data further from the at least one time and data.

26. The device-readable medium as in claim 24, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the first device further to:

identify location whereat the rating score is provided; and

generate the rating data further from the identified location.

27. A media rating system comprising:

means for surveying at least a portion of media data receivable from a device, the media data comprising at least one of audio, video and textual data;

means for detecting generation of rating data, the rating data for appraising the media data; and

means for transmitting the rating data for reception by the device.

28. The system as in claim 27, means for surveying at least a portion of media data receivable from a device comprising:

means for receiving the at least a portion of media data from the device.

29. The system as in claim 28, means for surveying at least a portion of media data receivable from a device further comprising:

means for playback of the at least a portion of media data received from the device.

30. The system as in claim 27, means for detecting generation of rating data comprising:

means for detecting operation of a user interface by a user, the user interface for generating a rating score when being operated; and

means for capturing the rating score as the rating data in response to the rating score being generated.

31. The system as in claim 30, means for detecting generation of rating data comprising:

means for providing a credit amount;

means for comparing the credit amount to a rating amount in response to operation of the user interface being detected;

means for generating the rating score in response to the credit amount being one of equal to and more than the rating amount; and

means for deducting the rating amount from the credit amount in response to the rating score being generated.

32. The system as in claim 31, further comprising:

means for posting the credit amount of the activity counter on a network accessible site for public access of the at least one of the credit amount of the credit counter.

33. The system as in claim 27, further comprising:

means for providing an activity counter having a counter amount; and

means for incrementing the counter amount of the activity counter in response to the rating data being generated.

34. The system as in claim 33, further comprising:

means for posting the counter amount of the activity counter on a network accessible site for public access of the at least one of the counter amount of the activity counter.

35. The system as in claim 27, means for detecting generation of rating data comprising:

means for providing a plurality of rating scores; and

means for detecting selection of one of the plurality of rating scores.

36. The system as in claim 27, the media data comprising metadata, the metadata comprising a plurality of data elements, at least one of the data elements at least one of for uniquely identifying and being descriptive of the at least one of audio, video and textual data.

37. The system as in claim 36, means for detecting generation of rating data comprising:

means for providing a rating score, the rating score being provided by a user;

means for extracting at least one of the plurality of data elements from the metadata; and

means for generating the rating data from the rating score and the extracted at least one of the data elements.

38. The system as in claim 37, means for detecting generation of rating data further comprising:

means for capturing at least one of time and date from a clock in response to the rating score being provided; and

means for generating the rating data further from the at least one time and data.

39. The system as in claim 37, means for detecting generation of rating data further comprising:

a global positioning system (GPS) for identifying location whereat the rating score is provided; and

means for generating the rating data further from the identified location.

40. A media rating method comprising:

broadcasting media data receivable by a plurality of devices, the media data comprising at least one of audio, video and textual data;

receiving at least one rating score from at least one of the plurality of devices, the at least one rating score being associated with the media data for appraisal thereof;

capturing the at least one rating score as rating data.

41. The method as in claim 40, further comprising:

providing a broadcast credit amount;

generating a rating credit amount at least one of from the at least one rating score received from the at least one of the plurality of devices and in response to the media data being broadcasted; and

incrementing the broadcast credit amount by the rating credit amount.

43. The method as in claim 40, further comprising:

generating statistical analytics from the rating data.

44. The method as in claim 41, further comprising:

posting at least one of the statistical analytics and the rating data on a network accessible site for public access of the at least one of the statistical analytics and the rating data.

45. The method as in claim 40, further comprising:

receiving at least one identifier associated with the at least one rating score, the at least one identifier for identifying the at least one of the plurality of devices.

46. The method as in claim 40, further comprising:

receiving at least one location associated with the at least one rating score, the at least one identifier for identifying location of the at least one of the plurality of devices.

47. The method as in claim 40, the media data comprising metadata, the metadata comprising a plurality of data elements, at least one of the data elements at least one of for uniquely identifying and being descriptive of the at least one of audio, video and textual data.

48. The system as in claim 47, receiving at least one rating score from at least one of the plurality of device:

receiving at least one rating score comprising at least one of the plurality of data elements of the metadata.

42. The method as in 41, further comprising:

posting the broadcast credit amount on a network accessible site for public access of the broadcast credit amount.