METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING MULTIPLE CHANNELS OF DISSEMINATED DATA CONTENT IN RESPONDING TO INFORMATION REQUESTS
First Claim
1. In association with multiple channels that are each adapted to carry and disseminate data content, a method for generating a response to a specified request comprising the steps of:
- extracting data elements from each of said multiple channels, wherein each extracted data element pertains to at least one dimension of a plurality of dimensions of correlation;
assigning each extracted data element to one of a plurality of correlation sets, wherein all of the extracted data elements assigned to a particular set pertain to the same dimension of correlation, and at least one of the sets is assigned data elements extracted from two or more different channels;
selecting two or more of said correlation sets that are associated with said request; and
using the data content of said selected correlation sets to generate said response to said specified request.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention exploit the complementary and correlated information that is available across multiple channels of digital multimedia distribution, in order to ensure more efficient multimedia data access. One embodiment of the invention, directed to a method for generating a response to a specified request for information, is associated with multiple channels that are each adapted to carry and disseminate data content. The method comprises extracting data elements from each of the multiple channels, wherein each extracted data element pertains to one dimension of a plurality of correlation related dimensions. The method further comprises assigning each extracted data element to one of a plurality of correlation sets, wherein all the extracted data elements assigned to a particular set pertain to the same dimension, and each set is assigned data elements extracted from two or more different channels. Two or more of the correlation sets associated with the request are then selected, and the data content thereof is used to generate the response to the specified request.
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20 Claims
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1. In association with multiple channels that are each adapted to carry and disseminate data content, a method for generating a response to a specified request comprising the steps of:
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extracting data elements from each of said multiple channels, wherein each extracted data element pertains to at least one dimension of a plurality of dimensions of correlation; assigning each extracted data element to one of a plurality of correlation sets, wherein all of the extracted data elements assigned to a particular set pertain to the same dimension of correlation, and at least one of the sets is assigned data elements extracted from two or more different channels; selecting two or more of said correlation sets that are associated with said request; and using the data content of said selected correlation sets to generate said response to said specified request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In association with a computer system and multiple channels that are each adapted to carry and disseminate data content, a computer program product in a computer readable medium for generating a response to a specified request, said computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for extracting data elements from each of said channels, wherein each extracted data element pertains to at least one dimension of a plurality of dimensions of correlation; second instructions for assigning each extracted data element to one of a plurality of correlation sets, wherein all of the extracted data elements assigned to a particular set pertain to the same dimension of correlation, and at least one of the sets is assigned data elements extracted from two or more different channels; third instructions for selecting two or more of said correlation sets that are associated with said request; and fourth instructions for using the data content of said selected correlation sets to generate said response to said specified request. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. In a computer system associated with multiple channels that are each adapted to carry and disseminate data content, an apparatus for generating a response to a specified request comprising:
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a first component for extracting data elements from each of said channels, wherein each extracted data element pertains to at least one dimension of a plurality of dimensions of correlation; a second component for assigning each extracted data element to one of a plurality of correlation sets, wherein all of the extracted data elements assigned to a particular set pertain to the same dimension of correlation, and at least one of the sets is assigned data elements extracted from two or more different channels; a third component for selecting two or more of said correlation sets that are associated with said request; and a fourth component for using the data content of said selected correlation sets to generate said response to said specified request. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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