DISTRIBUTED METADATA EXTRACTION

• US 20090132462A1
• Filed: 11/19/2007
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Szabo, Stephan
• Application Number:
  US11/942,556
• Publication Number:
  US 20090132462A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

Particular embodiments generally relate to distributed metadata extraction. In one embodiment, metadata may be extracted for content. A plurality of engines may be provided that include different capabilities for extracting metadata. These engines may be distributed in one or more devices. Distributed metadata extraction may be performed using the engines in the one or more devices. To perform the distributed extraction, coordination may be needed. Different engines may extract different types of metadata. Thus, a list of capabilities for the engines may be provided to a coordinator. The coordinator may then determine a graph that describes and organizes different capabilities for different engines. When content is received, the coordinator may determine if metadata should be extracted for the content. Then, the coordinator uses the graph to determine an interconnection flow to extract the metadata.

Claims

1. A method for distributed metadata extraction, the method comprising:

determining content;

determining a list of capabilities for a plurality of engines, wherein engines include different capabilities in extracting metadata;

determining which engine in the plurality of engines has a capability to extract metadata from the content; and

sending the content to the determined engine to allow metadata to be extracted from the content.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the list of capabilities for the plurality of engines; and

generating a graph organizing the list of capabilities, the graph usable to determine which engine has the capability to extract the metadata.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the content and extracted metadata from the determined engine;

determining a second engine to extract second metadata from the content; and

sending the content to the second engine for extraction of the second metadata.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the second engine is located in a second device separate a first device that includes the first engine.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating an interconnection flow to coordinate the extraction of metadata among multiple engines in the first device, second device, or a third device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the engine is found in a second device different from a first device that is storing the content.

7. An apparatus configured to coordinate extraction of metadata from content, the apparatus comprising:

storage for content;

a coordinator configured to;

determine a list of capabilities for a plurality of engines, wherein engines include different capabilities in extracting metadata;

determine which engine in the plurality of engines has a capability to extract metadata from the content; and

send the content to the determined engine to allow metadata to be extracted from the content.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising the determined engine to extract the content.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the determined engine is found in a second apparatus different from the first apparatus.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the second apparatus includes a capability to extract the metadata but the apparatus does not include the capability.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the coordinator generates an interconnection flow to coordinate the extraction of metadata among multiple engines in the first apparatus, second apparatus, or a third apparatus.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the coordinator is configured to:

receive the list of capabilities for the plurality of engines; and

generate a graph organizing the list of capabilities, the graph usable to determine which engine has the capability to extract the metadata.

13. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the coordinator is configured to:

receive the content and extracted metadata from the determined engine;

determine a second engine to extract second metadata from the content; and

send the content to the second engine for extraction of the second metadata.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second engine is located in a second apparatus separate a first device that includes the first engine.

15. A system configured to extract metadata, the system comprising:

a first device comprising;

one or more engines including a first set of capabilities configured to extract first metadata;

a second device comprising;

storage for content; and

a coordinator configured to;

receiving the first set of capabilities from the one or more engines of the first device;

determine a list of capabilities for the one or more engines;

determine which engine in the one or more engines has a capability to extract metadata from the content; and

send the content to the first device to allow the determined engine to extract metadata from the content.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the second device further comprises one or more second engines including a second set of capabilities for extracting metadata that are different from the first set of capabilities.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the coordinator generates an interconnection flow to coordinate the extraction of metadata among multiple engines in the first device, second device, or a third device.