ASSOCIATING METADATA WITH MEDIA OBJECTS USING TIME

• US 20090144321A1
• Filed: 12/03/2007
• Published: 06/04/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shamma, David Ayman
• Granted Patent: US 9,465,892 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9032 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a method for associating metadata with a media object is provided. The method provides the ability to tag, or bookmark, a point in time for future use. The method includes receiving the metadata, an associated time condition, and an associated user identification. The method further includes storing at least the time condition. The at least stored time condition is used, at least in part, for associating the metadata with the media object. The media object is then provided to the user. In some embodiments the media object is not available for association with the metadata at the time the metadata is received. In other embodiments, the media object is provided by an external application.

Claims

1. A method for associating metadata with a media object, the method comprising:

receiving the metadata, an associated time condition, and an associated user identification;

storing at least the time condition;

associating the metadata with the media object based at least in part upon the time condition; and

providing to the user the media object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the media object is not available for association with the metadata at the time the metadata is received.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the media object is provided by an external application.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an indication of the media object along with the metadata.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding the metadata as a media tag to the media object that satisfies the time condition.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising providing the media tag along with the media to the user in accordance with the time condition.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving associated annotation information along with the metadata.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the time condition is a time range.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the metadata with the media object based at least in part upon the time condition is in response to dynamically generating a query, wherein the query returns media objects for satisfying the time condition.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the metadata with the media object based at least in part upon the time condition is in response to a user request for a query, wherein the query returns media objects for satisfying the time condition.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the query generates a search for media objects that satisfy the time condition.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the query is not directly initiated by the user.

13. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for a processor, the instructions for:

receiving the metadata, an associated time condition, and an associated user identification;

storing at least the time condition;

associating the metadata with the media object based at least in part upon the time condition; and

providing to the user the media object.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the media object is not available for association with the metadata at the time the metadata is received.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, the instructions further for receiving an indication of the media object along with the metadata.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, the instructions further for adding the metadata as a media tag to the media object that satisfies the time condition.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, the instructions further for providing the media tag along with the media to the user in accordance with the time condition.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, the instructions further for receiving associated annotation information along with the metadata.

19. A system for associating metadata with a media object, the system comprising:

logic for receiving the metadata, an associated time condition, and an associated user identification;

a database for storing the time condition;

logic for associating the metadata with the media object based at least in part upon the time condition; and

logic for providing to the user the media object.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the media object is not available for association with the metadata at the time the metadata is received.

21. The system of claim 19, further comprising logic for receiving an indication of the media object along with the metadata.

22. The system of claim 19, further comprising logic for adding the metadata as a media tag to the media object that satisfies the time condition.

23. The system of claim 19, further comprising logic for providing the media tag along with the media to the user in accordance with the time condition.

24. The system of claim 19, further comprising logic for receiving associated annotation information along with the metadata.