SYSTEMS,METHODS AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR CONTENT-DERIVED METADATA

• US 20090150425A1
• Filed: 12/10/2007
• Published: 06/11/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: At&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bedingfield, James Carlton Sr.
• Granted Patent: US 8,352,479 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

Systems, methods and computer products for content-derived (generated) metadata. Exemplary embodiments include a metadata generation method, including receiving a media file, searching the media file for metadata associated with the media file, adding the metadata to a metadata file associated with the media file, searching the media file for media components and adding metadata entries that are associated with the media components to the metadata file.

Claims

1. A metadata generation method, comprising:

receiving a media file;

searching the media file for metadata associated with the media file;

adding the metadata to a metadata file associated with the media file;

searching the media file for media components; and

adding metadata entries that are associated with the media components to the metadata file.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

receiving user-generated metadata; and

adding the user-generated metadata to the metadata file.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein searching the media file for media components comprises searching the media file for keywords.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein searching the media file for media components comprises searching the media file for audio components.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 wherein searching the media file for audio components comprises searching the media file for music file signatures.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4 wherein searching the media file for audio components comprises searching the media file for at least one of sounds and keywords.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein searching the media file for media components comprises searching the media file for image components.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 wherein searching the media file for image components comprises searching the media file for at least one of sounds and keywords.

15. The computer program product as claimed in claim 1 wherein the method further comprises:

receiving user-generated metadata; and

adding the user-generated metadata to the metadata file.

9. A metadata generation system, comprising:

a general purpose computer configured to receive a media file and generate a metadata file associated with the media file;

a metadata generation application residing on the general purpose compute and having instructions to;

receive the media file;

search the media file for metadata associated with the media file;

add the metadata to the metadata file associated with the media file;

search the media file for media components; and

add metadata entries that are associated with the media components to the metadata file.

10. The system as claimed in claim 9 wherein the application further includes instructions to:

receive user-generated metadata; and

add the user-generated metadata to the metadata file.

11. The system as claimed in claim 9 wherein searching the media file for media components comprises searching the media file for keywords.

12. The system as claimed in claim 9 wherein searching the media file for media components comprises searching the media file for audio components.

13. The system as claimed in claim 9 wherein searching the media file for media components comprises searching the media file for image components.

14. A computer program product for generating a metadata file associated with a media file, the computer program product including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method, comprising:

receiving a media file,

searching the media file for metadata associated with the media file;

adding the metadata to a metadata file associated with the media File;

searching the media file for media components; and

adding metadata entries that are associated with the media components to the metadata file.

16. The computer program product as claimed in claim 14 wherein searching the media file for media components comprises searching the media file for keywords.

17. The computer program product as claimed in claim 14 wherein searching the media file for media components comprises searching the media file for audio components.

18. The computer program product as claimed in claim 17 wherein searching the media file for audio components comprises searching the media file for at least one of music file signatures, sounds and keywords.

19. The computer program product as claimed in claim 14 wherein searching the media file for media components comprises searching the media file for image components.

20. The computer program product as claimed in claim 19 wherein searching the media file for image components comprises searching the media file for at least one of sounds and keywords.