ASSOCIATING AND PRESENTING ALTERNATE MEDIA WITH A MEDIA FILE
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1. A method comprising:
- selecting a media file, wherein the media file includes at least a primary media;
selecting one or more alternate media to be associated with the media file;
generating metadata specifying the one or more alternate media to be selectable in place of the primary media; and
associating the metadata of the one or more alternate media with the media file to enable the media file to be alternately presented.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a system for selecting a media file comprising a plurality of media, selecting one or more other media as alternate media, generating metadata specifying the one or more alternate media, and associating the metadata and the one or more alternate media to enable the media file to be alternately presented. Other embodiments are described.
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1. A method comprising:
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selecting a media file, wherein the media file includes at least a primary media; selecting one or more alternate media to be associated with the media file; generating metadata specifying the one or more alternate media to be selectable in place of the primary media; and associating the metadata of the one or more alternate media with the media file to enable the media file to be alternately presented. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving a media file with associated metadata about a primary media and one or more alternate media, wherein the media file includes the primary media and at least an association to the one or more alternate media, and wherein the metadata includes information about the primary media, the alternate media, or the media file, and wherein the information of the metadata includes at least one of the name, duration, genre, language, demographic preference, or primary or alternate status of the media; analyzing the metadata in comparison with one or more preferences accessible from a local user profile; from the analysis, selecting at least one of the one or more alternate media; and presenting the media file with the at least one of the one or more alternate media replacing a primary media. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a media selection and presentation logic configured to receive a media file with associated metadata about a primary media and one or more alternate media, wherein the media file includes the primary media and at least an association to the one or more alternate media, and wherein the metadata includes information about the primary media, the alternate media, or the media file, and wherein the information of the metadata includes at least one of the name, duration, genre, language, demographic preference, or primary or alternate status of the media; a local user profile to store one or more preferences about media; a local decision engine to analyze the metadata in comparison with the one or more preferences accessible from the local user profile, and select at least one of the one or more alternate media; and a local storage configured to store at least one of the local user profile, one or more media files, or supplementary alternate media; wherein the media selection and presentation logic is configured to present the media file with the at least one of the one or more alternate media replacing a primary media. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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