METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING AND PLAYING DATA
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Abstract
The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience.
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25 Claims
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6. A method comprising:
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associating metadata attributes from within a defined set of metadata attributes with a plurality of media files; and utilizing said metadata attributes to map said plurality of media files to an interface such that the metadata attributes appear in the same location for each of the plurality of media files. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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defining a set of metadata attribute types relating to a plurality of media files, each of said metadata attribute types in the set having a respective predetermined location in an said interface, said respective predetermined location for a given metadata attribute type being a same location in said interface regardless of media file or network source; compiling said plurality of media files from a plurality of network sources media file providers, said plurality of media files having associated metadata attribute types from the set of metadata attribute types for use with said interface, each media file of said plurality of media files having at least one metadata attribute type in common with another media file of said plurality of said media files; and mapping the at least one metadata attribute type in common to its respective predetermined location in a user interface so that as video, audio or both video and audio from any of each media file of said plurality of media files is experienced via said user interface said at least one metadata attribute type in common is displayed at its respective predetermined same location in said user interface regardless of the network source of said media file or media file provider; and communicating said user interface to a user computer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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