Systems, Methods and Computer Program Products for the Use of Annotations for Media Content to Enable the Selective Management and Playback of Media Content
First Claim
1. A method for searching an annotation repository and visualizing the results of the search, wherein the annotation in the annotation repository is associated with a plurality of media content, the method comprising:
- retrieving the media contents used to generate the metadata terms satisfying a search criteria;
generating a ranked list of search results;
visualizing the ranked list of media contents; and
displaying relevant annotation and corresponding metadata associations for the media contents to enable navigation of the media contents.
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Abstract
The exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a method for searching an annotation repository and visualizing the results of the search, wherein the annotation in the annotation repository is associated with a plurality of media content. The method includes retrieving the media contents used to generate the metadata terms satisfying a search criteria and generating a ranked list of search results. The method further includes visualizing the ranked list of media contents and displaying relevant annotation and corresponding metadata associations for the media contents to enable navigation of the media contents.
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1. A method for searching an annotation repository and visualizing the results of the search, wherein the annotation in the annotation repository is associated with a plurality of media content, the method comprising:
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retrieving the media contents used to generate the metadata terms satisfying a search criteria; generating a ranked list of search results; visualizing the ranked list of media contents; and displaying relevant annotation and corresponding metadata associations for the media contents to enable navigation of the media contents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for searching an annotation repository and visualizing the results of the search, wherein an annotation in the annotation repository is associated with a plurality of media content, comprising:
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a retrieving module that receives the media contents used to generate the metadata terms satisfying a search criteria; a generating module that generates a ranked list of search results; a visualizing module that associates the ranked list of media contents and metadata; and displaying relevant annotation and corresponding metadata associations for the media contents to enable navigation of the media contents. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer program product for searching an annotation repository and visualizing the results of the search, wherein an annotation in the annotation repository is associated with a plurality of media content, the computer program product comprising:
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a tangible storage medium readable by a computer system and storing instructions or execution by the computer system for performing a method comprising; retrieving the media contents used to generate the metadata terms satisfying a search criteria; generating a ranked list of search results; visualizing the ranked list of media contents; and displaying relevant annotation and corresponding metadata associations for the media contents to enable navigation of the media contents. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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