Method and System for Identifying Equivalent Digital Media Assets
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for identifying distinct digital media assets that can be considered equivalents, said method comprising:
- identifying a digital media asset to be processed, the digital media asset being stored in or destined for storage to a content database, the content database storing attributes and/or content data for a plurality of stored digital media assets;
searching the content database for any stored digital media assets that are equivalent to the identified digital media asset;
determining whether said searching has found at least one stored digital media asset that is equivalent to the identified digital media asset; and
storing equivalency information in the content database if said determining determines that said searching has found at least one stored digital media asset that is equivalent to the identified digital media asset.
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Abstract
Improved management of digital media assets within an on-line media repository are disclosed. In one embodiment, the management includes methods and systems for identifying distinct digital media assets that are equivalent to one another. In one implementation, a plurality of digital media assets described and/or stored in a media storage device (e.g., database) can be automatically examined to determine whether any of them match one another or match a new digital media asset. Those digital media assets that are considered equivalent can be treated as such by an on-line store so as to facilitate customer interaction.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for identifying distinct digital media assets that can be considered equivalents, said method comprising:
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identifying a digital media asset to be processed, the digital media asset being stored in or destined for storage to a content database, the content database storing attributes and/or content data for a plurality of stored digital media assets; searching the content database for any stored digital media assets that are equivalent to the identified digital media asset; determining whether said searching has found at least one stored digital media asset that is equivalent to the identified digital media asset; and storing equivalency information in the content database if said determining determines that said searching has found at least one stored digital media asset that is equivalent to the identified digital media asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method for identifying distinct playlists of digital media assets that can be considered equivalents, said method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of playlists described and/or stored in a content database; categorizing each of the identified playlists into one of a plurality of categories; selecting one of the categorized playlists to be processed; determining whether a type of matching to be performed with respect to the selected one of the categorized playlists; and searching the content database for at least one matching playlist in accordance with the determined type of matching. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method for identifying distinct playlists of digital media assets that can be considered equivalents, said method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of playlists of a particular content provider; categorizing each of the identified playlists into one of a plurality of categories; selecting one of the categorized playlists to be processed; searching the content database for at least one matching playlist to the selected playlist; denoting the at least one matching playlist as equivalent to the selected playlist; searching songs within the selected playlist and songs within the at least one matching playlist to identify matching songs therebetween; and denoting the matching songs as equivalent. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium including at least executable computer program code stored thereon for identifying distinct digital media assets that can be considered equivalents, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for identifying a digital media asset to be processed, the digital media asset being stored in or destined for storage to a content database, the content database describing and/or storing a plurality of stored digital media assets; computer program code for searching the content database for any stored digital media assets that are equivalent to the identified digital media asset; computer program code for determining whether said computer program code for searching has found at least one stored digital media asset that is equivalent to the identified digital media asset; and computer program code for storing equivalency information in the content database if said computer program code for determining determines that said computer program code for searching has found at least one stored digital media asset that is equivalent to the identified digital media asset.
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