Event-Associating Software Application for Accessing Digital Media

• US 20110126184A1
• Filed: 11/21/2009
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael-Anthony William Lisboa
• Original Assignee: Michael-Anthony William Lisboa
• Inventors: Lisboa, Michael-Anthony William
• Granted Patent: US 8,713,094 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/169
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

The Event-Associating Software Application for Accessing Digital Media (the “Software Application”) consists of a Software Application designed to receive messages and digital media files from external sources, then to read and categorize each file'"'"'s metadata based on events of which the person submitting the file has taken a photograph or a video, or recorded audio. The Software Application parses each file'"'"'s metadata, looks up events in the System database to match with the digital media file, and associates those events with the message. The Application'"'"'s parsing function generally comprises reading the metadata, splitting it up into component parts, and categorizing it in databases together with the message data, which consists of EXIF data (Exchangeable Image File Format data, such as time, location, and other related tags) encoded in photograph and audio files and user-generated text and tags that accompany the files.

Claims

5-1. The method of claim 2 further comprising the Software Application'"'"'s association process of matching an Event'"'"'s time and location data with a digital media file'"'"'s time and location data, wherein the user-submitted file cannot be matched with an Event triggers algorithms, routines, and sub-routines written into the Software Application creating a new Event and identifying it by the provided time and location data, and storing the submitted media file with the newly-created Event.

6-2. The method of claim 2 further comprising the step of creating a new event in the Events database by also adding other identifiers for facilitating users'"'"' search and browsing functions, including but not limited to such identifiers as key words and key phrases in any appended text message files simultaneously submitted during the media file submission process or in the case of e-mail submission, by specifically adding keywords and key phrases in the body of the e-mail, or in a Web site or WAP site form provided for such purpose.