Method and apparatus for cataloguing multimedia data
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1. A method of managing the quality of a data collection of multimedia data comprising:
- reviewing multimedia data;
creating a quality event in a catalogue of said multimedia data, said quality event containing information regarding the quality of data collection;
associating said quality event with an input data portion of said multimedia data.
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Abstract
The invention catalogues data such as multimedia data. A catalogue is a collection of one or more catalogue elements. An index is used to access a catalogue. An element of a catalogue has one or more attributes. An attribute provides information that can be used to search for, answer questions about, and navigate through a catalogue. An attribute of a catalogue element can be an element that has attributes. A catalogue element attribute that is an element is referred to as an attribute element. Attribute elements and attributes are used to build an index that can be used to facilitate catalogue access. Within a catalogue, smaller catalogues can be created by, for example, querying and user designation.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of managing the quality of a data collection of multimedia data comprising:
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reviewing multimedia data;
creating a quality event in a catalogue of said multimedia data, said quality event containing information regarding the quality of data collection;
associating said quality event with an input data portion of said multimedia data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of creating a hierarchal catalogue for multimedia data comprising:
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creating a type for elements of a hierarchal catalogue for said multimedia data, said catalogue comprising one or more catalogue elements;
creating a first set of keywords associated with said type of said one or more catalogue elements;
creating a second set of keywords associated with said type of said one or more catalogue elements, wherein said type provides common attribute information for said sets of keywords. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
creating a first set of types associated with said first set of keywords; and
creating a second set of types associated with said second set of keywords.
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7. The method of claim 6 wherein said first and second sets of types are interrelated to form a hierarchy of types.
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8. The method of claim 5 wherein said first and second sets of keywords are interrelated to form a hierarchy of keywords.
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9. The method of claim 5 wherein one or more keywords in said first set of keywords is associated with a first thesaural keyword element having a first value and a second thesaural keyword element having a second value.
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10. The method of claim 5 further comprising:
associating alternate expressions of content of said multimedia data utilizing a thesaural person.
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11. The method of claim 5 further comprising:
associating alternate expressions of content of said multimedia data utilizing a thesaural keyword.
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13. The method of claim 11 wherein said associating alternate expressions of content of said multimedia data utilizing a thesaural person further comprises:
utilizing a thesaural person data structure comprising an identifier, a name, and a preferred flag.
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12. The method of 11 wherein said associating alternate expressions of content of said multimedia data utilizing a thesaural keyword further comprises:
- utilizing a thesaural keyword data structure comprising an identifier, a keyword identifier, a label, a language choice identifier, and a preferred flag.
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14. A method of creating alternate expressions of content of a multimedia data catalogue comprising:
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creating a catalogue for said multimedia data, said catalogue containing one or more catalogue elements;
creating a first catalogue element, wherein said element is a phrase associating said multimedia data with a plurality of attributes;
creating a second catalogue element associated with said first catalogue element, wherein said second catalogue element provides an alternative definition of said first catalogue element; and
associating said first and said second catalogue elements in a hierarchy of alternate catalogue elements. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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