Fuzzy database retrieval
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1. A computer implemented method for assessing quality of metadata associated with media on a communications network, said metadata comprising at least one keyword, said method comprising the steps of:
- separating said metadata associated with said media into at least one keyword;
comparing each keyword with at least one keyword from a predefined set of keywords associated with a valid database for determining a degree of similarity between said metadata and said set of keywords associated with a valid database; and
calculating a score in accordance with said degree of similarity for indicating said quality of said metadata associated with said media, wherein said score is used for a work flow process of a search engine.
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Abstract
A method for querying metadata associated with media, such as multimedia and/or streaming media, on a computer network includes separating the metadata into keywords. The keywords are compared with valid keywords. A score is calculated in accordance with the degree of similarity between the keywords and valid keywords. If the degree of similarity is above a threshold, the metadata is qualified as valid metadata. Valid metadata is available for comparison and correction of other (invalid) metadata.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for assessing quality of metadata associated with media on a communications network, said metadata comprising at least one keyword, said method comprising the steps of:
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separating said metadata associated with said media into at least one keyword;
comparing each keyword with at least one keyword from a predefined set of keywords associated with a valid database for determining a degree of similarity between said metadata and said set of keywords associated with a valid database; and
calculating a score in accordance with said degree of similarity for indicating said quality of said metadata associated with said media, wherein said score is used for a work flow process of a search engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer system for assessing quality of metadata associated with media on a computer network, said metadata comprising at least one keyword, said computer system comprising at least one computer, each of said at least one computer being communicatively coupled to all of said at least one computer, wherein each of said at least one computer includes at least one program stored therein for allowing communication between each and every of said at least one computer, each of said at least one program operating in conjunction with one another to cause said at least one computer to perform the steps of:
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separating said metadata associated with said media into at least one keyword;
comparing each keyword with at least one keyword from a predefined set of keywords associated with a valid database for determining a degree of similarity between said metadata and said set of keywords associated with a valid database; and
calculating a score in accordance with said degree of similarity for indicating said quality of said metadata associated with said media, wherein said score is used for a work flow process of a search engine. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a program for causing a processor to assess a quality of metadata associated with media on a communications network, said metadata comprising at least one keyword, said computer readable medium comprising:
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means for causing said processor to separate said metadata associated with said media into at least one keyword;
means for causing said processor to compare each keyword with at least one keyword from a predefined set of keywords associated with a valid database for determining a degree of similarity between said metadata associated with said media and said set of keywords associated with a valid database; and
means for causing said processor to calculate a score in accordance with said degree of similarity for indicating said quality of said metadata associated with said media, wherein said score is used for a work flow process of a search engine. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A data signal embodied in a carrier wave comprising:
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a separate metadata code segment for separating metadata associated with media on a communications network into at least one keyword, wherein said metadata comprises at least one keyword;
a compare keyword code segment for comparing each keyword with at least one keyword from a predefined set of keywords associated with a valid database for determining a degree of similarity between said metadata associated with said media and said set of keywords associated with a valid database; and
a calculate score code segment for calculating a score in accordance with said degree of similarity for indicating a quality of said metadata associated with said media, wherein said score is used for a work flow process of a search engine. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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