Media content descriptions
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of descriptions including element values of a media content from a plurality of metadata providers;
determining an element associated with the media content;
associating, in storage, individual descriptions with individual metadata providers that provided the descriptions;
associating individual trust levels with individual metadata providers; and
generating in the storage a composite description of the media content based on the descriptions provided by individual metadata providers and the trust levels associated with individual metadata providers,wherein the trust levels indicate degrees to which metadata provided by the metadata providers is trusted,wherein the trust levels indicate a ranking of the metadata providers, andwherein at least one of the metadata providers is assigned at least two metadata category trust levels.
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Abstract
A media content description system receives media content descriptions from one or more metadata providers. The media content description system associates each media content description with the metadata provider that provided the description. The media content description system may generate composite descriptions based on the received media content descriptions. The media content description system provides data associated with the media content descriptions to one or more program data providers.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of descriptions including element values of a media content from a plurality of metadata providers; determining an element associated with the media content; associating, in storage, individual descriptions with individual metadata providers that provided the descriptions; associating individual trust levels with individual metadata providers; and generating in the storage a composite description of the media content based on the descriptions provided by individual metadata providers and the trust levels associated with individual metadata providers, wherein the trust levels indicate degrees to which metadata provided by the metadata providers is trusted, wherein the trust levels indicate a ranking of the metadata providers, and wherein at least one of the metadata providers is assigned at least two metadata category trust levels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 15, 16, 17)
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5. A system comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of descriptions including element values of a media content from a plurality of metadata providers; means for determining an element associated with the media content; means for associating, in storage, individual descriptions with individual metadata providers that provided the descriptions; means for associating individual trust levels with individual metadata providers; and means for generating in the storage a composite description of the media content based on the descriptions provided by individual metadata providers and the trust levels associated with individual metadata providers, wherein the trust levels indicate a ranking of the metadata providers, and wherein at least one of the metadata providers is assigned at least two metadata category trust levels. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable storage media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform acts comprising:
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receiving a plurality of descriptions including element values of a media content from a plurality of metadata providers; determining an element associated with the media content; associating, in storage, individual descriptions with individual metadata providers that provided the descriptions; associating individual trust levels with individual metadata providers; and generating in the storage a composite description of the media content based on the descriptions provided by individual metadata providers and the trust levels associated with individual metadata providers, wherein the trust levels indicate a ranking of the metadata providers, and wherein at least one of the metadata providers is assigned at least two metadata category trust levels. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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