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Media content descriptions

  • US 7,467,164 B2
  • Filed: 05/26/2006
  • Issued: 12/16/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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