Media package format for submission to a media distribution system
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1. A system for using a package to generate at least one downloadable digital media content asset, comprising:
- a package generator configured to generate the package, the package including;
metadata content having a plurality of attributes;
information identifying a plurality of data files, each of the plurality of data files including media content,wherein one or more of the plurality of attributes for the metadata content includes associated tag and associated data, and wherein at least one or more of the plurality of attributes for the metadata content includes information influencing how the media content in the plurality of data files can be processed to generate one or more digital media content assets; and
a digital media asset server configured to receive the package and generate the one or more digital media content assets using at least a portion the metadata content in the package and at least a subset of the plurality of data files identified by the information in the package, and wherein the processing to generate the one or more digital media content assets is dependent on the information influencing how the media content in the plurality of data files can be processed,wherein two or more of the plurality of data files are combined to form a single electronic file when generating at least one of the one or more digital media content assets, andwherein, using the plurality of files within the same package, two or more of the one or more digital media content assets are able to be generated by the digital media asset server, whereby the media content assets being generated from the plurality of files within the same package are able to different and thus tailored for different users.
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate generally to the submission of media content to a media distribution system and the generation of media items from the media content. The media items may include, for example, audio, video, image, or podcast data. In accordance with one embodiment, a package for use in generating a downloadable digital media content asset includes metadata content that describes how the media content in a plurality of data files including media content can be processed to generate a downloadable digital media content asset, where the package includes information identifying the plurality of data files.
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1. A system for using a package to generate at least one downloadable digital media content asset, comprising:
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a package generator configured to generate the package, the package including;
metadata content having a plurality of attributes;information identifying a plurality of data files, each of the plurality of data files including media content, wherein one or more of the plurality of attributes for the metadata content includes associated tag and associated data, and wherein at least one or more of the plurality of attributes for the metadata content includes information influencing how the media content in the plurality of data files can be processed to generate one or more digital media content assets; and a digital media asset server configured to receive the package and generate the one or more digital media content assets using at least a portion the metadata content in the package and at least a subset of the plurality of data files identified by the information in the package, and wherein the processing to generate the one or more digital media content assets is dependent on the information influencing how the media content in the plurality of data files can be processed, wherein two or more of the plurality of data files are combined to form a single electronic file when generating at least one of the one or more digital media content assets, and wherein, using the plurality of files within the same package, two or more of the one or more digital media content assets are able to be generated by the digital media asset server, whereby the media content assets being generated from the plurality of files within the same package are able to different and thus tailored for different users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A program storage device readable by a machine tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for using a package to generate at least one downloadable digital media content asset, the method comprising:
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generating the package, by a package generator, the package including; metadata content; and information identifying a plurality of data files, each of the plurality of data files including media content; wherein one or more of the plurality of attributes for the metadata content includes associated tag and associated data, and wherein at least one or more of the plurality of attributes for the metadata content includes information influencing how the media content in the plurality of data files are processed when generating one or more digital media content assets; receiving the package at a digital media asset server; and generating the one or more digital media content assets using at least a portion the metadata content in the package and at least a subset of the plurality of data files identified by the information in the package, and wherein the processing to generate the one or more digital media content assets is dependent on the information influencing how the media content in the plurality of data files are processed, wherein two or more of the plurality of data files are combined to form a single electronic file when generating at least one of the one or more digital media content assets, and wherein, using the plurality of files within the same package, two or more of the one or more digital media content assets are able to be generated by the digital media asset server, whereby the media content assets being generated from the plurality of files within the same package are able to different and thus tailored for different users. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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