Method and system for improving the quality of deep metadata associated with media content
First Claim
1. A method for verifying the quality of metadata associated with a media data file, the method comprising:
- during a process for generating metadata associated with a media data file, verifying the quality of the metadata by;
selecting a first attribute from the metadata associated with the media data file;
determining an attribute dependency for the first attribute;
determining whether the metadata includes a second attribute that satisfies the dependency;
searching the metadata associated with the media data file for an expected attribute dimension, the attribute dimension associated with a subset of attributes;
determining whether the expected attribute dimension includes a threshold number of defined attributes in the subset; and
flagging the metadata associated with the media data file for reevaluation if at least one condition occurs from the group of conditions comprising;
the dependency is not satisfied; and
the expected attribute dimension does not include the threshold number of defined attributes in the subset.
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Abstract
Methods and systems verify and control the quality of metadata associated with a media data file. The metadata may be used, for example, by media content recommendation systems. In one embodiment, a first attribute is selected from metadata associated with a media data file and an attribute dependency corresponding to the first attribute is determined. The metadata may be searched to determine whether it includes a second attribute that satisfies the dependency. If the dependency is not satisfied, the metadata is flagged for reevaluation. The metadata may also be flagged for reevaluation, for example, if the metadata includes inconsistent attributes, if the total number of assigned attributes within the metadata does not exceed a predetermined value, or if an expected attribute dimension is missing or does not include an expected number of defined attributes. In certain embodiments, user selections are controlled to provide consistent attribute combinations.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for verifying the quality of metadata associated with a media data file, the method comprising:
during a process for generating metadata associated with a media data file, verifying the quality of the metadata by; selecting a first attribute from the metadata associated with the media data file; determining an attribute dependency for the first attribute; determining whether the metadata includes a second attribute that satisfies the dependency; searching the metadata associated with the media data file for an expected attribute dimension, the attribute dimension associated with a subset of attributes; determining whether the expected attribute dimension includes a threshold number of defined attributes in the subset; and flagging the metadata associated with the media data file for reevaluation if at least one condition occurs from the group of conditions comprising; the dependency is not satisfied; and the expected attribute dimension does not include the threshold number of defined attributes in the subset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for controlling the quality of metadata associated with a media data file, the system comprising:
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a media content database comprising a plurality of media data files and respective metadata; and a quality analysis component configured to verify the quality of metadata associated with the plurality of media data files in the media content database by; selecting a set of metadata associated with a particular media data file from the media content database; selecting a first attribute from the set of metadata; determining an attribute dependency for the first attribute; determining whether the set of metadata includes a second attribute that satisfies the dependency; searching the set of metadata for an expected attribute dimension, the attribute dimension associated with a subset of attributes; determining whether the expected attribute dimension includes a threshold number of defined attributes in the subset; and flagging the metadata associated with the media data file for reevaluation if at least one condition occurs from the group of conditions comprising; the dependency is not satisfied; and the expected attribute dimension does not include the threshold number of defined attributes in the subset. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for controlling the quality of metadata associated with a media data file, the method comprising:
during a process for generating metadata associated with a media data file, controlling the quality of the metadata by; searching the metadata associated with the media data file for an expected attribute dimension, the attribute dimension associated with a subset of attributes; determining whether the expected attribute dimension includes a threshold number of defined attributes in the subset; if the expected attribute dimension does not include the threshold number of defined attributes in the subset, flagging the metadata associated with the media data file for reevaluation; receiving an attribute selection from a user, the received attribute selection corresponding to a new media data file; based on the received attribute selection, determining a group of dependent attributes corresponding to the new media data file that exceed a predetermined probability threshold for the selected attribute; displaying the group of dependent attributes to the user; and allowing the user to select from the group of dependent attributes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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