Customizable connections between media and meta-data via feeds
First Claim
1. A method for associating meta-data from one or more customized feeds with media objects, comprising:
- providing an interface for customized selection of an extensible set of one or more feeds for tagging media objects, wherein a plurality of types and remote sources of feeds are selectable via the interface;
in response to a user selecting a customized set of one or more selected feeds that is extensible by the user via the interface by entering a reference for each selected feed, obtaining and periodically updating a plurality of meta-data items by the one or more selected feeds, wherein the meta-data items are retrieved from a remote device and the meta-data items describe a characteristic of a plurality of different media objects;
in response to a user selecting a feed tagging option for a particular media object via a user interface of a computer device, filtering the obtained meta-data items based on a context of the particular media object and presenting the filtered meta-data items to the computer device for individual selection by the user for tagging a particular media object;
in response to the user selecting, via a user interface of the computer device, a selected portion of the filtered meta-data items or tagging the particular media object, tagging the particular media object with the selected portion of the filtered meta-data items and retaining an association between the selected portion of the filtered meta-data items and the tagged particular media object in a storage device; and
organizing the particular media object based on a meta-data identifier which is included in the selected portion of the filtered meta-data items.
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Abstract
Meta-data from any meta-data source or feed, whose selection is customizable, is associated with media objects, such as photographs or video. In specific example embodiments, the meta-data from the custom-selected feeds are used to provide selectable feed tags that can be used to tag media objects. An architecture is provided that allows any combination of feeds to be selected for creation of a custom set of selected feeds that are to be used as sources of feed tags for media objects, and this custom set of selected feeds is extensible. In specific applications, different sets of feeds and feed tags may be utilized for facilitating the annotation of media objects.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for associating meta-data from one or more customized feeds with media objects, comprising:
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providing an interface for customized selection of an extensible set of one or more feeds for tagging media objects, wherein a plurality of types and remote sources of feeds are selectable via the interface; in response to a user selecting a customized set of one or more selected feeds that is extensible by the user via the interface by entering a reference for each selected feed, obtaining and periodically updating a plurality of meta-data items by the one or more selected feeds, wherein the meta-data items are retrieved from a remote device and the meta-data items describe a characteristic of a plurality of different media objects; in response to a user selecting a feed tagging option for a particular media object via a user interface of a computer device, filtering the obtained meta-data items based on a context of the particular media object and presenting the filtered meta-data items to the computer device for individual selection by the user for tagging a particular media object; in response to the user selecting, via a user interface of the computer device, a selected portion of the filtered meta-data items or tagging the particular media object, tagging the particular media object with the selected portion of the filtered meta-data items and retaining an association between the selected portion of the filtered meta-data items and the tagged particular media object in a storage device; and organizing the particular media object based on a meta-data identifier which is included in the selected portion of the filtered meta-data items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising a processor, memory, and a display, the processor and memory being configured for:
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providing an interface for customized selection of an extensible set of one or more feeds for tagging media objects, wherein a plurality of types and remote sources of feeds are selectable via the interface; in response to a user selecting a customized set of one or more selected feeds that is extensible by the user via the interface by entering a reference for each selected feed, obtaining and periodically updating a plurality of meta-data items by the one or more selected feeds, wherein the meta-data items are retrieved from a remote device and the meta-data items describe a characteristic of a plurality of different media objects; in response to a user selecting a feed tagging option for a particular media object via a user interface of a computer device, filtering the obtained meta-data items based on a context of the particular media object and presenting the filtered meta-data items to the computer device for individual selection by the user for tagging a particular media object; in response to the user selecting, via a user interface of the computer device, a selected portion of the filtered meta-data items for tagging the particular media object, tagging the particular media object with the selected portion of the filtered meta-data items and retaining an association between the selected portion of the filtered meta-data items and the tagged particular media object in a storage device; and organizing the particular media object based on a meta-data identifier which is included in the selected portion of the filtered meta-data items. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. At least one computer readable storage medium in the form of magnetic media, optical media, or magneto-optical media and having computer program instructions stored thereon for performing the following operations when executed by a processor:
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providing an interface for customized selection of an extensible set of one or more feeds for tagging media objects, wherein a plurality of types and remote sources of feeds are selectable via the interface; in response to a user selecting a customized set of one or more selected feeds that is extensible by the user via the interface by entering a reference for each selected feed, obtaining and periodically updating a plurality of meta-data items by the one or more selected feeds, wherein the meta-data items are retrieved from a remote device and the meta-data items describe a characteristic of a plurality of different media objects; in response to a user selecting a feed tagging option for a particular media object via a user interface of a computer device, filtering the obtained meta-data items based on a context of the particular media object and presenting the filtered meta-data items to the computer device for individual selection by the user for tagging a particular media object; in response to the user selecting, via a user interface of the computer device, a selected portion of the filtered meta-data items for tagging the particular media object, tagging the particular media object with the selected portion of the filtered meta-data items and retaining an association between the selected portion of the filtered meta-data items and the tagged particular media object in a storage device; and organizing the particular media object based on a meta-data identifier which is included in the selected portion of the filtered meta-data items. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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