Audiovisual management system
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1. In combination with an audiovisual information management system resident on an electronic device having a memory, a usage history description scheme for at least one of an audio, an image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames, said usage history description scheme comprising:
- (a) said usage history description scheme stored on a mobile storage device selectively insertable into a multimedia system, and containing information about a user with respect to said at least one of said audio, image, and video based upon previous usage of said at least one of said audio, image, and video, said usage history description scheme used by said system to automatically periodically update a usage preference description of said user on said mobile storage device, while said mobile storage device is inserted in said multimedia system;
(b) content descriptions referenced by said usage history description scheme; and
(c) said system including referencing functionality permitting said usage history description scheme to reference selected portions of selected said content descriptions.
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Abstract
A system for structuring usage history for audiovisual materials.
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1. In combination with an audiovisual information management system resident on an electronic device having a memory, a usage history description scheme for at least one of an audio, an image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames, said usage history description scheme comprising:
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(a) said usage history description scheme stored on a mobile storage device selectively insertable into a multimedia system, and containing information about a user with respect to said at least one of said audio, image, and video based upon previous usage of said at least one of said audio, image, and video, said usage history description scheme used by said system to automatically periodically update a usage preference description of said user on said mobile storage device, while said mobile storage device is inserted in said multimedia system; (b) content descriptions referenced by said usage history description scheme; and (c) said system including referencing functionality permitting said usage history description scheme to reference selected portions of selected said content descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In combination with an audiovisual information management system resident on an electronic device having a memory, a usage history description scheme for at least one of an audio, an image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames, said usage history description scheme comprising:
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(a) said usage history description scheme stored on a mobile storage device selectively insertable into a multimedia system, and containing information about a user with respect to said at least one of said audio, image, and video based upon previous usage of said at least one of said audio, image, and video where said usage history description scheme is used by said audiovisual information management system to update a usage preference description scheme, and said usage history description scheme is not used by said audiovisual information management system to do any actions selected from the list of (i) selecting said at least one of an audio, an image, and a video;
(ii) filtering said at least one of an audio, an image, and a video; and
(iii) searching at least one of an audio, an image, and a video; and(b) said system capturing content for said usage history description scheme at a selectable level of detail. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In combination with an audiovisual information management system resident on an electronic device having a memory, a usage history description scheme for at least one of an audio, an image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames, said usage history description scheme comprising:
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(a) information about a user with respect to said at least one of said audio, image, and video based upon previous usage of said at least one of said audio, image, and video; and (b) said system permitting a user to selectively define multiple levels of granularity by which the content of said usage history description scheme is automatically accumulated, wherein the content of said usage history description scheme is used to update a usage preference description scheme. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of using usage history information describing at least one of an audio, an image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames comprising:
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(a) providing said usage history information stored on a mobile storage device selectively insertable into a multimedia system, and containing information about a user with respect to said at least one of said audio, image, and video based upon previous usage of said at least one of said audio, image, and video; and (b) selectively defining multiple levels of granularity by which the content of said usage history description scheme may be automatically accumulated and stored on said mobile storage device while inserted in said multimedia system. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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