Method and system for meta-tagging media content and distribution

• US 8,055,688 B2
• Filed: 08/14/2008
• Issued: 11/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Patrick Giblin
• Original Assignee: Patrick Giblin
• Inventors: Giblin, Patrick
• Primary Examiner(s): LEWIS, CHERYL RENEA
• Application Number:
  US12/191,877
• Publication Number:
  US 20090150406A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,181 Days
• Field of Search: 707/723, 707/752, 707/778, 707/805, 707/702, 707/804, 715/201, 715/202, 715/210, 715/205, 715/234
• US Class Current: 707/804
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

A unique application within Video that allows for user generated Meta-tagging to be delivered in real time to individual clips is provided. This meta-tag creates its own tail based upon the user generated words population, which is searchable via a “spider network” that runs invisible behind the web pages of the site. These same “tagged” words are broadcast over various delivery networks including but not limited to live feeds from SMS, MMS, News Feeds within Community Web Sites, Video Sharing Web Sites, Widget applications any other forms of electronic communication that will be dropped in real time to identified users and friends of users.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for sharing media content comprising:

playing a media stream on a display of a local computing device;

receiving a user command to meta-tag a portion of the media stream via a user interface while playing the media stream;

creating meta-tags related to at least a portion of the received media stream via the users'"'"' input, wherein new meta-tags are continually created based on real time input from the users and sorting the frequency of multiple tags from multiple users; and

transmitting the meta-tag data to a computing and distribution system, wherein the step of creating meta-tags is interactive in real time thereby creating meta-tags with current relevance to the media content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the media stream is received from a media system.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising capturing the received media stream in a memory of the local computing device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a user selection that defines a start point and an end point for the meta-tag within the media stream, the user selection used in meta-tagging.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the user selection is received via a graphical interface that allows a review of the media stream.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising delivering information into a clip;

receiving information related to the clip; and

associating the information with the clip, and optionally sorting the relevancy to multiple meta tags similar and unique from multiple users based upon a formula.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the information is received at least in part from a user input.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the information is received at least in part from an automatic process for obtaining information about the clip.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the information is received at least in part by extracting, inputting or searching meta data embedded in the media stream via a live cursor located within.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein any video location, server or website is scrubbed for data obtained from at least one location where a video resides and attached to the video clip and its, wherein the location as meta data relevant to the video is identified.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the meta-data comprises uploading the meta-data to a media content sharing website or network of distribution.

12. A computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein for performing a method of claim 1.

13. Content produced by the method of claim 1.

14. A method of providing content produced by the method of claim 1 to a user, comprising accessing the content;

tracking the content accessed, an associated provider or providers for the accessed content, the number of times the content was accessed, the multiple meta tags associated with the clip via user generated input similar and unique and optionally a fee associated with use of the content.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining a service fee or license fee for access to the content.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising obtaining content from one or more of local memory, an internet connection, over air, Radio Frequency (RF), cellular connection, a wireless connection, a remote server, a portable memory device, a compact disk, digital video disk, optical disk, magnetically recorded tape, digitally recorded tape, a computer, or a scanned image.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein accessing content comprises selection by the user of a content category;

searching for content in the content category; and

providing search results to the user.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising printing a transaction record.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the transaction record comprises one or more of a list of accessed content, the fee for each accessed content, the service fee, copyright information on accessed content, or a federal copyright protection warning.

37. The method of claim 1, 35 or 14, wherein the content is selected from text, a symbol, an image, a movie or portion thereof, an audio clip, a video clip, or any combination thereof.

20. A computer program product for sharing media content, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium containing computer program code for performing a method comprising:

playing a media stream on a display of the local computing device;

receiving a user command to identify a portion of the media stream via a user interface while playing the media stream;

responsive to receiving the user selection, creating a meta-tag associated with a portion of the received media stream wherein the meta-tags are continually created based on real time input from users; and

responsive to creating the meta-tag, transmitting the meta-tag to a computing and distribution system, whereby creating meta-tags associated with the media stream occurs in real time, thereby creating meta-tags with current relevance to the media content.

21. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the media stream is received from a media delivery system.

22. The computer program product of claim 20, further comprising catching the received media stream in a memory of the local computing device.

23. The computer program product of claim 20, further comprising receiving a user selection that defines a start point and an end point for the meta-tag within the media stream, the user selection used in creating the meta-tag.

24. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the user selection is received via a graphical interface that allows a review of the media stream.

25. The method of claim 23, further comprising aggregating and sorting multiple users, words and phrases.

26. The computer program product of claim 21, further comprising receiving information related to the meta-tag;

and associating the information and relevancy with a video associated therewith.

27. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein the information is received at least in part from a user input.

28. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein the information is received at least in part from an automatic process for obtaining information about the video.

29. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein the information is received at least in part by extracting meta-data embedded in the media stream.

30. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein the information is aggregated from multiple sources and sorted.

31. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein transmitting the clip comprises uploading the meta-data to a media content sharing website or distribution center or database.

32. The computer program of claim 20, further comprising creating an invisible page of data and words within the pages of the original web site of user generated meta-data for the purpose of search via “

spiders”

or any other means associated with Web Search technology.

39. The computer program product of claim 20 or 38, wherein the content is selected from text, a symbol, an image, a movie or portion thereof, an audio clip, a video clip, or any combination thereof.

33. An integrated media system for sharing media content, comprising:

a media player module for playing a media stream, the media stream received by an integrated media stream;

a media editor module for caching the media stream, receiving user selection and relevant meta-tag of the media stream, and creating a clip comprising at least a portion of the media stream based on the user selection; and

a network client module for transmitting the meta-tags to a computing or distribution system and optionally to an invisible web page wherein the meta-tags associated with the media stream change in real time based on user input.

34. The integrated media system of claim 33, wherein the content is selected from text, a symbol, an image, a movie or portion thereof, an audio clip, a video clip, or any combination thereof.

35. A method for sharing media content comprising:

receiving a media stream on a local computing device;

playing the media stream on an integrated user interface;

receiving a user command to meta-tag the media stream via the integrated user interface;

responsive to receiving the user command, displaying a media meta-tag window via the integrated user interface;

receiving user meta-tags for defining a portion of the media stream via the media edit window;

responsive to receiving the user selection, creating a meta-tag comprising the defined portion of the media stream based on the user input, wherein new meta-tags are continually created based on real time input from the users;

transmitting the meta-tag data to a computing system via the integrated user interface; and

responsive to receiving meta-tags, ranking all meta tags transmitting the clip to the distribution channel system associating the video with these key words throughout, whereby the method of receiving and transmitting the meta-tags is repeated in real time thereby increasing the relevance of the meta-tag data.

36. The method of claim 35, further comprising:

receiving meta-data information related to the video via the integrated user interface; and

associating the received information with the video.

38. A computer program product for sharing media content, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium containing computer program code for performing a method comprising:

receiving a media stream on a computing device;

playing the media stream on an integrated user interface;

receiving a first user command to meta-tag the media stream via the integrated user interface;

responsive to receiving the user command, displaying a media edit window via the integrated user interface;

receiving a user meta-tag for defining a portion of the media stream via the media edit window;

responsive to receiving the user meta-tag, creating a meta-tag comprising the defined portion of the media stream based on the user entry and optionally a formula ranking to relevance;

transmitting the clip to a computing and distribution system via the integrated user interface whereby the method of receiving and transmitting the meta-tags is repeated in real time thereby improving the relevance of the meta-tag data.; and

responsive to receiving the meta-data command, transmitting the video to the computer, data and distribution system.