System and method for enabling search of content

• US 8,577,856 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2008
• Issued: 11/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aharon Mizrahi
• Original Assignee: Aharon Mizrahi
• Inventors: Mizrahi, Aharon
• Primary Examiner(s): Ruiz, Angelica
• Application Number:
  US12/246,311
• Publication Number:
  US 20090106202A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,856 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/705
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links

Abstract

A system and method for searching content. The method comprises receiving from a first user metadata relating to generating a guide for content. A guide is generated relating to the content. The guide facilitates navigation of the content on a device. The metadata is forwarded to a metadata analyzer where the metadata is processed to produce processed metadata. The processed metadata is forwarded to an index server. An index is generated for the content based on the metadata at the index server. A query is received from a second user, the index is searched and a result is forwarded to the second user in response to the query. The result includes at least a uniform resource identifier relating to at least some of content. The second user may add additional metadata relating to the content.

Claims

1. A computerized method for managing a personalization process in which users create metadata enabling a search of content using a computerized processor and for performing the search, the method comprising:

identifying a plurality of internet video content items in a network;

communicating said plurality of internet video content items to a plurality of client devices of a plurality of users;

creating for each one of said plurality of users a personal entertainment guide for at least one internet video content item from said plurality of internet video content items;

receiving from each one of said plurality of users a user input for enhancing said personal entertainment guide, user input comprises said comprising descriptive user generated metadata to add to a respective said personal entertainment guide for describing respective said at least one internet video content;

receiving from each one of said plurality of client devices respective said descriptive user generated metadata;

processing the descriptive user generated metadata from each client device, of said plurality of client devices using a computerized processor, to produce

an index for said plurality of internet video content items;

receiving a query from an additional user; and

identifying relevant video content item from said plurality of internet video content items by searching said index for a response to said query;

wherein said index is a result of collecting said descriptive user generated metadata from each one of said plurality of users.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said identifying comprises

forwarding the result to the additional user in response to the query, the result including at least a uniform resource identifier relating to at least some of said plurality of internet video content items.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of users and the additional user are distinct.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the personal entertainment guide includes a menu hierarchy used in navigating the at least one internet video content item from said plurality of internet video content items on the first device.

5. The method as recited in claim 2, further comprising:

receiving additional metadata relating to the relevant internet video content item from the additional user; and

updating the index based on the additional metadata.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the descriptive user generated metadata is received from an additional device including a keyboard interface; and

the method further comprises forwarding the at least one internet video content item to the first device, wherein the first device does not include a keyboard interface.

7. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the first device is a television and the forwarding the at least one internet video content item to the first device includes converting a format of the internet video content.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the descriptive user generated metadata includes a uniform resource identifier.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the descriptive user generated metadata includes a user identification, title, description, source, and at least one tag.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

generating additional metadata relating to the internet video content item based on descriptive user generated metadata embedded within the at least one internet video content; and

the generating the index includes generating the index using the additional metadata.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising generating a library of the internet video content items including the personal entertainment guide.

12. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user ID; and

generating user metadata corresponding to the user ID.

13. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the user metadata includes information indicating whether the descriptive user generated metadata relating to the internet video content included explicit or spam fields.

14. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the forwarding the result includes forwarding a plurality of results and the method further comprises ranking the plurality of results.

15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the ranking is based on:

a number of users that have the at least one internet video content in their library, a number of times the internet video content is played by users, a source of the internet video content, and a rating given by users.

16. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the internet video content includes a universal resource identifier (URI) disposed in a web page.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein said identifying is performed by crawling said network.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein said identifying comprises identifying at least some of said plurality of internet video content items by at least some of said plurality of users.

19. A system for enabling search of content, the system comprising:

a crawler which crawls the internet to identify information for a plurality of internet video content items;

a plurality of applications each effective to receive said information, to present said information to one of a plurality of users and to allow each one of a plurality of users to provide descriptive user generated metadata relating to said internet video content, and to generate, for each one of a plurality of users, a personal entertainment guide facilitating navigation of one of a plurality of users using the respective descriptive user generated metadata;

a metadata analyzer having a computerized processor and effective to receive and process the descriptive user generated metadata from each said application, using said computerized processor, to produce processed descriptive user generated metadata; and

an index server connected to the metadata analyzer, the index server effective to receive the processed descriptive user generated metadata relating to each one of said plurality of users from the metadata analyzer and to generate an index for the plurality of internet video content items based on the processed descriptive user generated metadata relating to each one of said plurality of users;

wherein said index is a result of collecting said descriptive user generated metadata from each one of said plurality of users;

wherein said index is searched for a response to a query received from an additional user, said response includes a relevant video content item from said plurality of internet video content items.

20. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the result is forwarded to the additional user in response to the query, the result including at least a uniform resource identifier relating to at least some of internet video content.

21. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the user and the additional user are distinct.

22. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the personal entertainment guide includes a menu hierarchy used in navigating the internet video content.

23. The system as recited in claim 20, wherein:

the metadata analyzer is further effective to receive additional metadata relating to the relevant internet video content item from the additional user; and

the index server is further effective to update the index based on the additional metadata.

24. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein:

each said application is installed in a device having a keyboard interface; and

the system further comprises a media server effective to forward at least one of the internet video content items to an additional device, wherein the additional device does not include a keyboard interface.

25. The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the additional device is a television and the media server is effective to convert a format of the internet video content.

26. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the descriptive user generated metadata includes a uniform resource identifier.

27. The system as recited in claim 26, wherein the descriptive user generated metadata includes a user identification, title, description, source, and at least one tag.

28. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein:

the metadata analyzer further generates additional metadata relating to the relevant internet video content based on descriptive user generated metadata embedded within the relevant internet video content; and

the index server generates the index using the additional metadata.

29. The system as recited in claim 19, further comprising a library including the personal entertainment guide and connected to a client device.

30. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the metadata analyzer further receives a user ID, and generates user metadata corresponding to the user ID.

31. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the user metadata includes information indicating whether the descriptive user generated metadata relating to at least one of the plurality of internet video content items includes explicit or spam fields.

32. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the result includes a plurality of results and the index server ranks the plurality of results.

33. The system as recited in claim 32, wherein the ranking of each internet video content item is based on:

a number of users that have the respective internet video content item in their library, a number of times the respective internet video content item is played by users, a source of the internet video content, and a rating given by users.

34. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the application is disposed on the device.

35. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the internet video content includes a universal resource identifier (URI) disposed in a web page.