Media management system and process
First Claim
1. A method for managing a plurality of content items comprising:
- automatically generating metadata corresponding to at least one content item of the plurality of content items when the at least one content item is copied for archiving,wherein the metadata comprises metadata matrix including information about the at least one content item and a format of the at least one content item, the format including sample rate, bit depth, and sync source;
archiving the at least one content item;
linking the metadata with the at least one content item using a virtual link including sort codes,wherein the sort codes enable the virtual link of the metadata with the at least on content item to be sorted; and
storing the linked metadata and the virtual link for retrieval of the at least one content item.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing a plurality content items employs an ingest station which may digitize the content items, generate metadata corresponding to each of the content items, and store the metadata and the content items in a storage medium or mediums. The content items may be audio content, video content, or audio/video content. The system and method may provide an association between the metadata and a corresponding content item to facilitate retrieval of the content item. The content items may be retrieved, at least in part, by searching the metadata and employing the association between the metadata and a corresponding content item to locate the desired content item.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing a plurality of content items comprising:
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automatically generating metadata corresponding to at least one content item of the plurality of content items when the at least one content item is copied for archiving, wherein the metadata comprises metadata matrix including information about the at least one content item and a format of the at least one content item, the format including sample rate, bit depth, and sync source; archiving the at least one content item; linking the metadata with the at least one content item using a virtual link including sort codes, wherein the sort codes enable the virtual link of the metadata with the at least on content item to be sorted; and storing the linked metadata and the virtual link for retrieval of the at least one content item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for managing a plurality of content items comprising:
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at least one ingest station for inputting a plurality of content items and metadata corresponding to each of the plurality of content items generated when each of the plurality of content items is copied for archiving, the at least one ingest station configured to link the metadata with at least one content item of the plurality of content items using a virtual link including sort codes, wherein the sort codes enable the virtual link of the metadata the at least o content item to be sorted, wherein the metadata comprises metadata matrix including information about the at least one content item and a format of the at least one content item, the format including sample rate, bit depth, and sync source; a first storage medium for archiving the plurality of content items; a second storage medium for storing the linked metadata and the virtual link for retrieval of each of the plurality of content items. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for managing a plurality of content items comprising:
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identifying at least one content item for copying; copying the at least one content item; generating metadata corresponding to the at least one content item when the at least one content item is copied, wherein the metadata comprises metadata matrix including information about the at least one content item and a format of the at least one content item, the format including sample rate, bit depth, and sync source; linking the metadata with the at least one content item using a virtual link including sort codes, wherein the sort codes enable e virtual link of the metadata with the at least one content tem to be sorted; and storing the at least one content item along with the linked metadata and the virtual link for later retrieval of the at least one content item using sort codes of the virtual link. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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