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1. A method comprising:
- determining to store, by an apparatus, a ratings electronic data file including a rating record specifying at least identification information on a digital content item and a rating value indicating consumption of the digital content item, the ratings electronic data file being in a presentation application independent format and usable at least by different types of presentation applications;
receiving, by the apparatus, an input in a format specific to one of the presentation applications, and relating to presenting a first digital content item;
determining, by the apparatus, whether the ratings electronic data file includes a rating record having identification information identifying the first digital content item; and
selectively creating, by the apparatus, the rating record for the first digital content item.
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Abstract
In order to allow a first presentation application to utilize tracked information collected by a second presentation application, the tracked information being how digital content is presented in user equipment, the information is collected by user equipment into a presentation application independent ratings data file.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining to store, by an apparatus, a ratings electronic data file including a rating record specifying at least identification information on a digital content item and a rating value indicating consumption of the digital content item, the ratings electronic data file being in a presentation application independent format and usable at least by different types of presentation applications; receiving, by the apparatus, an input in a format specific to one of the presentation applications, and relating to presenting a first digital content item; determining, by the apparatus, whether the ratings electronic data file includes a rating record having identification information identifying the first digital content item; and selectively creating, by the apparatus, the rating record for the first digital content item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, determine to present digital content in a presentation application-specific format; determine to store a ratings electronic data file including a rating record specifying at least identification information on a digital content item and a rating value indicating consumption of the digital content item, the ratings electronic data file being in a presentation application independent format and usable at least by different types of presentation applications; determine whether the ratings electronic data file includes a rating record having identification information identifying a first digital content item; and selectively cause the apparatus to create the rating record for the first digital content item. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
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determining, from a ratings electronic data file including a rating record specifying at least identification information on a digital content item and a rating value indicating consumption of the digital content item, the ratings electronic data file being in a presentation application independent format and usable at least by different types of presentation applications; and selectively causing the apparatus to create a rating record for a first digital content item. - View Dependent Claims (15, 18)
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