System and method of managing metadata data
First Claim
1. In a user computer, a method comprising:
- generating a graphical representation of a plurality of metadata database entries corresponding to, audio/video content to be played by a media player application, each metadata entry stored locally at the user computer in the metadata database and characterized in accordance with a plurality of attributes that are associated with the audio/video content and shared between one or more of the plurality of metadata database entries;
receiving user input to manually modify one of the shared attributes;
recharacterizing in the metadata database, those of the plurality of metadata database entries characterized by the modified one of the shared attributes; and
dynamically updating the graphical representation of the one or more of the plurality of metadata database entries based upon the user input.
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Abstract
A system and method of the present invention allow users to access, manage, and edit information about content data, often referred to as metadata. Metadata is collected from various sources, added, and maintained in a metadata database. In addition, metadata is dynamically read from the metadata database and dynamically displayed in a graphical user interface in an organized manner, such as a hierarchical tree. In the graphical user interface, a user may add, delete, and/or modify the metadata. As the user changes the metadata, the metadata database is updated and the user'"'"'s changes are propagated throughout the graphical user interface such that the hierarchical tree is displays the changed metadata.
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56 Claims
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1. In a user computer, a method comprising:
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generating a graphical representation of a plurality of metadata database entries corresponding to, audio/video content to be played by a media player application, each metadata entry stored locally at the user computer in the metadata database and characterized in accordance with a plurality of attributes that are associated with the audio/video content and shared between one or more of the plurality of metadata database entries; receiving user input to manually modify one of the shared attributes; recharacterizing in the metadata database, those of the plurality of metadata database entries characterized by the modified one of the shared attributes; and dynamically updating the graphical representation of the one or more of the plurality of metadata database entries based upon the user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13)
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7. The method of 6, wherein the graphical representation further comprises a table including metadata entries corresponding to nodes of a selected one of the plurality of content grouping trees.
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8. The method of 7, wherein the table includes metadata entries corresponding to leaf nodes of the selected one of the plurality of content grouping trees.
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9. The method of 6, wherein the plurality of content grouping trees comprises a hierarchical folder structure.
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10. The method of 9, wherein the plurality of content grouping trees comprises a hierarchical folder structure wherein the hierarchical folder structure is selectively expandable based upon user input.
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14. In a user computer, a method comprising:
generating a graphical representation of a plurality of metadata entries characterizing audio/video content to be played by a media player application, wherein the metadata is stored locally at the user computer in a metadata database and characterized in accordance with one or more attributes associated with the audio/video content, the graphical representation including a plurality of content grouping trees, with each content grouping tree representing one or more metadata entries characterized in accordance with a first of the one or more attributes; and a table including metadata entries corresponding to nodes of a selected one of the plurality of content grouping trees; receiving user input to manually modify at least one of the attributes associated with the audio/video content; and dynamically updating the graphical representation of the metadata and the metadata database to reflect the user input. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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a storage medium having a plurality of programming instructions stored therein, the programming instructions designed to generate a graphical representation of a plurality of metadata database entries corresponding to, audio/video content to be played by a media player application, each metadata entry stored locally in the metadata database and characterized in accordance with a plurality of attributes that are associated with the audio/video content and shared between one or more of the plurality of metadata database entries, receive user input to manually modify one of the shared attributes, recharacterize in the metadata database, those of the plurality of metadata database entries characterized by the modified one of the shared attributes, and dynamically update the graphical representation of the one or more of the plurality of metadata database entries based upon the user input; and at least one processor coupled with the storage medium to execute the programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32)
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26. The apparatus of 25, wherein the graphical representation further comprises a table including metadata entries corresponding to nodes of a selected one of the plurality of content grouping trees.
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27. The apparatus of 26, wherein the table includes metadata entries corresponding to leaf nodes of the selected one of the plurality of content grouping trees.
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28. The apparatus of 25, wherein the plurality of content grouping trees comprises a hierarchical folder structure.
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29. The apparatus of 28, wherein the plurality of content grouping trees comprises a hierarchical folder structure wherein the hierarchical folder structure is selectively expandable based upon user input.
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33. An apparatus comprising:
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a storage medium having a plurality of programming instructions stored therein, the programming instructions designed to generate a graphical representation of a plurality of metadata entries, characterizing audio/video content to be played, wherein the metadata is stored locally in a metadata database and characterized in accordance with one or more attributes associated with the audio/video content, the graphical representation including a plurality of content grouping trees, with each content grouping tree representing one or more metadata entries characterized in accordance with a first of the one or more attributes, and a table including metadata entries corresponding to nodes of a selected one of the plurality of content grouping trees, receive user input to manually modify at least one of the attributes associated with the content, and dynamically update the graphical representation of the metadata and the metadata database to reflect the user input; and at least one processor coupled with the storage medium to execute the programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of selecting at least one track from a plurality of tracks stored in a portable computing device executing a player module including at least one of an audio player and a video player, the portable computing device configured to present a hierarchical tree on a display of the portable computing device, the plurality of tracks accessed according to a hierarchy of the hierarchical tree, the hierarchy having a plurality of categories, subcategories, and items respectively in a first, second, and third level of the hierarchy, the method comprising:
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receiving, using one or more processors, a selection of a category in the first level of the hierarchical tree on the portable computing device executing the player module including the at least one of an audio player and a video player; displaying, using the one or more processors, the subcategories belonging to the selected category as child nodes of the selected category in a listing presented in the second level of the hierarchical tree; receiving, using the one or more processors, a selection of a subcategory in the second level of the hierarchical tree; displaying, using the one or more processors, the items belonging to the selected subcategory as child nodes of the selected subcategory in a listing presented in the third level of the hierarchical tree; and accessing, using the one or more processors, at least one track based on a selection made in one of the levels of the hierarchical tree, wherein receipt of the selection in the first level of the hierarchical tree results in an expansion of the hierarchical tree to display the child nodes of the selected category and receipt of the selection in the second level of the hierarchical tree results in an expansion of the hierarchical tree to display the child nodes of the selected subcategory. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method of selecting at least one track from a plurality of tracks stored in a portable computing device executing a player module including at least one of an audio player and a video player, the portable computing device configured to present a hierarchical tree on a display of the portable computing device, the plurality of tracks accessed according to a hierarchy of the hierarchical tree, the hierarchy having a plurality of categories, subcategories, and items respectively in a first, second, and third level of the hierarchy, the method comprising causing one or more processors to:
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receive a selection of a category in the first level of the hierarchical tree on the portable computing device executing the player module including the at least one of an audio player and a video player; display the subcategories belonging to the selected category as child nodes of the selected category in a listing presented in the second level of the hierarchical tree; receive a selection of a subcategory in the second level of the hierarchical tree; display the items belonging to the selected subcategory as child nodes of the selected subcategory in a listing presented in the third level of the hierarchical tree; access at least one track based on a selection made in one of the levels of the hierarchical tree; receive user input to modify an attribute of at least one track of the corresponding tracks; and update a tree information database and a display of the hierarchical tree based on the received user input, the tree information database comprising data regarding the hierarchy of the hierarchical tree.
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56. A method of selecting at least one track from a plurality of tracks stored in a portable computing device executing a player module including at least one of an audio player and a video player, the portable computing device configured to present a hierarchical tree on a display of the portable computing device, the plurality of tracks accessed according to a hierarchy of the hierarchical tree, the hierarchy having a plurality of categories, subcategories, and items respectively in a first, second, and third level of the hierarchy, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a category in the first level of the hierarchical tree on the portable computing device executing the player module including the at least one of an audio player and a video player; displaying the subcategories belonging to the selected category as child nodes of the selected category in a listing presented in the second level of the hierarchical tree; receiving a selection of a subcategory in the second level of the hierarchical tree; displaying the items belonging to the selected subcategory as child nodes of the selected subcategory in a listing presented in the third level of the hierarchical tree; accessing at least one track based on a selection made in one of the levels of the hierarchical tree; and updating a tree information database based on one or more added tracks, the tree information database comprising data regarding the hierarchy of the hierarchical tree.
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