Method, graphical interface and computer-readable medium for forming a batch job

• US 20060288294A1
• Filed: 05/31/2005
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roku, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sorenson Media, Inc. (Nielsen Holdings plc)
• Inventors: Cupal, Matthew D., Morford, Randon, Bos, Carlo Johannes, Holyoak, Mitchell, Romriell, Joseph N.
• Granted Patent: US 7,885,979 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/733
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45512 Command shells
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4843 by program, e.g. task dispatcher, supervisor, operating system

Abstract

A method, graphical interface and computer-readable medium for forming a batch job includes selecting at least one input file to reformat in the batch job. A batch job tree is formed for constructing a batch job with each of the input files being associated to a corresponding branch of the batch job tree. At least one reformatting process is associated with each of the input files on each branch of the batch job tree. A graphical interface for configuring a batch job includes a first interface pane for displaying and enabling selection of at least one input file, a second interface pane configured for interactively configuring a batch job tree representative of the batch job, and a third interface pane for associating at least one reformatting process to each input file.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a batch job, comprising:

selecting at least one input file to reformat in said batch job;

forming a batch job tree for constructing said batch job;

associating each of said at least one input file to a corresponding branch of said batch job tree; and

associating at least one reformatting process to each of said at least one input file in said each branch of said batch job tree.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting at least one input file includes selecting a plurality of input files and forming a batch job tree including a corresponding plurality of branches for said plurality of input files.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said associating at least one reformatting process further comprises locally associating one of at least one reformatting process to one of said at least one input file.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said associating at least one reformatting process further comprises globally associating one of at least one reformatting process to each of said at least one input file.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said associating at least one reformatting process further comprises locally associating one of at least one reformatting process to one of said at least one input file and globally associating one of at least one reformatting process to each of said at least one input file.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating at least one filter to at least one input file in at least one branch of said batch job tree according to at least one of locally associating one of said at least one filter to one of said at least one input file and globally associating one of said at least one filter to each of said at least one input file.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said reformatting process includes at least one of a video and audio reformatting process.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising executing each of said at least one reformatting process associated with each of said at least one input file for each of said branches of said batch job tree.

9. A graphical interface for configuring a batch job, comprising:

a first interface pane configured for displaying and enabling selection of at least one graphical element respectively corresponding to at least one input file for reformatting in said batch job;

a second interface pane configured for interactively configuring a batch job tree representative of said batch job, and associating each of said at least one input file to a corresponding branch of said batch job tree when said at least one graphical element respectively corresponding to said at least one input file in said first interface pane is selected and added to said second interface pane; and

a third interface pane configured for associating at least one reformatting process to each of said at least one input file in said each branch of said batch job tree when at least one graphical element respectively corresponding to said at least one reformatting process is moved from said third interface pane to said batch job tree of said second interface pane.

10. The graphical interface of claim 9, wherein said associating at least one reformatting process further comprises locally associating one of said at least one graphical element respectively corresponding to said at least one reformatting process to one of said graphical elements respectively corresponding to said at least one input file.

11. The graphical interface of claim 9, wherein said associating at least one reformatting process further comprises globally associating one of said at least one graphical element respectively corresponding to said at least one reformatting process to each of said graphical elements respectively corresponding to said at least one input file.

12. The graphical interface of claim 9, wherein said associating at least one reformatting process further comprises locally associating one of said at least one graphical element respectively corresponding to said at least one reformatting process to one of said graphical elements respectively corresponding to said at least one input file and globally associating one of said at least one graphical element respectively corresponding to said at least one reformatting process to each of said graphical elements respectively corresponding to said at least one input file.

13. The graphical interface of claim 9, further comprising a fourth interface pane configured for associating at least one filter to at least one input file in at least one branch of said batch job tree framework according to at least one of locally associating one of said at least one filter to one of said at least one input file and globally associating one of said at least one filter to each of said at least one input file when at least one graphical element respectively corresponding to said at least one filter is moved from said fourth interface pane to said batch job tree framework of said second interface pane.

14. The graphical interface of claim 9, wherein said reformatting process includes at least one of a video and audio reformatting process.

15. The graphical interface of claim 9, further comprising an execute batch job graphical element configured for initiating execution of each of said at least one reformatting process associated with each of said at least one input file for each of said branches of said batch tree framework.

16. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions thereon for performing the method for configuring a batch process, comprising:

selecting at least one input file to reformat in a batch job;

forming a batch job tree framework for constructing said batch job;

associating each of said at least one input file to a corresponding branch of said batch job tree framework; and

associating at least one reformatting process to each of said at least one input file in said each branch of said batch tree framework.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing the method, wherein selecting at least one input file includes selecting a plurality of input files and forming a batch job tree framework further includes forming a corresponding plurality of branches for said plurality of input files.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing the method, wherein said associating at least one reformatting process further comprises locally associating one of at least one reformatting process to one of said at least one input file.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing the method, wherein said associating at least one reformatting process further comprises globally associating one of at least one reformatting process to each of said at least one input file.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing the method, wherein said associating at least one reformatting process further comprises locally associating one of at least one reformatting process to one of said at least one input file and globally associating one of at least one reformatting process to each of said at least one input file.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing the method, further comprising associating at least one filter to at least one input file in at least one branch of said batch job tree framework according to at least one of locally associating one of said at least one filter to one of said at least one input file and globally associating one of said at least one filter to each of said at least one input file.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing the method, wherein said reformatting process includes at least one of a video and audio reformatting process.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, including computer-executable instructions thereon for performing the method, further comprising executing each of said at least one reformatting process associated with each of said at beast one input file for each of said branches of said batch tree framework.