SHARING TAGS AMONG INDIVIDUAL USER MEDIA LIBRARIES
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1. A method of sharing tags among a user community comprising:
- receiving from a user a unique attribute of a media item;
comparing the unique attribute to a predetermined database of known media items to determine a matching media item; and
if a match is found, reading an ID of the matching media item from the database and sending the ID of the matching media item to the user.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for unifying tags of a media user community by transferring user-supplied tags between individual user media libraries. One aspect comprises a process for identifying, within a user community, common tags associated with media items and common media items associated with tags by cross-referencing media items and corresponding tags among individual media user libraries. The system in one embodiment provides a user with a unified classification of tags, which can be used to search, navigate and organize an individual user'"'"'s media library.
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1. A method of sharing tags among a user community comprising:
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receiving from a user a unique attribute of a media item;
comparing the unique attribute to a predetermined database of known media items to determine a matching media item; and
if a match is found, reading an ID of the matching media item from the database and sending the ID of the matching media item to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of sharing tags among a network user community comprising:
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receiving media item tag data from a plurality of users, the tag data comprising, for each media item, identification of the contributing source, the media item ID, and a tag;
storing the received tag data to form a community tag data repository;
receiving a query from one of the users, the query comprising a media item ID, a media item type, and metadata associated with the identified media item;
searching the community tag data repository to extract media item tags having associated metadata that are similar to the metadata provided in the query; and
returning the extracted tags to the user in response to the received query. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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