Method And System For Media Processing Extensions (MPX) For Audio And Video Setting Preferences

• US 20090048848A1
• Filed: 07/08/2008
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Krig, Scott
• Granted Patent: US 8,265,935 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/500
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/167 Audio streaming, i.e. formatting and decoding of an encoded audio signal representation into a data stream for transmission or storage purposes

Abstract

Device independent Media Properties Extension (MPX) data, corresponding to media data, may be decoded by a media rendering device and may be utilized to determine and/or execute processing steps and/or processing parameters for processing the media data. During the processing and/or rendering, processing steps and/or parameters may be dynamically determined and/or adjusted. A user preference profile, media rendering device profile and/or media rendering environment profile may be utilized to generate, store and/or restore MPX data. Furthermore, MPX data that may be input by a user, manufacturer or a vendor, may be stored in a plurality of ways, for example, within a media data file, an external file and/or within an MTP or PTP object property associated the media data. The media data may comprise one or more of video data, still image data and audio data, for example.

Claims

1. A method for processing data, the method comprising:

in a media rendering device enabled to handle media data and media properties extension (MPX) data,

decoding MPX data for said media data;

determining based on said decoded MPX data, one or more of processing steps and/or processing parameters for processing said media data; and

processing and/or rendering said media data based on said determination.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising generating, storing and/or restoring said MPX data based on a user preferences profile, a media rendering device profile and/or a media rendering environment profile.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising storing said MPX data within a file comprising said media data.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising storing said MPX data in a file external to a file comprising said media data.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising storing said MPX data in an MTP or PTP object property associated with said media data.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said MPX data is device independent.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said media data comprises one or more of video data, still image data and audio data.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising dynamically determining and/or adjusting said one or more of said processing steps and said processing parameters for processing said media data during said processing and/or rendering by said media data by said media rendering device.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said MPX data is input by one or more of a user, manufacturer or vendor.

10. A system for processing data, the system comprising:

one or more circuits in a media rendering device, wherein said circuits are enabled to handle media data and media properties extension (MPX) data and decode MPX data for said media data;

said one or more circuits are operable to determine, based on said decoded MPX data, one or more of processing steps and/or processing parameters for processing said media data; and

said one or more circuits are operable to process and/or render said media data based on said determination.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein said one or more circuits is enabled to generate, store and/or restore said MPX data based on a user preferences profile, a media rendering device profile and/or a media rendering environment profile.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein said one or more circuits is enabled to store said MPX data within a file comprising said media data.

13. The system according to claim 10, wherein said one or more circuits is enabled to store said MPX data in a file external to a file comprising said media data.

14. The system according to claim 10, wherein said one or more circuits is enabled to store said MPX data in an MTP or PTP object property associated with said media data

15. The system according to claim 10, wherein said MPX data is device independent.

16. The system according to claim 10, wherein said media data comprises one or more of video data, still image data and audio data.

17. The system according to claim 10, wherein said one or more circuits is enabled to dynamically determine and/or adjust said one or more of said processing steps and said processing parameters for processing said media data during said processing and/or rendering by said media data by said media rendering device.

18. The system according to claim 10, wherein said MPX data is input by one or more of a user, manufacturer or vendor.

19. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for processing data, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:

in a media rendering device enabled to handle media data and media properties extension (MPX) data,

decoding MPX data for said media data;

determining based on said decoded MPX data, one or more of processing steps and/or processing parameters for processing said media data; and

processing and/or rendering said media data based on said determination.

20. The machine-readable storage according to claim 19, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for generating, storing and/or restoring said MPX data based on a user preferences profile, a media rendering device profile and/or a media rendering environment profile.

21. The machine-readable storage according to claim 19, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for, storing said MPX data within a file comprising said media data.

22. The machine-readable storage according to claim 19, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for storing said MPX data in a file external to a file comprising said media data.

23. The machine-readable storage according to claim 19, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for storing said MPX data in an MTP or PTP object property associated with said media data.

24. The machine-readable storage according to claim 19, wherein said MPX data is device independent.

25. The machine-readable storage according to claim 19, wherein said media data comprises one or more of video data, still image data and audio data.

26. The machine-readable storage according to claim 19, wherein said at least one code section comprises code for dynamically determining and/or adjusting said one or more of said processing steps and said processing parameters for processing said media data during said processing and/or rendering by said media data by said media rendering device.

27. The machine-readable storage according to claim 19, wherein said MPX data is input by one or more of a user, manufacturer or vendor.