Method for the aggregation and the transmission of multimedia data

• US 8,418,218 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2012
• Issued: 04/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Swisscom Italia Srl (Government of Switzerland)
• Original Assignee: Swisscom Italia Srl (Government of Switzerland)
• Inventors: Ben Yacoub, Souheil, Herrmann, Beat, Schlauss, Denis, Ledermann, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Kumar, Pankaj
• Assistant Examiner(s): ANDRAMUNO, FRANKLIN S
• Application Number:
  US13/451,142
• Publication Number:
  US 20120221680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 355 Days
• Field of Search: 725/115, 709/217, 709/219
• US Class Current: 725/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/483 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/232 Content retrieval operation locally within server, e.g. reading video streams from disk arrays storage management G06F3/0604; details of querying and searching of video data from a database G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/251 Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies details of learning user preferences for the retrieval of video data in a video database G06F16/739; computer systems using learning methods G06N3/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18

Abstract

A method for data communication is provided and may include storing multimedia data in a first database, the multimedia data being associated with metadata. Enhanced metadata may be created based on user data of user profiles stored at a central management unit, associated to the multimedia data, and stored in the first database. Multimedia data may be selected from the first database based on the metadata, the enhanced metadata, and a user profile. The selected multimedia data may be modified to produce user-specific multimedia data which may be stored in a second database and may be communicated from the second database to a user terminal. An alarm to a user interface of the user terminal may be generated, if in producing the user-specific multimedia data from the profiled multimedia data, it was not possible to generate the user-specific multimedia data in conformance with the user specific hardware or network characteristics.

Claims

1. A method for selection and transmission of multimedia data, the method comprising:

storing multimedia data in a first database, the multimedia data being associated with metadata;

creating enhanced metadata, associating the enhanced metadata to the multimedia data, and storing the enhanced metadata in the first database, the enhanced metadata being created based on user data of user profiles stored at a central management unit;

selecting multimedia data from the first database based on the metadata, the enhanced metadata, and a user profile

modifying said selected multimedia data to produce user-specific multimedia data;

storing the user-specific multimedia data in a second database; and

communicating the user-specific multimedia from the second database to a user terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising generating an alarm to a user interface of the user terminal, if in said producing the user-specific multimedia data from said selected multimedia data it was not possible to generate the user-specific multimedia data in conformance with at least one of user specific hardware characteristics and user specific network characteristics.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising selectively producing user-specific multimedia data optimized for different terminal devices based on multiple hardware profiles from the selected multimedia data, and wherein the user profile comprises multiple hardware profiles for different terminal devices accessible to the user.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising encrypting the user-specific multimedia data that is stored on the second database.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising analyzing user behavior history of accessing the user-specific multimedia data to store reusable conditions data in the user profile and reducing a purchase fee for the user-specific multimedia data based on the reusable conditions data.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the modifying is based on network load optimization.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said user profile comprises user specific behavior data related to a use of multimedia data, and said step of creating enhanced metadata associated to multimedia data is performed based on the user specific behavior data.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the metadata comprises context-based keywords relating to the multimedia data.

9. The method according to claim 1, comprising creating the enhanced metadata as a result of a search for multimedia data by a search agent at the central management unit.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the modifying of the multimedia data is based on at least one of:

user specific hardware characteristics and user specific network characteristics, and wherein the user specific hardware characteristics and user specific network characteristics are stored in the user profile.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user specific hardware characteristics include information on a picture resolution and a compression scheme, and said producing user-specific multimedia data comprises converting the profiled multimedia data to user-specific multimedia data by applying the compression scheme and the picture resolution.

12. A system for selection and transmission of multimedia data, said system comprising a first database, a central management unit, a repackaging module, and a second database, wherein said system is operable to:

store multimedia data in a first database, the multimedia data being associated with metadata;

create enhanced metadata, associating the enhanced metadata to the multimedia data, and storing the enhanced metadata in the first database, the enhanced metadata being created based on user data of user profiles stored at a central management unit;

select multimedia data from the first database based on the metadata, the enhanced metadata, and a user profile;

modify said selected multimedia data to produce user-specific multimedia data;

store the user-specific multimedia data in a second database; and

communicate the user-specific multimedia from the second database to a user terminal.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein said system is operable to generate an alarm to a user interface of the user terminal, if in said producing the user-specific multimedia data from said selected multimedia data it was not possible to generate the user-specific multimedia data in conformance with at least one of user specific hardware characteristics or user specific network characteristics stored in the user profile.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein said system is operable to selectively produce user-specific multimedia data optimized for different terminal devices based on multiple hardware profiles from the selected multimedia data, and wherein the user profile comprises multiple hardware profiles for different terminal devices accessible to the user.

15. The system according to claim 12, wherein said system is operable to encrypt the user-specific multimedia data that is stored on the second database.

16. The system according to claim 12, wherein said system is operable to analyze user behavior history of accessing the user-specific multimedia data to store reusable conditions data in the user profile and reducing a purchase fee for the user-specific multimedia data based on the reusable conditions data.

17. The system according to claim 12, wherein the modifying is based on network load optimization.

18. The system according to claim 12, wherein said user profile comprises user specific behavior data related to a use of multimedia data, and said step of creating enhanced metadata associated to multimedia data is performed based on the user specific behavior data.

19. The system according to claim 12, wherein the metadata comprises context-based keywords relating to the multimedia data.

20. The system according to claim 12, wherein said system is operable to create the enhanced metadata as a result of a search for multimedia data by a search agent at the central management unit.

21. The system according to claim 12, wherein the modifying of the multimedia data is based on at least one of:

user specific hardware characteristics and user specific network characteristics, and wherein the user specific hardware characteristics and user specific network characteristics are stored in the user profile.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the user specific hardware characteristics include information on a picture resolution and a compression scheme, and said producing user-specific multimedia data comprises converting the profiled multimedia data to user-specific multimedia data by applying the compression scheme and the picture resolution.