Assigning a single master identifier to all related content assets

• US 9,607,084 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2011
• Issued: 03/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cox Communications Incorporated (Cox Enterprises Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Cox Communications Incorporated (Cox Enterprises Incorporated)
• Inventors: Nijim, Yousef Wasef, Lee, Terry Douglas, Gonzalez, Francisco
• Primary Examiner(s): ASPINWALL, EVAN S
• Application Number:
  US13/046,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20120233138A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,209 Days
• Field of Search: 707/701, 707/E17.007
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7867 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title and artist information, manually generated time, location and usage information, user ratings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2353 specifically adapted to content descriptors, e.g. coding, compressing or processing of metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/278 Content descriptor database or directory service for end-user access details of content or meta data based information retrieval of video data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73

Abstract

Assigning a single master identifier to all related content assets. Memory is provided for storing content assets and metadata associated with each of the content assets, wherein the metadata includes a plurality of metadata field entries. A processor is coupled to the memory. The processor is configured for analyzing the metadata associated with each of the content assets to produce correlations between metadata field entries associated therewith, identifying related content assets by determining content assets having a predetermined correlation between metadata field entries and assigning a single, unique asset identifier to the related content assets.

Claims

1. A system for assigning a single master identifier to all related content assets, comprising:

memory for storing content assets and metadata associated with each of the content assets; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, the processor;

analyzing the metadata associated with each of the content assets to produce correlations between metadata associated therewith;

identifying related content assets by determining content assets having a predetermined correlation between metadata;

assigning a single, unique asset identifier to each of the related content assets; and

using the unique asset identifier to;

extract information; and

identify related content assets by determining content assets with a predetermined statistical correlation.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor continuously scans the memory to detect a new content asset added to the memory for processing to assign an asset identifier to the new content asset.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the processor analyzes the metadata associated with the detected new content asset when the processor detects a new content asset has been added to the memory and determines whether metadata of the detected new content asset has a predetermined correlation with metadata of the content assets stored in memory.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the processor assigns an asset identifier associated with a previously stored content asset when the processor determines the metadata of the new content asset has a predetermined correlation with metadata of the previously stored content asset.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the processor assigns a new unique asset identifier to the new content asset when the processor determines the metadata of the new content asset does not have a predetermined correlation with metadata of content assets stored in the memory.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the related content assets comprise different format versions of content.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein an identification of a format version is provided in the metadata of content assets.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor determines statistical access information related to each of the content assets.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor uses the determined statistical access information to determine a time each of the content assets was viewed, who accessed the content asset and a type of device used to access the content asset.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor provides for manual intervention when errors are detected in the metadata.

11. A method for identifying related content assets, comprising:

receiving content assets at an asset server;

storing received content assets in memory;

analyzing metadata associated with each of the content assets to produce correlations between metadata associated therewith;

identifying related content assets by determining content assets having a predetermined correlation between metadata;

assigning a single, unique asset identifier to each of the related content assets; and

using the unique asset identifier to;

extract information; and

identify related content assets by determining content assets with a predetermined statistical correlation.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising continuously scanning the memory to detect receipt of a new content asset for processing to assign an asset identifier to the new content asset.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising analyzing the poster art associated with the detected new content asset and determining whether metadata of the detected new content asset have a predetermined correlation with metadata of content assets stored in memory.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising assigning an asset identifier associated with a previously stored content asset when the metadata of the new content asset has a predetermined correlation with metadata of the previously stored content asset.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising assigning a new unique asset identifier to the new content asset when the metadata of the new content asset does not have a predetermined correlation with metadata of content assets stored in the memory.

16. The method of claim 11 further comprising determining statistical access information related to each of the content assets.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the determining statistical access information further comprises determining a time each of the content assets was viewed, who accessed the content asset and a type of device used to access the content asset.

18. The method of claim 11 further comprising initiating manual intervention when errors are detected in the metadata.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium including executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, identifies related content assets, by:

receiving content assets at an asset server;

storing received content assets in memory;

analyzing metadata associated with each of the content assets to produce correlations between metadata associated therewith;

identifying related content assets by determining content assets having a predetermined correlation between metadata;

assigning a single, unique asset identifier to each of the related content assets; and

using the unique asset identifier to;

extract information; and

identify related content assets by determining content assets with a predetermined statistical correlation.