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US 2003/0195863 A1Published application
Media content descriptions
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorDavid J. Marsh
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InventorDavid J. Marsh
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A media content description system receives media content descriptions from one or more metadata providers. The media content description system associates each media content description with the metadata provider that provided the description. The media content description system may generate composite descriptions based on the received media content descriptions. The media content description system provides data associated with the media content descriptions to one or more program data providers.
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This invention relates to media entertainment systems and, in particular, to architectures that support media content description metadata.
Many media entertainment systems provide electronic programming guides (EPGs) that allow users to interactively select programs that they are interested in. Systems that employ EPG technology typically display programs organized according to the channel on which the program will be broadcast and the time at which the broadcast will occur. Information identifying a particular program typically includes the program title, and possibly a short description of the program.
Over time, a large amount of descriptive data may be generated that is associated with a particular piece of media content (e.g., a movie). This data may include, for example, reviews of the content by various critics, user recommendations, rating information, and genre classifications. A user may desire to make decisions about which programs to view based on descriptive data associated with programs beyond the short descriptions typically displayed in an EPG.
The same numbers are used throughout the drawings to reference like features and components.
FIG. 1 illustrates two categories of program data that can be associated with media.
FIG. 2 is an example diagram illustrating the collection of content description metadata associated with a piece of media over time.
Introduction
The following describes a media content description system. The media content description system stores metadata related to media content (e.g., a movie, a television show, or a song). The metadata that the media content description system stores is related to the content of the media, independent of when or where the media content is available. For example, the metadata stored in the media content description system may include the name of a movie, a list of actors in the movie, the name of the director of the movie, and one or more critic reviews of the movie. The metadata stored in the media content description system does not include television channels or times when a particular movie will be broadcast. The media content description system provides the stored metadata to content distribution systems, which provide the metadata, as well as the associated media content to users.
Content Description Metadata Collection