Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for a global video format schema defining metadata relating to video media
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsWei Wei Cho, Saar Picker, Stephen Husak
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Abstract
Generating data, such as metadata, relating to video media, such as a movie, and formatted according to a global video format. When metadata that is associated with video media and is formatted according to a formatting scheme associated with a particular content provider is received, the formatting scheme of the received metadata is validated if the formatting scheme of the received metadata corresponds to the global video format. Such video media may include streaming video, Video-On-Demand (VOD) movies, Pay-per-view movies, 0downloadable movies, and video files adapted for rendering by a media player program executed on a computer.
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A method of generating data relating to video media, said data formatted according to a global video format, said method comprising:
- defining a global video format;
- receiving metadata from a content provider, said metadata being associated with video media and including information relating to content of said video media, said received metadata being formatted according to a formatting scheme associated with the content provider;
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- validating the received metadata if the formatting scheme of the received metadata corresponds to the global video format.
A system for validating the format of metadata relating to video media, said system comprising:
- a processor configured for receiving metadata from a content provider, said metadata being associated with video media and including information relating to content of said video media, said received metadata being formatted according to a formatting scheme associated with the content provider;
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- a memory area for storing a global video format schema for organizing metadata relating to video media, wherein said processor is configured to execute computer-executable instructions to validate the formatting scheme of the received metadata if the formatting scheme corresponds to the global video format.
A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure for generating metadata according to a global video format, said metadata relating to content of video media, said data structure having a plurality of pre-defined attributes, said attributes comprising:
- a video media type attribute storing a value identifying video media rating information;
- a video media creation attribute storing a value identifying video media release date information;
- a video media title attribute storing a value identifying video media title information;
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- a video media duration attribute storing a value identifying video media run length information, said video media type, creation, title, and duration attributes defining a global video format having a particular format for standardizing video media metadata organization of metadata received from a plurality of content providers.
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