US 2008/0230595 A1 · Automated audio, video, and data extraction

Abstract

A system and method for loading, processing and classifying media used in an automated system is disclosed. A robotic arm, or similar device, is used to pick a piece of media from a set of unprocessed discs in a first location and place that medium into a suitable media reader, such as a CDROM reader or DVD reader. A computing system, in communication with the media reader, determines whether the media was properly processed. If so, it is placed in a second location. If it is not properly processed, the robotic arm places the media in a third location, where it can be manually inspected and analyzed at a later time. In another embodiment, the computing system discriminates between various reasons for the inability to process the media and places the offending media in a location designated specifically for that failure type. At a convenient time, manual inspection and intervention can be used to correct the failed media. The system can also be used to sort media based on other criteria, such as media type, defect rate, or type of content. In all cases, the computing system also optionally generates an import log that tracks all discrepancies.

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A system for automatically importing and sorting physical media into a plurality of categories, comprising:

a. A receptacle adapted to hold said media, comprising a first input position, where said physical media are placed prior to said sorting operation;
b. A second receptacle comprising a plurality of output positions, each representing one of said plurality of categories, where said media are placed subsequent to said sorting operation;
c. A media reader, adapted to electronic read said physical media;
d. A computing system, in communication with said media reader, wherein said computer system determines which of said plurality of categories the physical medium located in said media reader belongs, and
e. A robotic arm, in communication with said computing system, adapted to pick up said physical medium from said input position, place said medium into said media reader and subsequently place said medium into one of said plurality of output positions.

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A method of sorting physical media into a plurality of categories, comprising:

a. Providing a receptacle adapted to hold said media, comprising a first input position, where said physical media are placed prior to said sorting operation, a second receptacle comprising a plurality of output positions, each representing one of said plurality of categories, where said media are placed subsequent to said sorting operation, a media reader, adapted to electronic read said physical media, a computing system, in communication with said media reader, wherein said computer system determines which of said plurality of categories the physical medium located in said media reader belongs, and a robotic arm, in communication with said computing system, adapted to pick up said physical medium from said input position, place said medium into said media reader and subsequently place said medium into one of said plurality of output positions;
b. Picking a physical medium from said input position using said robotic arm;
c. Loading said medium into said media reader;
d. Activating said media reader to read said media wherein data from said media is transferred to said computing system;
e. Selecting an output position for said medium based on said transferred data;
and
f. Using said robotic arm to remove said medium from said media reader and place in said selected output position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Automated audio, video, and data extraction

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