Method and user interface for classifying media assets
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsGregory David Gudorf, Stelian Markov, Samir M. Ahmed, Praneeth Kongara
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed towards grouping together media assets that are stored in different locations. Media assets are identified as having common classification by using the metadata associated with such media assets (420). Additional media assets are also added to such storage locations automatically (430), where the additional media assets share the same classifications as the previously classified media assets. Optionally, offers (425) are provided to a user based on such classification operations.
Claims17
A method of adding media files to a storage location comprising the steps of:
- assigning (420) a classification to a first media asset stored in a first location and a second media asset stored in a second location where said classification is based on metadata associated with said first and second media asset;
- and
- adding a third media asset (430) having said classification to at least one of said first storage location and said second storage location.
A method of generating a user interface comprising:
- generating a displayable signal containing a first element corresponding to a first media asset stored in a first location and a second element corresponding to a second media asset stored in a second location;
- updating said displayable signal to show a classification (420) assigned to said first and second media assets based on metadata associated with said first and second media assets;
- and
- updating said displayable signal to show a third element corresponding to a third media asset having said classification (430) where said third media asset is added to at least one of said first storage location and said second storage location.
An apparatus comprising:
- a display processor that generates a displayable signal containing a first element corresponding to a first media asset stored in a first location and a second element corresponding to a second media asset stored in a second location;
- a controller that determines a classification assigned to said first and second media asset based on metadata associated with said first and second media asset;
- said display processor updating said displayable signal to show said classification;
- said controller adding a third media asset with said classification that is added to at least one of said first storage location and said second storage location;
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- said display processor updating said displayable signal to show the storage location of said third media asset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.