US 7,734,568 B2Granted

DVD metadata wizard

AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation

InventorsMichael J. Polson, David W. Hostetter, Keith M. Toussaint

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Abstract

Methods and systems are described that enhance a user's experience when playing a DVD through an enabled media player. One or more databases, managed by a server, maintain metadata associated with DVDs. When a DVD is loaded using the enabled media player, a DVD ID is automatically determined and used to search the metadata database. A user can confirm metadata that is found, causing the metadata to be stored in a local media library. Alternatively, the user can enter other search criteria to be used to locate different DVD metadata. Additionally, a user can either edit metadata that is returned from the metadata database, or manually enter metadata to be associated with a particular DVD. The user-edited or user-entered metadata can then be stored in the local media library.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A method implemented at least in part by a computing device, the method comprising:

opening media content that is stored on a DVD;
determining a DVD ID associated with the DVD;
searching a database that contains DVD metadata based on the DVD ID;
receiving an indication of a user request to search for DVD metadata based on search criteria other than the DVD ID;
causing a user interface to be presented to the user to enable user submission of search criteria;
receiving via the user interface, user-submitted search criteria;
searching the database that contains DVD metadata based on the user-submitted search criteria;
receiving one or more sets of DVD metadata that satisfy the user-submitted search criteria;
displaying via the user interface, a list of identifiers associated with individual ones of the sets of DVD metadata;
receiving via the user interface, an indication of a user selection of a particular identifier from the list of identifiers;
displaying via the user interface, DVD metadata that is associated with the particular identifier;
receiving via the user interface, an indication of a user's acceptance of the DVD metadata that is displayed;
and
storing the DVD metadata that is displayed, such that the DVD metadata is associated with the DVD ID in a local media library, wherein the local media library is maintained separate from the DVD.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.