Distributed semantic descriptions of audiovisual content

A method of execution by a processor for reusing descriptions of audiovisual content, the method comprising:

• finding existing descriptive data that describes a concept depicted in an existing audiovisual data that is similar to a concept depicted in a new audiovisual content that is different than the existing audiovisual content;
• analyzing reuse information associated with the descriptive data, the reuse information indicating a type of reuse that is allowed;
• and
• creating, by the processor in accordance with the associated reuse information, a new description for the new audiovisual content using the existing descriptive data and the associated reuse information, wherein the new description includes a reference to the existing descriptive data that is to be reused.

A method for dynamically reusing descriptions of audiovisual content, the method comprising:

• creating a first description that describes a concept depicted in an existing audiovisual content;
• defining reuse information associated with the first description, the reuse information indicating a type of reuse that is allowed;
• and
• reusing the first description, by the processor, to create a second description that describes a similar concept depicted in a modified audiovisual content in accordance with the reuse information, the reuse being performed concurrently with creation of the modified audiovisual content, wherein the modified audiovisual content is different than the existing audiovisual content, wherein the second description includes a reference to the first description that is to be reused.

A system for processing descriptions of audiovisual content, the system comprising:

• means for creating a first description that describes a concept depicted in existing audiovisual content, the means for creating including a processor;
• means for defining reuse information pertaining to reuse of the first description, the reuse information indicating a type of reuse that is allowed;
• and
• means for storing the first description and the reuse information in a repository of descriptive data to enable subsequent reuse of the first description to create, in accordance with the reuse information, a second description that describes a similar concept depicted in a new audiovisual content that is different than the existing audiovisual content, wherein the second description includes a reference to the first description that is to be reused.

An apparatus comprising:

• a description processor to create a first description that describes a concept depicted in an existing audiovisual content;
• a reuse information creator to define reuse information pertaining to reuse of the first description, the reuse information indicating a type of reuse that is allowed;
• and
• a repository of descriptive data to store the first description and the reuse information to enable subsequent reuse of the first description, in accordance with the reuse information, to create a second description that describes a similar concept depicted in a new audiovisual content that is different than the existing audiovisual content, wherein the second description includes a reference to the first description that is to be reused.

A system for reusing descriptions of audiovisual content, the system comprising:

• means for finding existing descriptive data that describes a concept depicted in an existing audiovisual data that is similar to a concept depicted in a new audiovisual content that is different than the existing audiovisual content;
• means for analyzing reuse information associated with the descriptive data, the reuse information indicating a type of reuse that is allowed;
• and
• means for creating, in accordance with the reuse information, a new description for the new audiovisual content using the existing descriptive data and the associated reuse information, the new description including a reference to the existing descriptive data that is to be reused, the means for creating including a processor.

A system for dynamically reusing descriptions of audiovisual content, the method comprising:

• means for creating a first description that describes a concept depicted in an existing audiovisual content, the means for creating including a processor;
• means for defining reuse information associated with the first description, the reuse information indicating a type of reuse that is allowed;
• and
• means for reusing the first description, in accordance with the reuse information, to create a second description that describes a similar concept depicted in a modified audiovisual content in accordance with the reuse information, the reuse being performed concurrently with creation of the modified audiovisual content, wherein the modified audiovisual content is different than the existing audiovisual content, wherein the second description includes a reference to the first description that is to be reused.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with computer program instructions, which when executed on a processor, cause said processor to perform operations comprising:

• creating a first description that describes a concept depicted in an existing audiovisual content;
• defining reuse information pertaining to reuse of the first description, the reuse information indicating a type of reuse that is allowed;
• and
• storing the first description and the information pertaining to reuse of the first description in a repository of descriptive data to enable subsequent reuse of the first description, in accordance with the reuse information, to create a second description of a similar concept depicted in a new audiovisual content that is different than the existing audiovisual content, wherein the second description includes a reference to the first description that is to be reused.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with computer program instructions, which when executed on a processor, cause said processor to perform operations comprising:

• finding existing descriptive data that describes a concept depicted in an existing audiovisual data that is similar to a concept depicted in a new audiovisual content that is different than the existing audiovisual data;
• analyzing reuse information associated with the descriptive data, the reuse information indicating a type of reuse that is allowed;
• and
• creating, in accordance with the associated reuse information, a new description for the new audiovisual content using the existing descriptive data and the associated reuse information, the second description including a reference to the first description that is to be reused.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with computer program instructions, which when executed on a processor, cause said processor to perform operations comprising:

• creating a first description that describes a concept depicted in an existing audiovisual content;
• defining reuse information associated with the first description, the reuse information indicating a type of reuse that is allowed;
• and
• reusing the first description, in accordance with the reuse information, to create a second description that describes a similar concept depicted in a modified audiovisual content in accordance with the reuse information, the reuse being performed concurrently with creation of the modified audiovisual content, wherein the modified audiovisual content is different than the existing audiovisual content, wherein the second description includes a reference to the first description that is to be reused.