Digital media usage in response to impact data
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRick A. Hamilton, II, Paul A. Moskowitz, Brian M. O'Connell, Clifford A. Pickover
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Abstract
Aspects provide digital media content as a function of embedded environmental impact data. When a digital multimedia item is received, an embedded environmental impact value is decoded and the item is utilized as a function of the decoded embedded environmental impact value. Some aspects account for amounts and types of energy used in creating the item to calculate an environmental impact value for the item, and the calculated environmental impact value is embedded within digital data of the item.
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A method for providing digital media content with an embedded environmental impact data value, the method comprising:
- a programmable device determining at least one of an amount of energy used in creating a first digital multimedia item comprising music data, and a type of energy used in creating the first digital multimedia item;
- the programmable device calculating a first environmental impact value for the first digital multimedia item as a function of the determined at least one of the amount of energy used in creating the first digital multimedia item and the type of energy used in creating the first digital multimedia item, by at least one of:
- measuring a total amount of energy used by each of at least one musical instrument to create the music data;
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- measuring a total amount of energy used by each of at least one content creator in creating first digital multimedia item music content data;
- the programmable device encoding the determined first environmental impact value;
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- the programmable device embedding the encoded first environmental impact value within digital data of the first digital multimedia item for decoding by a receiver of the first digital multimedia item.
A programmable device comprising:
- a processing unit;
- a computer-readable memory in communication with the processing unit;
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- a tangible computer-readable storage device in communication with the processing unit and the computer-readable memory;
- wherein the processing unit, when executing program instructions stored on the tangible computer-readable storage device via the computer readable memory:
- determines at least one of an amount of energy used in creating a first digital multimedia item comprising music data, and a type of energy used in creating the first digital multimedia item;
- calculates a first environmental impact value for the first digital multimedia item as a function of the determined at least one of the amount of energy used in creating the first digital multimedia item and the type of energy used in creating the first digital multimedia item, by at least one of:
- measuring a total amount of energy used by each of at least one musical instrument to create the music data;
- and
- measuring a total amount of energy used by each of at least one content creator in creating first digital multimedia item music content data;
- encodes the determined first environmental impact value;
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- embeds the encoded first environmental impact value within digital data of the first digital multimedia item for decoding by a receiver of the first digital multimedia item.
A computer program product for providing digital media content with an embedded environmental impact data value, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer readable tangible storage device, which is not a signal, having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer processing unit, cause the computer processing unit to:
- determine at least one of an amount of energy used in creating a first digital multimedia item comprising music data, and a type of energy used in creating the first digital multimedia item;
- calculate a first environmental impact value for the first digital multimedia item as a function of the determined at least one of the amount of energy used in creating the first digital multimedia item and the type of energy used in creating the first digital multimedia item, by at least one of:
- measuring a total amount of energy used by each of at least one musical instrument to create the music data;
- and
- measuring a total amount of energy used by each of at least one content creator in creating first digital multimedia item music content data;
- encode the determined first environmental impact value;
- and
- embed the encoded first environmental impact value within digital data of the first digital multimedia item for decoding by a receiver of the first digital multimedia item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.