# US 8,543,622 B2 · Method and system for meta-tagging media content and distribution

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- Number: US 8,543,622 B2
- Document ID: US8543622B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/405,168
- Filed: 2012-02-24
- Published: 2012-09-20
- Granted: 2013-09-24
- Earliest claimed: 2007-12-07
- Applicants: Patrick Giblin
- Inventors: Patrick Giblin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8543622B2

## CPC

- G06F 16/7867: {using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title and artist information, manually generated time, location and usage information, user ratings}
- G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
- G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence)
- G06F 16/41: Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
- G06F 16/78: Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
- H04L 65/403: Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15)
- H04L 65/60: Network streaming of media packets
- H04L 67/10: in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

A unique application within Video that allows for user generated Meta-tagging to be delivered in real time to individual clips is provided. This meta-tag creates its own tail based upon the user generated words population, which is searchable via a “spider network” that runs invisible behind the web pages of the site. These same “tagged” words are broadcast over various delivery networks including but not limited to live feeds from SMS, MMS, News Feeds within Community Web Sites, Video Sharing Web Sites, Widget applications any other forms of electronic communication that are dropped in real time to identified users and friends of users.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-implemented method for sharing media content comprising:
playing a media stream on a display of a local computing device;
receiving a user command via voice recognition or motion to meta-tag a portion of the media stream via a user interface while playing the media stream;
creating meta-tags related to at least a portion of the received media stream via the users input,
sorting the frequency of multiple tags from multiple users based upon formulas; and
transmitting the meta-tag data to a remote computing and distribution system.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the media stream is received from a media system.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising capturing the received media stream in a memory of the local computing device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a user selection that defines a start point and an end point for the meta-tag within the media stream, the user selection used in meta-tagging.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the user selection is received via a graphical interface that allows a review of the media stream.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising delivering information into a clip; receiving information related to the clip; and associating the information with the clip, and optionally sorting the relevancy to multiple meta tags similar and unique from multiple users based upon a formula.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the information is received at least in part from a user input.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the information is received at least in part from an automatic process for obtaining information about the clip.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the information is received at least in part by extracting, inputting or searching meta data embedded in the media stream via a live cursor located within.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein any video location, server or website is scrubbed for data obtained from at least one location where a video resides and attached to the video clip and its, wherein the location as meta data relevant to the video is identified.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the meta-data comprises uploading the meta-data to a media content sharing website or network of distribution.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

A computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein for performing a method of claim 1.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

Content produced by the method of claim 1.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

A method of providing content produced by the method of claim 1 to a user, comprising accessing the content; tracking the content accessed, an associated provider or providers for the accessed content, the number of times the content was accessed, the multiple meta tags associated with the clip via user generated input similar and unique and optionally a fee associated with use of the content.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, further comprising determining a service fee or license fee for access to the content.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the content is selected from text, a symbol, an image, a movie or portion thereof, an audio clip, a video clip, or any combination thereof.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, further comprising obtaining content from one or more of local memory, an internet connection, over air, Radio Frequency (RF), cellular connection, a wireless connection, a remote server, a portable memory device, a compact disk, digital video disk, optical disk, magnetically recorded tape, digitally recorded tape, a computer, or a scanned image.

### Claim 18 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein accessing content comprises selection by the user of a content category; searching for content in the content category; and
providing search results to the user.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The method of claim 18, further comprising printing a transaction record.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The method of claim 19, wherein the transaction record comprises one or more of a list of accessed content, the fee for each accessed content, the service fee, copyright information on accessed content, or a federal copyright protection warning.

### Claim 21

A computer program product for sharing media content, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium containing computer program code for performing a method comprising: playing a media stream on a display of the local computing device; receiving a user command via voice recognition or motion to identify a portion of the media stream via a user interface while playing the media stream; responsive to receiving the user selection, creating a meta-tag associated with a portion of the received media stream; and responsive to creating the meta-tag, transmitting the meta-tag to a remote computing and distribution system.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the media stream is received from a media delivery system.

### Claim 23 (depends on 21)

The computer program product of claim 21, further comprising catching the received media stream in a memory of the local computing device.

### Claim 24 (depends on 21)

The computer program product of claim 21, further comprising receiving a user selection that defines a start point and an end point for the meta-tag within the media stream, the user selection used in creating the meta-tag.

### Claim 25 (depends on 24)

The computer program product of claim 24, wherein the user selection is received via a graphical interface that allows a review of the media stream.

### Claim 26 (depends on 24)

The method of claim 24, further comprising aggregating and sorting multiple users, words and phrases.

### Claim 27 (depends on 21)

The computer program product of claim 21, further comprising receiving information related to the meta-tag; and associating the information and relevancy with a video associated therewith.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The computer program product of claim 27, wherein the information is received at least in part from a user input.

### Claim 29 (depends on 27)

The computer program product of claim 27, wherein the information is received at least in part from an automatic process for obtaining information about the video.

### Claim 30 (depends on 27)

The computer program product of claim 27, wherein the information is received at least in part by extracting meta-data embedded in the media stream.

### Claim 31 (depends on 27)

The computer program product of claim 27, wherein the information is aggregated from multiple sources and sorted.

### Claim 32 (depends on 21)

The computer program product of claim 21, wherein transmitting the clip comprises uploading the meta-data to a media content sharing website or distribution center or database.

### Claim 33 (depends on 21)

The computer program of claim 21, further comprising creating an invisible page of data and words within the pages of the original web site of user generated meta-data for the purpose of search via “spiders” or any other means associated with Web Search technology.

### Claim 34

An integrated media system for sharing media content, The Network comprising: a media player module for playing a media stream, the media stream received by an integrated media stream; a media editor module for caching the media stream, receiving user selection via voice recognition or motion and relevant meta-tag of the media stream, and creating a clip comprising at least a portion of the media stream based on the user selection; and a network client module for transmitting the meta-tags to a remote computing or distribution system and optionally to an invisible web page.

### Claim 35 (depends on 34)

The system of claim 34, wherein the device is a personal computer, mobile device, or cellular phone.

### Claim 36 (depends on 34)

The system of claim 34, wherein the content is selected from text, a symbol, an image, a movie or portion thereof, an audio clip, a video clip, or any combination thereof.

### Claim 37 (depends on 34)

The system of claim 34, wherein the media content provides real-time digital healthcare intelligence information.

### Claim 38 (depends on 34)

The system of claim 34, wherein the meta-tags provide real-time advertisement intelligence information.

### Claim 39

A method for sharing media content, the method comprising: receiving a media stream on a local computing device; playing the media stream on an integrated user interface; receiving a user command via voice recognition or motion to meta-tag the media stream via the integrated user interface; responsive to receiving the user command, displaying a media meta-tag window via the integrated user interface; receiving a user meta-tags for defining a portion of the media stream via the media edit window; responsive to receiving the user selection, creating a meta-tag comprising the defined portion of the media stream based on the user input; transmitting the meta-tag data to a computing system via the integrated user interface; and responsive to receiving meta-tags, ranking all meta tags via the formula and network capabilities, transmitting the clip to the distribution channel system associating the video with these key words throughout.

### Claim 40 (depends on 39)

The method of claim 39, further comprising: receiving meta-data information related to the video via the integrated user interface; and associating the received information with the video.

### Claim 41 (depends on 1, 39)

The method of claim 1, 39, or 14 wherein the content is selected from text, a symbol, an image, a movie or portion thereof, an audio clip, a video clip, or any combination thereof.

### Claim 42 (depends on 1, 14, 39)

The method of claim 1, 39 or 14, wherein the device is a personal computer, mobile device, or cellular phone.

### Claim 43 (depends on 1, 14, 39)

The method of claim 1, 39 or 14, wherein the media content provides real-time digital healthcare intelligence information.

### Claim 44 (depends on 1, 14, 39)

The method of claim 1, 39 or 14, wherein the meta-tags provide real-time advertisement intelligence information.

### Claim 45 (depends on 1, 14, 39)

The method of claim 1, 39 or 14, wherein the meta-tags provide Search Engine Optimization intelligence information.

### Claim 46

A computer program product for sharing media content, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium containing computer program code for performing a method comprising: receiving a media stream on a local computing device; playing the media stream on an integrated user interface; receiving a first user command via voice recognition or motion to meta-tag the media stream via the integrated user interface; responsive to receiving the user command, displaying a media edit window via the integrated user interface; receiving a user meta-tag for defining a portion of the media stream via the media edit window; responsive to receiving the user meta-tag, creating a meta-tag comprising the defined portion of the media stream based on the user entry and optionally a formula ranking to relevance; transmitting the clip to a computing and distribution system via the integrated user interface; and responsive to receiving the meta-data command, transmitting the video to the computer, data and distribution system.

### Claim 47 (depends on 21, 46)

The computer product of claim 21 or 46, wherein the content is selected from text, a symbol, an image, a movie or portion thereof, an audio clip, a video clip, or any combination thereof.

### Claim 48 (depends on 21, 46)

The computer product of claim 21 or 46, wherein the device is a personal computer, mobile device, or cellular phone.

### Claim 49 (depends on 21, 46)

The computer product of claim 21 or 46, wherein the media content provides real-time digital healthcare intelligence information.

### Claim 50 (depends on 21, 46)

The computer product of claim 21 or 46, wherein the meta-tags provide real-time advertisement intelligence information.