EP1091584A2
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Multimedia search and browsing method using multimedia user profile
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc
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Filing: 2000-09-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2020-09-21
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a multimedia search and browsing method using a user profile information structure which is capable of displaying search items in order of user preference on the basis of item ordering criteria according to user preference by using search item ordering criteria information and a user profile including user preference information about the item ordering criteria, and browsing a searched object after searching the search object indicated by the search items displayed according to the user preference. The present invention can be adapted to multimedia service systems such as a digital VTR (Video Tape Recorder), a VOD (Video On Demand), an AOD (Audio On Demand), the internet. In addition, the user profile for searching and browsing the multimedia according to the present invention gets search and browsing of the multimedia performed easier in accordance with user's liking.
Inventors
- 👤 Jung Min Song
- 👤 Jin Soo Lee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:35
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/80; H04N21/85; H04N21/858; H04N21/8586; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/70; G06F16/73; G06F16/735; G06F16/74; G06F16/743; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/234; H04N21/2343; H04N21/234318; H04N21/235; H04N21/25; H04N21/258; H04N21/25866; H04N21/25891; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/435; H04N21/45; H04N21/4508; H04N21/4532; H04N21/454; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/4722; H04N21/4725; H04N21/475; H04N21/4755; H04N21/482; H04N21/4828
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
50 words
A multimedia user profile information structure for indexing and
browsing a multimedia object, comprising : search item ordering criteria information for searching and browsing the
multimedia object; and user preference information on the search item ordering criteria for
displaying the search item to be browed in an user preferred arrangement.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
41 words
The multimedia user profile information structure according to
claim 1, wherein the user profile comprises item categories which can be criteria of
search and browsing in order to get each search and browsing item ordering
displayed according to each user's liking.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The multimedia user profile information structure according to
claim 2, wherein the user profile further comprises item ordering criteria in order to
determine ordering of search items on the each item category.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The multimedia user profile information structure according to
claim 3, wherein the item ordering criteria comprise criteria categories informing
the categories of the criteria.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The multimedia user profile information structure according to
claim 4, wherein the item ordering criteria further comprise preference information
informing preference about the pertinent criterion category.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The multimedia user profile information structure according to
claim 4, wherein the criteria categories inform the preference of the user file about
the pertinent item, and the search items are displayed in accordance with the
preference of the user profile.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
84 words
A multimedia search and browsing method using multimedia user
profile information for indexing and browsing a multimedia object, comprising : displaying search items in order of user preference on the basis of the
item ordering criteria according to the user preference by using the search item
ordering criteria information and user profile including the user preference
information about the item ordering criteria ; and browsing a searched object after searching the search object indicated by
the search items displayed according to the user preference.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
72 words
A search item preference information structure for searching and
browsing a multimedia, comprising : a search object which is the multimedia data stream ; a search item which is criterion of indexing ; connection information which connects the each search item to the search
object ; ordering criteria information for informing ordering criteria of the each
search item ; and a multimedia object including ordering information according to the each
ordering criterion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
69 words
The search item preference information structure for searching
and browsing the multimedia according to claim 8, wherein the search item
preference information structure for searching and browsing the multimedia further
comprises : item categories for informing items which can be criteria of the search and
browsing ; and a user profile including preference value informing preference about the
ordering information of the multimedia object on the each item category.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
The search item preference information structure for searching
and browsing the multimedia according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the search item
preference information structure for searching and browsing the multimedia makes
the each search item ordering display according to each user's liking.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
181 words
A multimedia search and browsing method using a user profile
information structure for indexing and browsing a multimedia object, comprising : a search object which is the multimedia data stream ; a search item which is criterion of indexing ; connection information which connects the each search item to the search
object ; ordering criteria information for informing ordering criteria of the each
search item ; a multimedia object including ordering information in accordance with the
each ordering criterion ; item categories for informing items which can be criteria of the search and
browsing ; a user profile including preference value informing preference about the
ordering information of the multimedia object on the each item category ; selecting the ordering criteria information in order of the preference value
of the user profile on the each search item in search and browsing of the
multimedia ; displaying the multimedia items by using the ordering criteria information
of the user profile ; and browsing the search object after searching the search object indicated by
the search items displayed according to the user preference.
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