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Media storage and retrieval system including determination of media data associated with requests based on source identifiers and ranges within the media data
Assignee: Avid Technology Inc
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Filing: 1993-11-29
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Granted: 1996-12-10
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Expires: 2013-11-29
Abstract
Abstract A system for the management of media data based on user instructions. A system for the management of of relational information between media sources is provided as is a method for determining media data associated with requests based on source identifiers and range specification on the source of the data.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen J. Reber
- 👤 Eric C. Peters
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:15
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/40; G06F16/48; G06F16/70; G06F16/74; G06F16/748; G06F16/90; G06F16/93; G06F16/94; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/11; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/40; G11B2220/41; G11B2220/90; G11B27/022; G11B27/024; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S707/99948
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A computer-implemented process for facilitating access to media files stored in a computer-readable database, comprising the steps of: receiving a request for a portion of a media file, wherein the request includes an identifier of the media file and a range within the media file; locating the media file corresponding to the identifier included in the request, and if the corresponding media file cannot be located, identifying one of the plurality of media files as an equivalent to the requested portion of the media file.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A computer-implemented process for facilitating access to media files stored in a computer-readable database, comprising the steps of: receiving a request for a portion of a media file, wherein the request includes an identifier of the media file and a range within the media file; locating the media file corresponding to the identifier included in the request, and if the corresponding media file cannot be located, identifying one of the plurality of media files as an equivalent to the requested portion of the media file.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving a request includes receiving a request that includes an identifier of the media file and a range within the media file, the range within the media file including a start time and an end time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
140 words
A computer-implemented process for facilitating access to digitized media data stored in a plurality of computer-readable media files on a computer-readable medium, using a computer system having a table of relations, each relation identifying equivalent media files using, for each media file, a unique source identifier that identifies a source for the media file and a segment of said source, the process comprising the steps of: receiving an indication of a requested portion of a specified one of the media files, the requested portion being identified by a start time and an end time in the specified media file; and locating the specified media file in the table of relations and, if the portion of the specified media file is not located, locating a portion of a media file equivalent to the specified media file using the table of relations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
140 words
A computer-implemented process for facilitating access to digitized media data stored in a plurality of computer-readable media files on a computer-readable medium, using a computer system having a table of relations, each relation identifying equivalent media files using, for each media file, a unique source identifier that identifies a source for the media file and a segment of said source, the process comprising the steps of: receiving an indication of a requested portion of a specified one of the media files, the requested portion being identified by a start time and an end time in the specified media file; and locating the specified media file in the table of relations and, if the portion of the specified media file is not located, locating a portion of a media file equivalent to the specified media file using the table of relations.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
138 words
A multimedia computer-readable database system, comprising: a computer-readable medium in which a plurality of computer-readable media files are stored; a memory for storing a a table of relations, each relation identifying equivalent media files using, for each media file, a unique source identifier that identifies a source for the media file and a segment of said source; means for receiving an indication of a requested portion of a specified one of the media files, the requested portion being identified by a start time and an end time in the specified media file; and means for locating the specified media file in the table of relations; and means, operative when the portion of the specified media file is not located, for locating a portion of a media file equivalent to the specified media file using the table of relations.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
138 words
A multimedia computer-readable database system, comprising: a computer-readable medium in which a plurality of computer-readable media files are stored; a memory for storing a a table of relations, each relation identifying equivalent media files using, for each media file, a unique source identifier that identifies a source for the media file and a segment of said source; means for receiving an indication of a requested portion of a specified one of the media files, the requested portion being identified by a start time and an end time in the specified media file; and means for locating the specified media file in the table of relations; and means, operative when the portion of the specified media file is not located, for locating a portion of a media file equivalent to the specified media file using the table of relations.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
56 words
An apparatus for storing media, the apparatus comprising: an interface to a storage device in which the media is stored; means for receiving input from a user indicating subsets of the media that are associated with a clip; and means, responsive to the means for receiving, for providing a link among the subsets of the media.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
56 words
An apparatus for storing media, the apparatus comprising: an interface to a storage device in which the media is stored; means for receiving input from a user indicating subsets of the media that are associated with a clip; and means, responsive to the means for receiving, for providing a link among the subsets of the media.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
The apparatus of claim 5 further comprising: means for receiving input from the user requesting access to the subsets of the media; means, responsive to the means for providing a link, for connecting the subsets of the media together to form the clip; and means for providing the clip to the user.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the means for connecting is active only in response to the means for receiving input from the user requesting access to the subsets of the media.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 5 further comprising the storage device in which the media is stored.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
44 words
A method for storing media, the method comprising the steps of: storing the media in a storage device; receiving input from a user indicating subsets of the media that are associated with a clip; and providing a link among the subsets of the media.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
44 words
A method for storing media, the method comprising the steps of: storing the media in a storage device; receiving input from a user indicating subsets of the media that are associated with a clip; and providing a link among the subsets of the media.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 9 further comprising the steps of: receiving input from the user requesting access to the subsets of the media; connecting the linked subsets of the media together to form the clip; and providing the clip to the user.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 10, wherein the step of connecting is performed only in response to the step of receiving input from the user requesting access to the subsets of the media.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
49 words
An apparatus for storing media including a plurality of records, the apparatus comprising: an interface to a storage device in which the media is stored; and a linked data list that associates a group of the plurality of records, the group of the plurality of records representing a clip.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
49 words
An apparatus for storing media including a plurality of records, the apparatus comprising: an interface to a storage device in which the media is stored; and a linked data list that associates a group of the plurality of records, the group of the plurality of records representing a clip.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising an editing system, coupled to the storage device, the editing system having an input that receives input from a user selecting the group of the plurality of records, and an output that provides the linked data list.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising a media file manager, coupled to storage device, for locating the group of the plurality of records within the database in response to input from a user.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the input from the user includes a range of time.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising means for dynamically linking the group of the plurality of records according to the linked data list in response to a user request for playback of the clip.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising the storage device in which the media is stored.
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