Title:
メタデータ生成装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4782367
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A data structure for representing metadata describes the content of at least one shot or sub-shot of information material. The data structure comprises a volume identification defining a data carrier on which the information material is contained, at least one shot identification defining the shot or sub-shot within the material, and at least one type of metadata associated with the content of the shot or sub-shot. The volume identification is arranged at a first hierarchical level and the shot identification is arranged at a lower hierarchical level and the metadata describing the shot is arranged with respect to the shot hierarchical level. The data structure provides an efficient facility for communicating metadata between metadata nodes including application programs which use the metadata. The metadata is identified on the basis of a shot and volume on which the information material which the metadata describes is contained. By arranging the volume identifier at a first hierarchical level, the shot identifier at a lower hierarchical level and the metadata related to the shot or sub-shot within the shot level, a systematic and compatible format for interrogating and retrieving metadata is provided.
Inventors:
Soap, Jonathan Richard
Kid, Andrew David
McGrath, Mark John
Miller, Alexander John James
Roberts, Timothy Stewart
Williams, Mitchell John
Goban, Bernie
Kid, Andrew David
McGrath, Mark John
Miller, Alexander John James
Roberts, Timothy Stewart
Williams, Mitchell John
Goban, Bernie
Application Number:
JP2003083856A
Publication Date:
September 28, 2011
Filing Date:
March 25, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Sony Europe Limited
International Classes:
G06F12/00; H04N5/91; G06F17/30; G11B27/031; G11B27/11; H04N5/765; H04N7/173
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2001216726A | ||||
| JP2001265895A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Junichi Omori
Ori Akira
Ori Akira