公开(公告)号：US06970859B1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-29

申请号：US09533504

申请日：2000-03-23

申请人： Eric L. Brechner ,  Dean A. Slawson ,  David A. Vest ,  Krzysztof J. Cwalina ,  Glen Iwasaki ,  John J. Thrall ,  Colin R. Anthony

发明人： Eric L. Brechner ,  Dean A. Slawson ,  David A. Vest ,  Krzysztof J. Cwalina ,  Glen Iwasaki ,  John J. Thrall ,  Colin R. Anthony

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30017 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99934 ,  Y10S707/99935 ,  Y10S707/99937

摘要： A style identifier is associated with each of a plurality of media clips stored in a database, based on a subjective evaluation of various characteristics of each media clip by an expert. The style represented by the style identifier corresponds to an impression on the expert regarding various qualities of the media clip and is not constrained by the subject of the media clip. Media clips with which style identifiers are associated can be any form of digital media, such as clip art files, sound files, photographs, animation files, fonts, etc. Also associated with each media clip in the database is an absolute ranking value for each of a plurality of different attributes based on a subjective evaluation of each media clip by an expert. A user can search the database for media clips associated with a specific style identifier and can sort the media clips that were identified by a search, based upon the absolute ranking value for a selected attribute. In one application of this invention, the database is maintained at a web site accessible over the Internet, and users can browse or search the database based upon a selected category, a keyword, or a style. The results of browsing or searching the database can be selectively sorted in regard to a selected attribute. Thus, with this invention, a user can more readily identify an appropriate media clip that is suitable for an intended use.

摘要翻译： 基于由专家对每个媒体剪辑的各种特征的主观评估，风格标识符与存储在数据库中的多个媒体剪辑中的每一个相关联。 由样式标识符表示的风格对应于专家关于媒体剪辑的各种质量的印象，并且不受媒体剪辑的主题的约束。 与其相关联的媒体剪辑可以是任何形式的数字媒体，例如剪贴画文件，声音文件，照片，动画文件，字体等。还与数据库中的每个媒体剪辑相关联的是每个媒体剪辑的绝对排名值 基于专家对每个媒体剪辑的主观评估的多个不同属性。 用户可以在数据库中搜索与特定样式标识符相关联的媒体剪辑，并且可以基于所选属性的绝对排名值对通过搜索标识的媒体片段进行排序。 在本发明的一个应用中，数据库被维护在可通过互联网访问的网站上，并且用户可以基于所选择的类别，关键字或风格来浏览或搜索数据库。 可以根据所选择的属性选择性地排序浏览或搜索数据库的结果。 因此，利用本发明，用户可以更容易地识别适合于预期用途的适当的媒体剪辑。