Systems and methods for creating dynamic, real-time visual representations of multimedia content. A temporal metadata visualization module receives a plurality of temporal metadata tags associated with a time code reference, representing a plurality of attributes of the multimedia content at the particular time. During playback, the temporal metadata virtualization module applies a set of display preferences and creates a visual representation of attributes identified by the temporal metadata tags at a particular time code reference. The visual representation changes based on the temporal metadata tags of a point within playback of the multimedia content, enhancing a user's experience and engagement with the multimedia content.
TECHNICAL FIELD(1) The disclosed technology relates generally to content metadata, and more particularly, some embodiments relate to methods and systems of temporal visualization of content metadata.DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART(2) Metadata is information included within a data file that is not part of the content of the data file, but provides information about the data within the data file. For example, metadata associated with a word processor document may provide information about when the document was created, who created the document, the size of the document, and the number of pages of the document. In other words, metadata is “data about data.”BRIEF SUMMARY OF EMBODIMENTS(3) According to various embodiments of the disclosed technology, a more engaging user experience with multimedia content is provided. A visual representation of a plurality of attributes of the multimedia content is created and displayed to the user through a multimedia application running on a user device. The visual representation changes dynamically based on the state of the multimedia content playback, due to time code references associated with metadata tags representing the attributes. This unique use of “temporal metadata” results in a visual representation that morphs and changes as the multimedia content is played or visually searched, improving the overall experience for the user and enabling a greater connection and interaction with the multimedia content.(4) According to an embodiment of
1. A method of visualizing metadata of multimedia content, comprising: a temporal metadata visualization module receiving a plurality of temporal metadata tags of a multimedia content, the plurality of temporal metadata tags identifying one or more content attributes of the multimedia content; receiving a set of content attribute filters, wherein the set of content attribute filters is based on the one or more content attributes of the multimedia content such that the set of content attribute filters allows a user to select the one or more content attributes; receiving user input selecting one or more of the set of content attribute filters; creating a visual representation of the one or more filtered content attributes, wherein the filtered content attributes are filtered by a user-selected set of content attribute filters; playing the multimedia content; displaying the visual representation of the one or more filtered content attributes on a display of the user device, wherein displaying occurs via a multimedia application running on the user device during playback of the multimedia content, wherein the visual representation comprises: a visual tag cloud, wherein individual ones of the one or more filtered content attributes are represented by a respective visual indicator within the visual tag cloud; and dynamically changing the respective visual indicator in real time within the visual tag cloud to visually represent the one or more filtered content attributes associated with a current portion of the multimedia content being displayed, wherein the one or more filtered content attributes associated with a current portion of the multimedia content are determined based on a time code reference corresponding to the current portion of the multimedia content.
15. A system for visually representing metadata of multimedia content, comprising: a user device comprising a display; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the system to: run a multimedia application on the user device, the multimedia application configured to playback a multimedia content having a plurality of temporal metadata tags; receive a set of content attribute filters, wherein the set of content attribute filters is based on the one or more content attributes of the multimedia content such that the set of content attribute filters allows a user to select the one or more content attributes; receive user input selecting one or more of the set of content attribute filters; create a visual representation of the one or more filtered content attributes, wherein the filtered content attributes are filtered by a user-selected set of content attribute filters, wherein the visual representation comprises: a visual tag cloud, wherein individual ones of the one or more filtered content attribute are represented by a respective visual indicator within the visual tag cloud; display the visual representation on the display of the user device via the multimedia application during playback of the multimedia content; and dynamically change the visual representation in real time based on a current moment within the multimedia content, wherein the one or more filtered content attributes associated with the current moment of the multimedia content are determined based on a time code reference corresponding to the current moment of the multimedia content; and wherein the respective visual indicator dynamically changes at least one of a size, shape, and location based on at least one of the one or more filtered content attributes associated with the time code reference corresponding to the current moment of the multimedia content.