SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED APPLICATION OF BUSINESS RULES USING TEMPORAL METADATA AND CONTENT FINGERPRINTING

Number: 20170201774
Published: 2017-07-13
Filed: 2016-01-08
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Lindsay; David et al.
CPC: H04N21/835; H04N21/8355; H04N21/44204; H04N21/2743; H04N21/8352; H04N21/84; H04N21/23418; H04N21/2353
Verdict: Set aside automated business rules via temporal metadata - broadcast/business
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

According to various embodiments of the disclosed technology, it is possible for content owners to better control the presentation of owned multimedia assets. Implementations of embodiments of the technology of the present disclosure leverage the specificity and greater breadth of detailed information about the multimedia asset of temporal metadata to enable content owners to associate business rules with particular content elements of the multimedia asset. After being notified of a match through the traditional fingerprinting process, embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure can programmatically identify the exact content elements contained within the uploaded multimedia file, and accordingly apply the applicable rules. Content owners may create a list of business rules associated with particular temporal metadata tags of a multimedia assets so that fine-grained rule application is possible.

Background

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The technology disclosed herein, in accordance with one or more various embodiments, is described in detail with reference to the following figures. The drawings are provided for purposes of illustration only and merely depict typical or example embodiments of the disclosed technology. These drawings are provided to facilitate the reader's understanding of the disclosed technology and shall not be considered limiting of the breadth, scope, or applicability thereof. It should be noted that for clarity and ease of illustration these drawings are not necessarily made to scale.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example environment in which embodiments of the technology disclosed herein may be implemented.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example temporal rule application system in accordance with various embodiments of the technology disclosed herein.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example temporal association process in accordance with various embodiments of the technology disclosed herein.

FIG. 4 is an example temporal rule determination process in accordance with embodiments of the technology disclosed herein.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example computing component that may be used in implementing various features of embodiments of the disclosed technology.

The figures are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. It should be understood that the invention can be practiced with modification and

Claims

1. A system, comprising: a multimedia asset owned by a content owner, the multimedia asset associated with a plurality of temporalmetadata tags identifying a plurality of content elements; an association engine configured to generate a list associating a business rule with a content element of the plurality of content elements based on at least one of the temporal metadata tags; and a temporal rule applicator configured to receive a notification of a detected digital fingerprint matchfrom an external system based on a digital profile of a multimedia asset, and to determine a business rule applicable to a multimedia file containing at least a portion of the multimedia asset based on the list. 10. A method, comprising: an association engine scanning a multimedia asset; the association engine identifying a plurality of temporal metadata tags associated with the multimedia asset; the association engine generating a list of content elements present within the multimedia asset based on at least one of the temporal metadata tags; and the association engine associating a business rule with each content element included within the list. 15. A method, comprising: a temporal rule applicator receivinga notification of a detected match from an external system; the temporal rule applicator identifying a business rule associated with a content element included within a time rangeof a multimedia asset based on a plurality of temporal metadata tags included with the time range; and the temporal rule applicator sending a response to the external system regarding the identified business rule.