Patent ID: 9720997
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for processing audio or video data, the method comprising: retrieving the audio data or the video data; processing, with a processing unit, the audio data or the video data to extract a metadata item; determining, with the processing unit, a priority value integer of the metadata item using one of a plurality of prioritization methods; changing the priority value integer to a priority value string; arranging, with the processing unit, the priority value string in a priority table; referencing, with the processing unit, the priority table in a metadata table using the priority value string; generating, with the processing unit, an entry in a priority detail table comprising information about the used prioritization method and wherein the priority detail table is referenced using a tracking id in the priority table; storing, in a storing unit, the priority table, the metadata table, and the priority detail table; and processing the audio data or video data according to the stored priority detail table.