Patent ID: 9665444
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for managing multimedia information, comprising: with aid of one or more processors individually or collectively, (a) storing multimedia content data on a first storage medium that is detachably coupled with a recording device, wherein the recording device is configured to be coupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); (b) storing a primary copy of multimedia container information associated with the multimedia content data, wherein the primary copy of the multimedia container information is stored on a second storage medium that is coupled with the recording device, wherein the multimedia container information is used to generate a multimedia container file containing the multimedia content data according to a multimedia container format, wherein the multimedia container file further contains physical state information of the recording device collected with aid of one or more sensors, and wherein the one or more sensors are located on-board the recording device or the UAV; (c) storing one or more backup copies of the multimedia container information associated with the multimedia content data, wherein the one or more backup copies are stored on the first storage medium; (d) updating the one or more backup copies of multimedia container information based on different priorities or frequencies; and (e) determining, based in part on the physical state information of the recording device contained in the multimedia container file, whether generation of the multimedia container file is affected by an abnormal event, and when the generation of the multimedia container file is determined to be affected by the abnormal event: