Patent ID: 8712958
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing user preference information comprising: receiving, by a sensory media generator, preference information for sensory effects from a user; and generating, by the sensory media generator, user sensory preference metadata including the received preference information; transmitting, by the sensory media generator, the user sensory preference metadata including maximums and minimums for each effect to an apparatus for representing the sensory effects; transforming, by the apparatus for representing the sensory effects, sensory effect metadata into sensory device command metadata using the user sensory preference metadata and sensory device capability metadata by analyzing the maximums and minimums for each effect regarding device capability maximums and minimums; receiving, by a sensory device, sensory device command metadata from the apparatus for representing the sensory effects; and realizing the sensory effects using the sensory device command metadata, wherein the user sensory preference metadata includes personal preference information that describes the preference information, wherein the sensory effects include visual sense, auditory sense, olfactory sense, and tactile senses.