Patent ID: 8285761
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of aggregating user feedback of metadata, the method comprising: maintaining a database of metadata records, the metadata records each corresponding to one or more media files; receiving a batch of user-provided data entries from one or more users, the data entries each corresponding to a specific media file; aggregating the user-provided data entries with differing user feedback into one metadata record; determining whether each data entry is of a predetermined quality, wherein determining whether each data entry is of a predetermined quality includes: upon determining that a data entry is of the predetermined quality, aggregating the data entry with the database of metadata records, upon determining that the data entry is not of the predetermined quality, discarding the data entry; determining a popularity of the metadata record and a number of edits to the metadata record, the popularity comprising a value indicating a number of times the metadata record was used to verify stability of the one or more files; and using the popularity of the metadata record and the number of edits to the metadata record to generate statistics regarding the user-provided data entries and the differing user feedback.