Patent ID: 6549922
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: G06F,G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
The method for storing multimedia data comprising, in combination, the steps of:determining the particular media type of a file of data to be stored, selecting and executing a metadata extracting program to extract metadata stored in said file of data in accordance with the file format specifications for said particular media type, selecting and executing a sample extraction program for analyzing the content of said file of data to generate additional information characterizing the content of said file, selecting and executing a program for acquiring auxiliary data characterizing said file of data from one or more sources other than said file of data, combining said metadata, said additional information and said auxiliary data for form a set of logical annotations to said file of data, formatting said logical annotations into a standard data representation, and storing the combination of said file of data and logical annotations in a database.