Patent ID: 7392477

Claim:
A method for processing data in a media player, said method comprising: receiving one or more user-configurable reconciliation rules from a user, said reconciliation rules resolving metadata associated with media content; rendering the media content in the media player; generating an automatic request for metadata from a metadata provider in response to the media content being rendered in the media player, said requested metadata to be associated with the rendered media content; receiving return metadata from the metadata provider in response to the automatically generated request for metadata; receiving a trustworthiness rating corresponding to the return metadata, said receiving trustworthiness rating comprises receiving a plurality of trustworthiness ratings, and collectively displaying the received plurality of trustworthiness ratings to the user; and performing an action specified by the reconciliation rules based on the received trustworthiness rating, said action including at least one of the following based on the received trustworthiness rating: updating a media file associated with the media content, renaming the file, organizing a directory structure of one or more media files, storing the return metadata with the media content, storing the received trustworthiness rating with the media content, and prompting the user to accept the return metadata.