Patent ID: 7523134

Claim:
A method implemented by an apparatus for providing multimedia data for use in an entertainment system, the method comprising: providing a video program, the video program including at least one segment depicting a first character played by a first actor; and providing metadata describing at least a portion of said video program, said metadata having a multi-level hierarchical structure and including character list data describing persons associated with said video program, wherein said character list data allows content referencing based on user input, and wherein the character list data includes a first character list item corresponding to the first character depicted in the video program, the first character list item being a container in the hierarchical structure and including a character element and an actor element, the character element including a character name to identify the first character and the actor element including an actor name to identify the first actor playing the first character in the video program, wherein the actor element further includes additional information about the first actor, and whereby browsing capability of both said metadata and said video program is provided to a user of said entertainment system.