Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-18
2009-02-17
Lewis, Cheryl (Department: 2167)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07493341
ABSTRACT:
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for supplying rich multimedia metadata usable to generate, e.g., sophisticated entertainment user interfaces in the home. These methods and systems can be implemented as a server-based software application that feeds multiple, diverse clients. The server functionality could be distributed, even co-located physically with one or more clients, or centralized. The server aggregates, filters, validates, augments and links metadata from disparate sources. The server transforms the metadata into a more manageable and extensible internal format. The server communicates with client devices using a schema-independent protocol, providing metadata in the appropriate format that suites the clients needs.
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Gritton Charles W. K.
Hunleth Frank A.
Israel Bruce
Scheirey Stephen
Simpkins Daniel S.
Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc.
Lewis Cheryl
Potomac Patent Group PLLC
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