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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2002
Steven M. Drucker, Bellevue, WA (US);
Curtis G. Wong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Asta L. Glatzer, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven M. Drucker, Bellevue, WA (US);
Curtis G. Wong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Asta L. Glatzer, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method facilitating media browsing is provided. The invention includes a browsing component and a media display system that provides a focus media and related media. The focus media and the related media are associated based, at least in part, upon metadata. The invention further provides for an association identifier that identifies related media based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the focus media and the related media. The association identifier can further cluster the related media based upon metadata associated with the related media.