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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2006
Steven M. Drucker, Bellevue, WA (US);
Curtis G. Wong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Steve Glenner, Bellevue, WA (US);
Asta L. Glatzer, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven D. Demar, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven M. Drucker, Bellevue, WA (US);
Curtis G. Wong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Steve Glenner, Bellevue, WA (US);
Asta L. Glatzer, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven D. DeMar, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a unique system and method for facilitating browsing, sorting, clustering, and filtering any number of media objects grouped together in a quick and easy manner. In particular, the invention involves annotating the media objects, which have been clustered, sorted, and/or filtered en masse rather than individually, with metadata. The media objects may be selected by a user and annotated with a plurality of metadata as desired by a user in order to optimize utilization of the media objects. The media objects may also be combined and/or mixed in any number of ways to create new media objects. Media objects may include an audio component, a visual component, a portion thereof, and/or any combination thereof.