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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Jerald R. Howcroft, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
David C. Gibbons, Lincroft, NJ (US);
Vishwa M. Prasad, Malawan, NJ (US);
Jerald R. Howcroft, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
David C. Gibbons, Lincroft, NJ (US);
Vishwa M. Prasad, Malawan, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A repository receives metadata from databases associated with different service providers. The repository converts the received metadata to a common format, such as MPEG7, and stores the converted metadata in a central database. The repository can also receive a query from a client device. The repository retrieves metadata associated with the query from the central database and provides it to the requesting client device. The repository can also convert the provided metadata to an appropriate format for the requesting device. Because the metadata is stored at a common location in a common format, content from different providers can be efficiently identified.