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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2013
Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Bruce Israel, Bethesda, MD (US);
Charles W. K. Gritton, Sterling, VA (US);
Frank A. Hunleth, Rockville, MD (US);
Stephen Scheirey, Urbana, MD (US);
Daniel S. Simpkins, Bethesda, MD (US);
Ryan Stoner, Chicago, IL (US);
Yizhong Wang, Boyds, MD (US);
HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC., Rockville, MD (US);
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.