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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2014
Tivo Inc., Alviso, CA (US);
Jim Barton, Alviso, CA (US);
Brian Beach, Alviso, CA (US);
David Platt, Alviso, CA (US);
Kevin Smith, Alviso, CA (US);
Michael Klar, Alviso, CA (US);
Paul Stevens, Alviso, CA (US);
David Chamberlin, Alviso, CA (US);
Richard Lee, Alviso, CA (US);
TiVo Inc., Alviso, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for generating and maintaining hierarchical tags with community-based ratings is provided. Tags for media streams are organized into a hierarchical format. Users may select tags from the hierarchical tag database that describes a particular multimedia content. If the user is unable to locate a desired tag, the user may submit a new tag. Upon submission of the new tag, a librarian approves the tag before storing and placing the tag in the hierarchical tag database. Users are also able to rate the quality of the association between the tag and the multimedia content. If a tag is rated low, the tag may be removed from the hierarchical tag database. If the tag is rated highly, display of the tag in a list of tags becomes more prominent.