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System for managing media content

US8042054B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Scott White · Austin, US
James Cansler · Cedar Park, US
Ankur Mukerji · Rue de l'Église, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 10, 2008
Grant date	Oct 18, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 29, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/84
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a device having a controller to create metadata corresponding to an identity of an entity, incorporate in a media file the metadata that identifies the entity with metadata that describes media content in the media file, and present a graphical user interface depicting a media file directory structure generated according to the metadata that identifies the entity and the metadata that describes media content in the media file. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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