CN100593782C - Data handling system - Google Patents

Abstract

Media objects such as film clips that have been stored for subsequent retrieval are represented in a display. In order to apply metadata tags to the objects, a user selects an individual media objectfrom the display, and allocates a designated tag or set of such tags to the selected media object by placing a representation of the selected media object in a region of the display representing the designated tag or set of tags, whereby data relating to the selected media object is stored associating it with the tags so identified.

Description

Data handling system

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of data handling system, particularly, relate to and a kind ofly be used to organize and store data to be used for the device of later retrieval.

Background technology

The appearance of digital camera, cheap storage space and a large amount of useable medium cheaply makes personal computer change the multifunctional household recreation center into.The all purpose communication media that is called as " internet " makes for example represents that the record digital media file of text, sound, picture, moving image, numerical data or software can worldwide transmit easily.

Note, although used multiple " medium " in this manual, but term " media file " should be understood to include hope and only send user's file to and use a plurality of this medium to transmit " multimedia " file of information by a kind of medium (for example, text or voice).

The quantity of media file that can be by internet access is very large, therefore wishes to use and they comprise relevant some of what content and describe the mark media file, so that can effectively medium be searched for or make a catalogue.Therefore many users add metadata in each object in the medium to.Metadata is with the interior perhaps context dependent of this object and makes it possible to data that data are classified, for example, for the numerical data of many types, is general with searchable their date created of form record or their modification historical record.Therefore, for example, the HTML relevant with internet web page (HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)) file can comprise " metadata " label, and these labels comprise and are illustrated in the keyword of having contained what theme in the webpage of presenting to the user.Alternatively, these keywords can be attached to independently metadata object, and this metadata object comprises quote (reference) to the address that makes it possible to visit data item itself.Metadata object can be locally stored maybe and can conduct interviews by telecommunication media (for example internet).This address will be known as " media object " at this, so that they are distinguished mutually with the physical medium file of finding at the place, address that is represented by these media object.Express one group of indicator (pointer) that " media object " comprises media data file, media data flow or arrive file or database.

The structure of single medium object comprises a large amount of associated metadata elements, these associated metadata elements are represented various classifications (category), can classify to this object (perhaps more properly, be included in the media file relevant information) according to these classifications with this object.For example a series of video clippings can have and the relevant associated metadata elements of " performer ", " place ", " date created " and timing information (for example " plot development " or " playback order " etc.).For each element, can distribute one or more metadata values or sorting item to any given media object from these vocabulary.Certainly this vocabulary differs from one another for each element.

Find according to him which has for present particular task by the user and be used for selecting associated metadata elements and their vocabulary: for example, value in the vocabulary of the associated metadata elements relevant with " performer " can be " Tom ", " Dick " and " Harriet ", value in the vocabulary of the associated metadata elements relevant with " place " can comprise " inside in the house of Tom ", " Vienna streetscape " and " seabeach ", and the value in the vocabulary of the associated metadata elements relevant with " plot development " can comprise " preorder ", " exposition (Exposition) ", " development ", " climax ", " final result " and " coda ".Notice that some associated metadata elements can be got a plurality of values, for example two or more performers can occur in same video clipping.Other associated metadata elements (for example, place) can be mutually exclusive.

The user comes store video and audio file and digital picture with the form of hierarchical directory structure usually, medium is classified, to be used for later retrieval.This is very undesirable, because can not determine the amount of the details that are suitable for the organizing media storehouse usually.Particularly, usually need be than the more professional technique of the professional technique that the user may have, especially in home environment.In business environment, professional technique is available, but database may be visited by a plurality of different people with different demands, and not every people has the required professional technique that generates the proper classification item.The carefulness editor of metadata is the lengthy process of a repetition test normally, and needs cost great amount of manpower resource.In addition, the people who carries out classification may not can add the metadata that exceeds his current needs of enough realizations.Therefore, if this database is reused, then these results are almost useless for subsequent user.Particularly, be difficult to determine whether to have distributed all metadata that may be suitable for it to each media object, also being difficult to determine has much use at single metadata tag aspect the identification useful materials.Some metadata can be applied to a lot of projects, and in this case, the variations in detail between these projects of attaching metadata, identification thus can prove useful.On the contrary, the label of distributing to considerably less project or not distributing to project at all can be represented wherein to obtain more multimedia item purpose zone, or for some reason, metadata is not applied to project that its was fit to originally.The item of these considerations is difficult to solve by existing systems.Data clustering and data mining algorithm (for example, minimum tree (spanning tree) algorithm and the K average algorithm of extending) are commonly used to analytical database and attempt replenishing (fill out) missing data.Slower and the common off-line operation of these algorithms.

International Patent Application WO 02/057959 (Adobe) has been described a kind of equipment, and this equipment is used for Query Database visually and the marker code of its content is provided.But it does not allow the user see in each project that constitutes this database having had how many marker codes.Wherein complicated metadata model can not be handled in the interface of Miao Shuing because its need too much ' label ', and this will cause being not easy the extremely complicated interface of representing which object also must be labeled.Because in the great majority that need metadata input are used, the main interface that is used to add metadata is based on text.Menu with predefine vocabulary can be utilized for object or content provides marker code.

Summary of the invention

The present invention manages to simplify metadata token and handles.According to the present invention, provide a kind of be used to organize with the medium object to be used for the data processing equipment of later retrieval, these media object have the metadata tag that is associated, this data processing equipment comprises: display is used for the expression of display media object; Data storage device is used for distributing metadata tag to media object; Input media, it comprises that the expression that makes it possible to selected media object moves to the device in the viewing area of representing selected metadata tag set and is used to make selected tag set to be applied to the device of media object.

According on the other hand, the invention provides a kind of be used to organize with the medium object to be used for the method for later retrieval, these media object are indicated in the display, and wherein by select each media object from display, and be arranged on by the expression with selected media object in the viewing area that is selected to the tag set of indicating to use so that the metadata tag set is applied to selected media object, metadata tag is applied to media object.

Note the set that some zone can be represented only have a member or not have member's (empty set) at all.(object with two or more certain metadata labels) or the union (object with any specific group of these metadata tags) of occuring simultaneously can be represented in other zones.

The invention provides a kind of can be used for visually metadata being added to the database of media object or the interface of set.Be arranged on by expression in the viewing area of each classification of expression, obtained many advantages element.Particularly, can easily discern the quantity of the project of each project of having used metadata, because all these projects all concentrate in the zone of display.In addition, can make the quantity of the project that the size of viewing area comprises with it proportional.This makes trooping of data become easy for User Recognition and classification.Visual interface makes it possible to difference or cuts apart existing group, replenishes the associated metadata elements of omitting.It makes that the user can be a plurality of classifications with these classifications of the items, and this is than the sorting item relevant with these classifications is applied to the more natural processing of each project.

Preferably, the icon of mobile media object or other are represented to carry out metadata token and are handled between the zone of the viewing area of the metadata tag set by having predefine value (these predefine values are to select) from the vocabulary with appropriate value in expression.The user can produce the attaching metadata label with new value easily, so that can further classify to media object.

The expression of metadata can be set up according to set, is similar to Venn diagram (Venn diagrams).Yet, represent that the Venn diagram of non-few different sets becomes very complicated.Fig. 2 represents to be used for the Venn diagram of six set.Zone 1,2,3,4,5,6 one of only comprising respectively in six set, and zone 123456 is all six union of sets collection.As can be seen, even only six set, this figure is also very complicated and be difficult to understand (follow), has 2 ⁶The different isolated area that may make up of six set of=64 expressions.The present invention uses more simply expression, but has provided the various functions that make it possible to easily operate represented data.This expression is for the progress of mark and omitted which associated metadata elements, provides visual prompting to the user.

In a preferred embodiment, the user can select a plurality of classifications, and the easy to be visual of metadata is provided.He can adopt the multidimensional view of search volume, asks a plurality of media object, and each in these media object has all been used at least one in predetermined a plurality of metadata tags.(effectively, this is " union " with object set of these values).Alternatively, he can adopt " common factor " view, only searches for following object, and these objects have been used each in predetermined a plurality of metadata tags respectively.Under the situation that can define a large amount of this common factors, can be so that the user can control the maximum quantity of the metadata tag set that will show.Can make the size of the viewing area of distributing to each metadata tag proportional with the quantity of the media object of wherein describing.

In a preferred embodiment, the expression of media object can be moved between the zone of the viewing area of representing different metadata tags.In order to change the value that is associated with media object, when adding its expression icon to another viewing area, can remove its expression icon from a viewing area.If these values are not mutually exclusive, then it can be retained in first viewing area, simultaneously copy is arranged in other zones.

Can be provided for representing the device of the quantity of the metadata tag that is associated with one or more media object, particularly, be provided for discerning the device of the media object that does not have application class.

Can be provided for selecting being used to distributing the device of subclass of the media object of predetermined metadata tag set.

The present invention also extends to one or more computer program or the computer program groups that computing machine uses, to provide according to the equipment of foregoing invention or to carry out method according to foregoing invention.

Useful feature of the present invention is, its guiding user finishes minimum essential mark, finishing his task, and provides the more even distribution of media object.Carry out these operations by following steps: provide visual prompting to help make the label information of omission complete, and the visual representation of the integrality of the existing rank of mark or database is provided.Particularly, can provide for the indication of also element-specific not being used the media object of label information.In described embodiment, adopt the mode of the viewing area that wherein will find " unclassified (unfiled) " object.

The invention enables and in the environment of the full database of media object, to carry out visual the metadata that is assigned to given media object.It also helps to generate and revise existing vocabulary.It makes the user can create, revise or delete vocabulary in the mark processing procedure, for example by adding new vocabulary tabular value to trooping, separating the title of trooping or changing the vocabulary tabular value after observing this object in trooping by adding a plurality of new vocabulary tabular values.

Can automatically finish some classification task by operation clustering algorithm on database, but these processing expend time in and resource.If the user has effective interface, then can make him carry out these tasks more apace.The invention provides than text based prior art system natural interface more.It makes the user can classify subjects into a plurality of classifications (value), and how to carry out this based on the user and operate the metadata of creating and adjust each object.

In big database, in metadata structure, there is too many independent element probably, or in their vocabulary, has too many value, and can not all show them simultaneously.In preferably being provided with, use hierarchy to make the user can select to have the object of element-specific and value, have those metadata objects of his present interested element by this user is only seen, thereby make the interface not mixed and disorderly.He can use different term (element) that they are classified then.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that, the present invention can be implemented as software, the arbitrary portion of this software or all parts (for example can be included in various transmission and/or storage medium, floppy disk, CD-ROM or tape) on, so that can being loaded on one or more multi-purpose computers, this program maybe can use suitable transmission medium to download by computer network.Be used to realize that computer program of the present invention can be embedded in any appropriate carriers that can be read by suitable computer input unit, for example, CD-ROM, optical readable mark, magnetic medium, punched card or band or electromagnetism or light signal.

Description of drawings

Only further describe embodiments of the invention below with reference to accompanying drawings in the mode of example, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram that can move the typical architecture of the computing machine of realizing software of the present invention on it;

Fig. 2 represents the Venn diagram of six set;

Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of expression by the simplification view of the processing of the present invention's execution;

Fig. 4 is illustrated in one dimension and observes the Snipping Tool that produces in the processing procedure;

Fig. 5 is illustrated in more complicated multidimensional and observes the Snipping Tool that produces in the processing procedure;

Fig. 6 is illustrated in the Snipping Tool of observing the common factor that comprises collection of metadata that produces in the processing procedure.

Embodiment

Fig. 1 shows the general structure that is suitable for moving the computing machine of realizing software of the present invention.This computing machine comprises the CPU (central processing unit) (CPU) 10 of the operation that is used for computer program and management and control computer.CPU 10 is connected to multiple arrangement by bus 11.These devices comprise: first memory storage 12 (for example, hard disk drive) is used for storage system software and application software; Second memory storage 13 (for example, floppy disk or CD/DVD driver) is used for writing movable storage medium from the movable storage medium reading of data and/or with data; And the memory storage that comprises ROM14 and RAM 15.This computing machine also comprises the network interface card 16 that is used to be connected to network.This computing machine can also comprise: user's input/output device (for example, mouse 17 and keyboard 18), and it is connected to bus 11 by input/output end port 19; And display 20.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that architecture described here is not restrictive, and only be the example of typical computer architecture.It it is also understood that described computing machine has all essential operating system and application software, so that can satisfy its purposes.

This embodiment provides three key facilities that are used to handle media object.In this example, it is a software object, and this software object comprises quoting of video/audio clip and comprises relative metadata.

In these facilities first is simple visual interface, and this visual interface allows the user add metadata by icon or " thumbnail " image (being called as the processing of " drag and drop ") that uses control device mobile presentation medium object between two zones.This operation has been shown among Fig. 4.Fig. 4 also shows selection sort standard from hierarchical menu tabulation 30.This makes that the user can be between different dimensions or layer, or switches apace between different associated metadata elements.In this example, associated metadata elements " classification (classification) " (by 40 expressions of the element in the classification display 30) is selected, and has shown a plurality of values from the vocabulary of this element: " Advertising (advertisement) " 401, " affairs (incident) " 402, " documentary (documentary film) " 403 etc.These have defined the set by the media object formation of these analog values with " classification (classification) " associated metadata elements.

In distinct area 400, shown for the associated metadata elements of this appointment media object of the value of applying not also.This second facility makes it possible to discern unlabelled media object, so that the user can carry out marking operation.

Fig. 5 makes it possible to discern the media object set with one or more common element with the 3rd facility shown in 6 and makes that the user can new or different metadata be come separately or the differentiation media object by adding, or finds and realize further some other conditions of distinguishing between media object.

Describe for the total query processing of all variablees now with reference to Fig. 4.

This processing can begin under any one pattern in two kinds of patterns: directly entire database is operated or from the template view.A kind of method in back makes it possible to that mark is single in database troops, and only cuts apart this object in trooping.It also provides not too mixed and disorderly view to the user.When carrying out this operation, prevented to add unnecessary metadata.This set of observing the object in the visable indicia instrument allows the user easily carry out visual to any metadata that can distinguish these objects, if and have an inadequate difference, then allow the existing metadata of user's modification, to represent this object more accurately.

Select the combination (step 70-Fig. 3) of associated metadata elements or these elements by in hierarchy 30, selecting one or more classification 32.Can append additional queries by the template view of describing in last paragraph, identification will be carried out the media object of mark, increases the control element of user interface, and this user interface comprises the text or the diagrammatic representation of available selection.By increasing control element by this way, can use any view in the following view, carry out visual to entire database or its metadata token that defines in the subclass.Media object can be expressed as thumbnail image, as shown in FIG. (" thumbnail " view) or be expressed as text-only file name (only text view).

Add note for the element-specific in the data of media object model, at first need in the hierarchical menu structure, select desirable element.Because only selected a classification in this example, so omitted additional step 72-75 (these will discussed after a while), and generated a Groups List control or frame 400-411 (step 71) for each value in the vocabulary of the available entry of storing for each respective element.Existing metadata can be undertaken visual by the mode that wherein media object is arranged in the different frames.The media object that is arranged in " unclassified (no classification) " frame 400 is not included in any metadata values of the element-specific that the hierarchical menu structure selects.If these metadata values are not mutually exclusive, then these media object can appear in the more than one frame.

If selected more than one metadata tag, then should handle need a plurality of additional step 72-75, as after a while with reference to as described in Fig. 5 and 6.Yet,, generate single metadata tag view (step 71) if only selected single metadata tag (step 701).In the example depicted in fig. 4, selected " Classification (classification) " element 41 for 40 times at " Creation (establishment) " title, and shown a plurality of metadata categories-" advertising (advertisement) " 401, " affairs (incident) " 402, " documentary (documentary film) " 403, " drama (drama) " 404, " Education (education) " 405, " Film (film) " 406 etc. as window, each metadata categories all comprises those media object of having used this metadata tag.In suitable window, represent each single medium object 101,102 etc. by " thumbnail " image or other modes that is fit to.

Determine the size of the viewing area of each metadata tag of expression according to the quantity of the media object that will show.Bigger group (for example, in those groups shown in 401,405) can utilize the device 499 that they are carried out roll display partly to represent.Therefore according to various " classification " that comprise " unclassified (no classification) " value 400 (metadata values) 401,402,403 etc. of classifying, generate the view of each media object 101,102,103,104,105,106,107 etc. and classify.The view of existing metadata is similar to the Venn diagram with non-overlapped set.(if allow these set overlapping, in other words, a media object can have two or more metadata values that are applied to it, then can occur the identical copies of same target in a plurality of frames).All items is arranged in " unclassified (no classification) " set 400 at first.Processing from metadata to media object that add depends on object " drag and drop " in classfying frame and outside the classfying frame (step 76), and each frame is all represented specific metadata values.The visual representation of the content of each set makes that can guarantee directly that similar media object is set in the identical set (distributes identical label).Which classification the user can also discern has increased maximum, therefore is worth segmentation.This will make that the distribution of metadata in database can " evenly (flattened) ", that is, all media object should have the metadata relevant with them of analog quantity.

Add list control by inserting the metadata relevant with this media object.In order to carry out this operation, the user uses " drag and drop " function media object to be carried out " classification " (76), the left button of for example use a computer " mouse ".For the associate specific media objects that moves by this operation, the metadata values (frame table by its initial place shows) that is initially its storage is substituted (step 77) by the value of being shown by the frame table that it moved to.Under the mobile former situation that does not write down any value in " unclassified (no classification) " zone, added value.If wish value of deletion, then object moved to " unclassified (no classification) " frame from the frame of representing this value.

In single view,, that is to say that it can have a plurality of values if associated metadata elements is extendible, for example " performer " then moves to " unclassified (no classification) " and only removed a performer (that performer who is moved) and other is constant.If also have other values of this element, then deletion is moved to the icon of " unclassified (no classification) " for this object.When using multidimensional view, carry out deletion action in a different manner, as described later.

If add a value, rather than replace existing value, then " right click " drag-and-drop operation will produce a copy (step 78), in other words, for this specific media object, will by its institute's " towing " to the metadata values shown of frame table copy to this element-specific rather than delete from primitive element.

In this case, check that (step 761) is to guarantee " duplicating " efficient in operation: in other words, check original not mutually exclusive with the destination associated metadata elements.If the use multidimensional view as with reference to as described in Fig. 5, then also carries out for being not only whether to have described mobile inspection between the frame of the different value in the vocabulary of an associated metadata elements in the different associated metadata elements of expression.If carried out this trial, then produce error message (79).The trial that copies to " unclassified (no classification) " zone or duplicate from " unclassified (no classification) " zone also will produce error message.

Processor 10 is automatically filled list box 401,402,403 etc. by the database 15 of inquiry media object, and these media object comprise the metadata values of being shown by the frame table that will show.By filling no classification frame for all metadata values operation NOT inquire about.

In a dimensional view shown in Figure 4, the user selects single associated metadata elements 41 (step 70) from hierarchical menu structure 30.In the example shown, this is " classification (classification) " element 41.Now according to the vocabulary tabular value of media object associated metadata elements separately to media object classify (step 71), for example, " advertising (advertisement) " 401, " affairs (incident) " 402, " documentary (documentary film) " 403, " drama (drama) " 404, " education (education) " 405, " film (film) " 406 etc.Empty frame can appear, define in this expression database vocabulary but the metadata values do not used by any object.No classification frame 400 comprises following media object (for example, 100), and this media object does not comprise any value of selected associated metadata elements.

As illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, can select more than one associated metadata elements (step 701) by discerning more than one check box.The user can select whether to show multidimensional view (shown in Fig. 5, step 72) or " common factor " view (step 73-75 is shown in Fig. 6).In multidimensional view shown in Figure 5, associated metadata elements " Action (action) " 51, " FOV " (visual field) 52 and " Pace (step) " 53 have been selected.This has produced three list control set: a list control set is used for an associated metadata elements.These three set can be with different color showings, to represent to belong to the frame or the value of same vocabulary element in multidimensional view, to improve the sharpness for the user.This view provides to the user metadata values in the different associated metadata elements of media object has been carried out visual straightforward procedure.

As in a dimensional view (Fig. 4), list control 511-513,521-525, the 531-532 in each set represents the metadata values of given associated metadata elements 51,52,53.If single associated metadata elements has the value of each represented element, this single associated metadata elements then can appear in more than one set." unclassified (no classification) " frame 500 comprises following media object, and this media object does not comprise any one in the metadata values of being represented by all list controls.

In this view, allow all the time to duplicate (right click drag and drop) (step 76,761,78) between the different tabulation set of controls 51,52 (different colours).This is because this only duplicates and has added new value to different associated metadata elements: if in this given associated metadata elements value has been arranged, then it will be replaced.If this specific associated metadata elements is the type that allows a plurality of values, then only can between the list control in the same metadata element set 51 (same color) 511,512, duplicate.In the more options view, object is moved to " unclassified (no classification) " zone and will only delete the value of following associated metadata elements, this object moves from this associated metadata elements.For example, appear at " fight (fight) " frame 512 (action element 51) and " fast (fast) " frame 532 (the step element 53) object 107 in the two.If it moves to " unclassified (no classification) " 500 from " fast (fast) " 532, then will only delete the value in " pace (step) " associated metadata elements 53, " Action (action) " element 512 will remain unchanged.

The user also can select " common factor " view (step 73) (as shown in Figure 6) (step 702).This view is similar to the multidimensional view of describing with reference to Fig. 5.In the example depicted in fig. 6, the user reuses check box and select a plurality of values from the hierarchical menu structure.Here, " Actors (performer) " associated metadata elements 61 and " Place (position) " associated metadata elements 62 have been selected.(latter is the branch of " Location (place) " element 63 in the hierarchical menu structure).The user has selected three list controls as the maximal value that will show.Therefore performer and place value (performer=John, Peter, Sarah: three combinations (step 75) place=seabeach) have been produced.Alternatively, if the quantity of user's list control is set to higher value, then will produce other list controls (each list control in each performer and place).In " common factor " view,, then will delete all values of expression in this common factor if object moves to " unclassified (no classification) " from the common factor frame.For example, by " Peter/beach (seabeach) " from Fig. 6 moving object 106 of frameing shift, from " actor (performer) " element, removed value " Peter ", and deleted the value in " location (the place) " element (" seabeach ").

In this view, the quantity of possible list control is the product (if mutually exclusive) of the quantity of the item n1 n2 n3...... in each set, perhaps 2 ^N, wherein N is summation (if the not mutually exclusive) n1+n2+n3+...... of the item number in adaptable each set.This may be than the much bigger categorical measure that can be contained in easily on the conventional display device, therefore by using vernier 64 or other selecting arrangement, provides the convenience (step 74) of the quantity of the represented list control of restriction to the user.The quantity of the associated metadata elements that the user can select simultaneously also is restricted to three.This has prevented too much processing time and system's break the bank.

By identification comprise the frame of maximum objects and have minimum or even do not have the frame of object, the user can determine which vocabulary item is the most relevant with database, and obtains the better plan how many marks he need carry out.In addition, multidimensional view (Fig. 5) and common factor view (Fig. 6) provide visual cues to the user, to replenish the metadata values of omitting.The user can understand which associated metadata elements or value according to the mode of figure and which has produced troop.Therefore use this operation by combining with template, the user can easily produce his desirable film editing by only adding mark to his interested montage.The user can see the mark of the object relevant with all other objects in the database, and how many marks therefore provide to this user maybe needs distinguish the plan of this object when this object is arranged in needing how many marks that this object is added to troop when trooping.

The present invention can be used for the editing media article, for example uses the TV programme of various medium (for example text, voice, other sound, graphical information, static images and moving image).In many application, wish user's medium experience is carried out personalization, to produce " customization " media article.

The digital collection of the media object of being stored can be stored as various forms, for example, the data that the position of the ingredient that the user saw when file can only comprise with object for appreciation computer game is relevant-by playing up software the data in this document are handled subsequently are used to be shown to user's image with generation.

Described the application-specific of this metadata in the International Patent Application PCT/GB2003/003976 that submitted on September 15th, 2003, it relates to the method for automatic formation media article, and this method comprises:

Analyze with first of the media object of being stored and gather relevant digital metadata, this digital metadata comprises:

Be used to discern the relative set recognition data of second set of the media object of being stored; And

Expression is gathered the content of expression by first of the media object of being stored and is gathered the relation data of the relation between the content of representing by second of the media object of being stored; And

Described first and second set of the media object of being stored are set in media article according to described analysis.

This has used the detailed formal and temporary element data of describing type, (for example, each performer who occurs in the identification video item or place and the information relevant with order with the time).By media object being set, use a set filter and combiner to constitute story with desirable order.The present invention can be used at each available media object apply metadata record of this editor.

Claims (26)

1, a kind of be used to organize and the medium object to be used for the data processing equipment of later retrieval, described media object has the metadata tag that is associated, this data processing equipment comprises: display is used to show the expression of described media object; Data storage device is used for distributing metadata tag to described media object; Input media, this input media comprise makes the expression of selected media object can be moved to the device in the viewing area of representing selected metadata tag set and be used to make described selection tag set to be applied to the device of described media object.

2, the attaching metadata label that equipment according to claim 1, this equipment are constructed to make the user to generate and have new value is so that described media object can further be classified.

3, equipment according to claim 1 and 2, this equipment are constructed to provide one or more the view of having used in predetermined a plurality of metadata tags of media object.

4, equipment according to claim 1 and 2, this equipment are constructed to provide each the view of having used in predetermined a plurality of metadata tags of media object.

5, equipment according to claim 4 wherein, provides following device, and this device is used for providing to the user control of the maximum quantity that the metadata tag that will show is gathered.

6, equipment according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, the expression of described media object can be moved between expression has the zone of viewing area of metadata tag set of predefine value.

7, equipment according to claim 6, this equipment comprises following device, this device is used for removing from a viewing area expression of selected media object and adds it to another viewing area, the metadata tag that replaces thus being associated with described first district is gathered, and uses the metadata tag set that is associated with described second district to selected media object.

8, equipment according to claim 6, wherein, the expression of the media object of selecting from the viewing area that is associated with first metadata tag set that is applied to described media object can remain on this viewing area, and the copy of selected media object is arranged in second district, thus except with set that described first district is associated, the metadata tag set that will be associated with described second district is applied to described media object.

9, equipment according to claim 1 and 2, this equipment provides following device, and this device is used to represent to gather with given metadata tag the quantity of the media object that is associated.

10, equipment according to claim 1 and 2, this equipment provides following device, and this device is used to represent the quantity of the metadata tag that is associated with one or more media object.

11, equipment according to claim 10, this equipment provides following device, and this device is discerned the media object that does not have the apply metadata label by the viewing area of expression empty set is provided.

12, equipment according to claim 1 and 2, this equipment provides following device, and this device is used to select the subclass of described media object, to distribute given metadata tag set.

13, equipment according to claim 1 and 2, this equipment provides following device, and this device is used to make the size of the viewing area of distributing to each metadata tag set proportional with the quantity of the media object of wherein describing.

14, a kind of tissue and medium object are to be used for the method for later retrieval, described media object is indicated in the display, and wherein by selecting the single medium object from this display, and be arranged in the viewing area that is selected to the tag set of indicating to use by expression with selected media object, make the metadata tag set be applied to selected media object, metadata tag is applied to described media object.

15, method according to claim 14, wherein, the user can generate the attaching metadata label with new value, so that described media object can further be classified.

16, according to claim 14 or 15 described methods, wherein, provide one or more the view of having used in predetermined a plurality of metadata tags of media object.

17, according to claim 14 or 15 described methods, wherein, provide each the view of having used in predetermined a plurality of metadata tags of media object.

18,, wherein, provide control to the maximum quantity of the classification that will show according to claim 14 or 15 described methods.

19,, wherein, has the expression of moving described media object between the zone of viewing area of metadata tag set of predefine value in expression according to claim 14 or 15 described methods.

20, method according to claim 19, wherein, select the expression of media object from first viewing area that is associated with the set of first metadata tag, and the copy of selected expression is arranged in second district, and original expression remains in described first district, thus except with set that described first district is associated, the metadata tag set that will be associated with described second district is applied to described media object.

21, method according to claim 19, wherein, when adding the expression of selected media object to second viewing area, can remove the expression of selected media object from first viewing area that is associated with a metadata tag set, the metadata tag that replaces thus being associated with described first viewing area is gathered, and the metadata tag set that will be associated with described second viewing area is applied to selected media item.

22,, wherein, represented to gather the quantity of the media object that is associated with given metadata tag according to claim 14 or 15 described methods.

23,, wherein, represented the quantity of the metadata tag that is associated with one or more media object according to claim 14 or 15 described methods.

24, method according to claim 23 wherein, by the viewing area of expression empty set is provided, is discerned the media object that does not have the apply metadata label.

25, according to claim 14 or 15 described methods, wherein, can select the subclass of described media object, to distribute given metadata tag set.

26, according to claim 14 or 15 described methods, wherein, the size of viewing area of distributing to the set of each metadata tag is proportional with the quantity of the media object of wherein describing.

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