System, apparatus and method for determining correct metadata from community-submitted data

摘要

A system, apparatus, and method for processing or correcting metadata used to characterize content such as images, video, books, or music, where that metadata may be provided by a community of users or other source. The metadata may be searched as part of a process of identifying and accessing content of interest to a user or of sharing content among users of a network. The metadata is typically a string or strings of characters that is submitted by a community, so that the accuracy of specific data cannot be guaranteed and consistent formats and unambiguous descriptions may not be used by all members of the community.

主权项

1. A method of processing a plurality of metadata used to characterize content, comprising:
accessing a first plurality of raw metadata; processing the first plurality of raw metadata to produce a first canonical form, wherein:
based on the processing, multiple raw metadata of the first plurality of raw metadata are mapped to the same first canonical form; andeach of the multiple raw metadata mapped to the same first canonical form has an associated metric value, wherein the metric value comprises one or more of a frequency of occurrence metric, a network popularity metric, or a social networking reliability metric; comparing the associated metric value of each of the multiple raw metadata to identify the raw metadata having the highest metric value as the preferred metadata form; generating an additional mapping that maps the first canonical form back to the preferred metadata form; receiving a request for a data processing operation that includes a first raw metadata of the multiple raw metadata that maps to the same first canonical form, wherein the first raw metadata is different from the preferred metadata form; and utilizing the preferred metadata form as an input in the data processing operation instead of the first raw metadata based on the mappings.