FACILITATING MEDIA CONTENT SEARCH
A method of facilitating media content search is disclosed. A rating data associated with the media content is found, at least in part programmatically, in a location other than a display page that includes a media content or a link to the media content. A search result ranking for one or both of the media content and the display page is determined at least in part using the rating data.
1 . (canceled)
2 . A method, comprising:
receiving a media data associated with an online video on a display page, wherein the online video is to be indexed for media content search;
matching the online video to a unique offline television show episode by querying an episode database, wherein the querying is based at least in part on the media data;
automatically seeking a television rating associated with the unique offline television show episode, wherein the television rating is a function of airplay data for the unique offline television show episode; and
determining a search result ranking for the online video and the display page based at least in part on the television rating.
3 . The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the television rating comprises one or more of: review data, sales data, download data, attendance data, user rating data, and industry rating data.
4 . The method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the review data comprises one or more of: a movie review, a video review, a sports review, and a performance review.
5 . The method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the sales data comprises one or more of:
box office sales data, audio sales data, and retail sales data.
6 . The method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the user rating data comprises one or more of: an online community aggregate rating and an online community average rating.
7 . The method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the industry rating data comprises one of: an MPAA rating, a Billboard rating, an Academy Awards nomination, an Academy Awards award, an Emmy Awards nomination, an Emmy Awards award, and a Nielsen rating.
8 . The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein matching the video to an offline counterpart comprises parsing media data.
9 . The method as recited in claim 8 , wherein the offline counterpart comprises one of: an airing of a television show, a musical, a play, a motion picture, a sports match, a game, and a performance.
10 . The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein using comprises incorporating the television rating into a ranking algorithm used to determine the search result ranking.
11 . A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to:
receive a media data associated with an online video on a display page, wherein the online video is to be indexed for media content search;
match the online video to a unique offline television show episode by querying an episode database, wherein the querying is based at least in part on the media data;
automatically seek a television rating associated with the unique offline television show episode, wherein the television rating is a function of airplay data for the unique offline television show episode; and
determine a search result ranking for the online video and the display page based at least in part on the television rating.
12 . The system as recited in claim 11 , wherein the television rating comprises one or more of: review data, sales data, download data, attendance data, user rating data, and industry rating data.
13 . The system as recited in claim 12 , wherein the review data comprises one or more of: a movie review, a video review, a sports review, and a performance review.
14 . The system as recited in claim 12 , wherein the sales data comprises one or more of: box office sales data, audio sales data, and retail sales data.
15 . The system as recited in claim 12 , wherein the user rating data comprises one or more of: an online community aggregate rating and an online community average rating.
16 . The system as recited in claim 12 , wherein the industry rating data comprises one of: an MPAA rating, a Billboard rating, an Academy Awards nomination, an Academy Awards award, an Emmy Awards nomination, an Emmy Awards award, and a Nielsen rating.
17 . The system as recited in claim 11 , wherein matching the video to an offline counterpart comprises parsing media data.
18 . The system as recited in claim 17 , wherein the offline counterpart comprises one of: an airing of a television show, a musical, a play, a motion picture, a sports match, a game, and a performance.
19 . The system as recited in claim 11 , wherein using comprises incorporating the television rating into a ranking algorithm used to determine the search result ranking.
20 . A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
receiving a media data associated with an online video on a display page, wherein the online video is to be indexed for media content search;
matching the online video to a unique offline television show episode by querying an episode database, wherein the querying is based at least in part on the media data;
seeking a television rating associated with the unique offline television show episode, wherein the television rating is a function of airplay data for the unique offline television show episode; and
determining a search result ranking for the online video and the display page based at least in part on the television rating.
21 . The computer program product as recited in claim 20 , wherein the television rating comprises one or more of: review data, sales data, download data, attendance data, user rating data, and industry rating data.