Generating unified metadata for a plurality of distribution platforms

Abstract

A system is provided for generating unified metadata file that includes category nodes with associated attributes for each distribution platform. The associated attributes are included in the unified metadata file based on a programming schedule of a linear media feed and an asset distribution interface (ADI) specification required by each distribution platform. Alternate license windows are inserted in the unified metadata file for enabling same asset and same metadata for a replacement of a first asset with a second asset. A unified package, having a plurality of segments of the linear media feed and the unified metadata file, is transmitted to each distribution platform via a communication network.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 receiving, by one or more processors, a unified metadata file that corresponds to a universal schema interpretable by a plurality of distribution platforms;   inserting, by the one or more processors, one or more alternative license windows in the unified metadata file that define one or more start and end times for replacing a first asset with a second asset, wherein the first asset and the second asset correspond to a same asset and metadata; and   transmitting, by the one or more processors, the unified metadata file to one or more of the plurality of distribution platforms.   
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein the unified metadata file is generated based at least in part on one or more asset distribution interface (ADI) specifications associated with the plurality of distribution platforms. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 3 , wherein the unified metadata file comprises a plurality of attributes arranged within one or more category nodes respectively corresponding to the one or more ADI specifications. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of attributes comprises a sequence of attributes defined with respect to a corresponding category node of the one or more category nodes. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 inserting, by the one or more processors, one or more license windows in the unified metadata file for providing different data to each of the one or more distribution platforms.   
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 6 , wherein each of the one or more license windows comprises a license window end time and a license window start time that are defined based at least in part on a date and timestamp structure. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein the unified metadata file is generated based at least in part on a programming schedule for a linear media feed. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 generating, by the one or more processors, a unified package comprising a plurality of segments of the linear media feed and the unified metadata file; and   transmitting, by the one or more processors, the unified package to the one or more distribution platforms.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of segments is determined based at least in part on one or more inbound triggers associated with the linear media feed. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein transmitting the unified metadata file comprises transmitting the unified metadata file to each of the plurality of distribution platforms. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein the first asset and the second asset are associated with different viewing windows. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more alternative license windows enable a replacement of the first asset with the second asset without modifications to the same asset and metadata. 
     
     
         14 . A system comprising memory and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:
 receive a unified metadata file that corresponds to a universal schema interpretable by a plurality of distribution platforms;   insert one or more alternative license windows in the unified metadata file that define one or more start and end times for replacing a first asset with a second asset, wherein the first asset and the second asset correspond to a same set of assets and metadata; and   transmit the unified metadata file to one or more of the plurality of distribution platforms.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the unified metadata file is generated based at least in part on one or more asset distribution interface (ADI) specifications associated with the plurality of distribution platforms. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the unified metadata file comprises a plurality of attributes arranged within one or more category nodes respectively corresponding to the one or more ADI specifications. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the plurality of attributes comprises a sequence of attributes defined with respect to a corresponding category node of the one or more category nodes. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 inserting, by the one or more processors, one or more license windows in the unified metadata file for providing different data to each of the one or more distribution platforms.   
     
     
         19 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 receive a unified metadata file that corresponds to a universal schema interpretable by a plurality of distribution platforms;   insert one or more alternative license windows in the unified metadata file that define one or more start and end times for replacing a first asset with a second asset, wherein the first asset and the second asset correspond to a same set of assets and metadata; and   transmit the unified metadata file to one or more of the plurality of distribution platforms.   
     
     
         20 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of  claim 19 , wherein the unified metadata file is generated based at least in part on a programming schedule for a linear media feed. 
     
     
         21 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of  claim 20 , wherein the one or more processors are further caused to:
 generate a unified package comprising a plurality of segments of the linear media feed and the unified metadata file; and   transmit the unified package to the one or more distribution platforms.