Sharing media objects in a network
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- a) defining a plurality of users in a network environment;
b) providing a user component that allows a first user to send a media object to a network manager;
c) determining a similarity metric indicating a similarity between a second user and at least one of the first user and the media object; and
d) forwarding the media object to the second user if the similarity metric exceeds a pre-determined value.
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Abstract
A method, computer readable medium, user component, and system for sharing media object in a network environment are disclosed. A network manager may determine a similarity metric between users of the environment, between media objects, and/or between a user and media objects. Based upon the similarity metric, the network manager may share media objects with another user if the similarity metric exceeds a predetermined value or is more similar than other retrieved media objects. A user component may also provide a network map manager to display a network map, and may provide a tailored view manager to display a web log associated with at least one of the user icons displayed in the network map.
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56 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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a) defining a plurality of users in a network environment;
b) providing a user component that allows a first user to send a media object to a network manager;
c) determining a similarity metric indicating a similarity between a second user and at least one of the first user and the media object; and
d) forwarding the media object to the second user if the similarity metric exceeds a pre-determined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A user component comprising:
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a) a network map manager for providing a network map display of user icons that each represent a user in a network environment;
b) a tailored view manager for providing a web log view display of a web log associated with at least one of the user icons, wherein selecting a user icon in the network map causes the associated web log to be displayed; and
c) a user input tool for allowing a user to post a media object on the web log. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for sharing media objects in a network environment, comprising:
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a) a database that stores media objects upon which queries can be executed;
b) a memory in which machine instructions are stored; and
c) a processor that is coupled to the database and the memory, the processor executing the machine instructions to carry out a plurality of functions, including;
i) accepting a media object from a first user of the network environment;
ii) storing the media object in the database;
iii) determining a similarity metric between a second user and at least one of the first user and the media object; and
iv) sharing the media object with the second user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method of sharing media objects in a network environment, the method comprising:
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a) defining a network of users in the network environment;
b) providing a first user component that allows a first user to post a first media object;
c) providing a second user component that allows a second user to request a search based on at least one query parameter;
d) determining a similarity metric between the second user and at least one of the first user and the first media object;
e) based on the at least one query parameter and the similarity metric, returning a representation of the media object to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing steps for sharing media objects in a network environment, the steps comprising:
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a) receiving an electronic communication from a first user of the network environment;
b) parsing the electronic communication into metadata and at least one media object;
c) based on the metadata, determining an object similarity metric between a second user and the at least one media object;
d) based on the object similarity metric, automatically forwarding the at least one media object to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A computer readable medium having computer executable components comprising:
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a) network map manager for displaying a map of a plurality of user icons and an indicator of similarity between each of the plurality of user icons and at least one focal point icon, each icon representing at least one user of a network environment;
b) a query tool for providing a user interface for accepting at least one query parameter to be applied against at least one database holding a media object;
c) a commenting tool for allowing a user to associate a comment with at least a portion of the media object; and
d) a tailored view manager for displaying the media object meeting the at least one query parameter and for displaying at least one web log associated with the user represented by the focal point icon. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method in a computer system for displaying on a display device a network map and a tailored view of a network environment, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) displaying a plurality of user icons as the network map representing at least a portion of the network environment;
(b) receiving an indication from a user that the tailored view of the network environment is to be displayed based upon at least one of the users in the network environment;
(c) displaying on the display device, in accordance with the received user indication, a web log associated with the at least one of the users in the network. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56)
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Specification