Methods for characterizing content item groups

• US 20070112852A1
• Filed: 11/07/2005
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Paalasmaa, Joonas, Sorvari, Antti, Salmenkaita, Jukka-Pekka
• Granted Patent: US 10,324,899 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/168 Details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems, e.g. browsing and visualisation, 2d or 3d GUIs query results presentation G06F16/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/35 Clustering; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/355 Class or cluster creation or modification

Abstract

The selection and presentation of representative image content items and textual content. In one aspect, the present invention relates to the selection of one or more image/video content items that are likely to represent well a group of image/video content items. In another aspect, the present invention relates to presentation of the selected content items are discussed. In yet another aspect, the present invention relates to the composition of textual characterizations of content.

Claims

1. A method for representing content organized as content items in a hierarchical node structure on a graphical user interface, comprising:

selecting at least one content item representative of the content items in a node based upon at least one criteria associated with the content; and

selecting at least one representation of the representative content item, the at least one representation selected from the group consisting of image representation, video representation, textual representation, audio representation, and combinations thereof,

wherein the representation provides information regarding the content items in the node.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one criteria includes favoriteness information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the favoriteness information is based upon logged actions.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the favoriteness information is based upon a manual favoriteness rating.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria include content analysis.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein analysis of the content includes the use of methods selected from the group consisting of content item similarity, face detection, face recognition, technical capturing parameter similarity, metadata, context awareness, and combinations thereof.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the selecting of the representative content item includes the analysis of content item similarity and selection of the content item most similar to all of the content items in the node.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising grouping the content items into clusters, wherein at least one representative content item is selected from each cluster.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting the at least one characterization on a graphical user interface.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein a plurality of representative content items are selected, each having at least one characterization resulting in a plurality of characterizations, and wherein the presentation involves the presentation of the plurality of characterizations.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the presentation of the plurality of characterizations is dynamic.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of characterizations is presented for a period of time.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the period of time is shorter for representative content items similar to other representative content items than the period for representative content items that are dissimilar from other representative content items.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein an order of presentation of the plurality of characterizations is determined based upon information associated with the representative content items.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the presentation of the at least one characterization comprises one characterization displayed statically on the graphical user interface.

16. A computer program product, comprising:

computer code for selecting at least one content item representative of a group of content items based on at least one predetermined criteria; and

computer code for selecting at least one characterization of each of the at least one representative content item;

wherein the presentation of the at least one characterization provides a portrayal of the group of content items.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein more than one representative content item is selected, each have at least one characterization, and the presentation involves the presentation of a plurality of characterizations.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the presentation of the at least one characterization is static.

19. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the presentation of the at least one characterization is dynamic.

20. The computer program product of claim 16, further comprising computer code for presenting the at least one characterization on a graphical user interface.

21. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor for processing information;

a memory unit operatively connected to the processor and having content items; and

a display in communication with the processor,

wherein the memory unit, includes;

computer code for selecting a plurality of representative content items from a larger group of content items;

computer code for selecting a plurality of characterizations corresponding to the plurality of representative content items; and

22. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the electronic device includes a mobile telephone.

23. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the content items comprise images.

24. The electronic device of claim 23, wherein the plurality of characterizations include visual characterizations of the images.

25. The computer program product of claim 21, further comprising computer code for dynamically presenting the plurality of characterizations on the display.