EDITING METADATA IN A SOCIAL NETWORK

• US 20100180218A1
• Filed: 01/15/2009
• Published: 07/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Wood, Stephen P., Boston, Jeffrey Scott, Rogowitz, Bernice Ellen, Topkara, Mercan
• Application Number:
  US12/354,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20100180218A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/759
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A system and method for server-side method for editing metadata in a file, the method including steps of: receiving from a user a request for editing the metadata in the file; presenting a window to the user for display on a user'"'"'s screen wherein the window displays properties of the metadata; receiving from the user an edit to the metadata properties; and updating the metadata properties with the edit received from the user, for producing an updated metadata.

Claims

1. A server-side method for editing metadata in a file, the method comprising:

receiving from a registered user, a request for editing the metadata in the file;

presenting a window to the user for display on a user'"'"'s screen wherein the window displays properties of the metadata;

receiving from the user an edit to the metadata properties; and

updating the metadata properties with the edit received from the user, for producing an updated metadata.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the file is selected from a group of file types consisting of:

text, image, audio, and video.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein updating the metadata properties comprises updating at least one property selected from a group consisting of:

an identifier of the metadata, a temporal interval of the metadata, and a spatial location of the metadata.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the metadata is set as editable, wherein editable means that any user can edit the metadata.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the edit ability of the metadata decreases as a function of its stability over time.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the file is in a social network.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the updating step comprises adding a tag to the file at the selected part of the screen.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the updating step comprises editing a tag in the file at the selected part of the screen.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the updating step comprises deleting a tag in the file at the selected part of the screen.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the updating step comprises adding a comment to the file at the selected part of the screen.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the updating step comprises typing in the text box at the selected part of the screen.

12. The method of claim 3 wherein the updating step comprises updating the temporal interval of the metadata to a current video time.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of presenting the window comprises presenting the window with timeline markers wherein each timeline marker represents a temporal segment of the file.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the user is any user.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of:

storing both the metadata and the updated metadata in a data store.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the updating step comprises editing a caption in the file at the selected part of the screen.

17. A client-side method for editing a file, comprising:

submitting a request by a user in a social network, to edit metadata of a file;

receiving a pop-up box comprising at least one section for editing properties of the portion of the file;

entering an edit to at least one of the properties of the metadata of the file selected; and

submitting the at least one edit.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the file is selected from a group of file types consisting of:

text, image, audio, and video.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein submitting the request comprises clicking on a display screen.

20. The method of claim 17 wherein receiving the pop-up box comprises receiving the pop-up box comprising an identifier section, a temporal interval section, and a spatial location section, for editing.

21. The method of claim 17 wherein entering the edit comprises entering the edit to the identifier section by entering free-form text.

22. The method of claim 17 wherein entering the edit comprises entering the edit to the temporal interval section by selecting one of three actions consisting of:

accepting a default temporal interval;

entering a specific start and end time; and

selecting a temporal interval in a specific past interval of time.

23. The method of claim 17 wherein entering the edit comprises entering the edit to the spatial location section by selecting an action consisting of:

accepting a default spatial location;

entering a specific location coordinate; and

clicking on a location of the file viewable to the user.

24. The method of claim 23 further comprising changing the selected spatial location by clicking on another location of the file viewable to the user.

25. A computer readable storage device comprising software that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving from a user, a request to edit a tag in a file;

sending a screen from the file to the user for display on a user'"'"'s display wherein the screen displays at least one tag;

receiving from the use, an edit to the tag; and

modifying the tag with the user edit to produce an edited tag.

26. An information processing server machine comprising:

an interface configured for;

receiving from a user, a request to edit a tag in a file and receiving from the user, an edit to the tag;

a processor configured for modifying the tag with the received edit; and

an output device configured for sending a screen from the file to the user for presentation on a user'"'"'s display wherein the screen displays at least one tag.