Tagging Digital Media

• US 20110225481A1
• Filed: 05/27/2011
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sittig, Aaron, Zuckerberg, Mark, Marlette, Scott
• Application Number:
  US13/117,617
• Publication Number:
  US 20110225481A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A method for tagging digital media is described. The method includes selecting a digital media and selecting region within the digital media. The method may further include associating a person or entity with the selected region and sending a notification of the association the person or entity or a different person or entity. The method may further include sending advertising with the notification.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

presenting to a first user a graphical user interface including an item of digital media;

wherein the graphical user interface comprises a set of media interface control elements, wherein a first media interface control element comprises a tag component operative to receive one or more tags to be associated with the item of digital media; and

responsive to an indication of user interaction with the first interface control element of the graphical user interface,

associating one or more tags with the item of digital media received by the tagging component;

resolving the one or more tags to contact information of a second user; and

generating a notification to the second user using the contact information.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the set of media interface control elements further comprises a second media interface control element including a notification component operative to receive contact information for a second user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one tag of the one or more tags tag identifies the second user, and wherein the notification is a tagging notification indicating that the second user has been tagged in association with the item of digital media.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the contact information comprises an email address, and wherein the notification comprises an email.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the contact information comprises a text message number.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the contact information comprises an instant message address.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the notification comprises a hyperlink to the item of digital media.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein a third media interface control element comprises a region selection component operative to receive a selection of a region of the item of digital media to be associated with the one or more tags;

and further comprising

associating the one or more tags with the selected region of the item of digital media in response to an indication of user interaction with the region selection component and the tagging component.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more tags comprises a hyperlink.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the hyperlink links to information associated with text corresponding to the tag.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the text identifies a person in a social networking system.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the hyperlink links to information associated with the person in the social networking system.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program code for:

presenting to a first user a graphical user interface including an item of digital media;

wherein the graphical user interface comprises a set of media interface control elements, wherein a first media interface control element comprises a tag component operative to receive one or more tags to be associated with the item of digital media; and

wherein a second media interface control element comprises a notification component operative to receive contact information for a second user; and

responsive to an indication of user interaction with the first and second media interface control elements of the graphical user interface,

generating a notification to the second user using the contact information received by the notification component; and

associating the one or more tags with the item of digital media entered received by the tagging component.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein at least one tag of the one or more tags tag identifies the second user, and wherein the notification is a tagging notification indicating that the second user has been tagged in association with the item of digital media.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the contact information comprises an email address, and wherein the notification comprises an email.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the contact information comprises a text message number.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the notification comprises a hyperlink to the item of digital media.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein a third media interface control element comprises a region selection component operative to receive a selection of a region of the item of digital media to be associated with the one or more tags;

and further comprising

associating the one or more tags with the selected region of the item of digital media in response to an indication of user interaction with the region selection component and the tagging component.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein at least one of the one or more tags comprises a hyperlink.

20. A method, comprising:

receiving from a device of a first user an item of digital media;

receiving from the device of the first user a set of tags to be associated with the item of digital media;

associating the set of tags with the item of digital media; and

if a tag in the set of tags is associated with a second user, generating a notification to the second user using contact information corresponding to the second user.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising:

receiving from the device of a first user a selection of a region of the item of digital media to be associated with the set of tags and the selected item of digital media; and

associating the selection of the region with the item of digital media.