APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CONTENT

• US 20120036132A1
• Filed: 08/08/2010
• Published: 02/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: DOYLE, Thomas F.
• Granted Patent: US 9,223,783 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/355 Class or cluster creation or modification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/434 using image data, e.g. images, photos, pictures taken by a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for managing content, such as content captured by a mobile device, are provided. The apparatus and method include receiving a plurality of content, which includes tag information, e.g., date and location information and an identifier for the mobile device. In addition, the apparatus and methods may include automatically grouping the content based on the tag information, and automatically labeling the content based on the tag information. For example, determined groupings of the content may be placed into folders and labeled based upon the tag information.

Claims

1. A method for managing content, comprising:

receiving one or more content;

creating tag information corresponding to each of the one or more content;

determining one or more groupings of the one or more content based upon the tag information;

creating one or more groups for organizing each of the one or more groupings of the one or more content according to the tag information; and

labeling one or more of the groups according to the tag information for the respective grouping.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the tag information includes temporal information, spatial information, or any combination thereof corresponding to the respective one or more content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein creating the tag information further comprises:

performing pattern recognition on the respective one or more content for identifying one or more items in the respective one or more content, wherein the pattern recognition is one of object recognition, audio recognition, video recognition, or any combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more of the groupings further comprises storing one or more group identifiers associated with the one or more content based upon the determining.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein creating one or more groups further comprises organizing each of the one or more groupings of the one or more content according to the one or more group identifiers.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more of the groupings further comprises grouping the one or more content based upon a spatial information corresponding to the one or more content.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein grouping based on the spatial information further comprises grouping relative to a point of interest.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein grouping further comprises:

grouping a first portion of the one or more content in association with a first point of interest when the spatial information of each of the first portion is within a first distance range of the first point of interest.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein grouping further comprises:

grouping a second portion of the one or more content in association with a second point of interest when the spatial information of each of the second portion is within a second distance range of the second point of interest.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the grouping further comprises:

if at least one of the one or more content is not initially associated with the first point of interest or the second point of interest;

calculating a first geographic centroid for the first portion of the one or more content;

calculating a second geographic centroid for the second portion of the one or more content;

grouping the at least one of the one or more content with the first portion of the one or more content if a first distance from the at least one of the one or more content to the first geographic centroid is less than or equal to a second distance from the at least one of the one or more content to the second geographic centroid; and

grouping the at least one of the one or more content with the second portion of the one or more content if the first distance is greater than the second distance.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein grouping based on the spatial information further comprises:

determining one or more spatially distinct groupings based on the spatial information; and

associating the one or more content based on the spatial information with one of the one or more spatially distinct groupings.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the association is based upon a distance from the one or more content to a calculated geographic centroid for the one or more spatially distinct groupings.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more of the groupings further comprises:

grouping the one or more content based upon the temporal information.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more of the groupings further comprises:

grouping the one or more content based upon both the spatial information and the temporal information.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein labeling one or more of the groups further comprises:

reverse geo-coding the location information for the one or more content;

generating address information for the one or more content based upon the reverse geo-coding;

resolving the address information to a name of the location; and

labeling one or more groups with the name of the location.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein resolving the address information includes at least one of:

searching for the name of the location, searching a point of interest data repository for the name of the location, searching a contact list for the name of the location, searching a calendar for the name of the location, or searching a directory for the name of the location.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein labeling one or more of the groups further comprises:

determining a match between the spatial information and a contact in a contact list; and

labeling one or more groups with the contact in the contact list.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the determining further comprises:

geo-coding an address for the contact in the contact list;

generating spatial coordinates for the address based upon the geo-coding; and

comparing the spatial coordinates for the address and the spatial information.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the determining further comprises:

reverse geo-coding the spatial information;

generating an address for the spatial information based upon the reverse geo-coding; and

comparing the address for the spatial information and an address for the contact in the contact list.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein labeling one or more of the groups further comprises:

labeling with the temporal information corresponding to the respective one or more content.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein labeling one or more of the groups further comprises:

labeling with an address associated with a calendar appointment occurring during a time period of the temporal information of the respective one or more content.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by a wireless device.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by a network based server.

24. At least one processor configured to manage content, comprising:

a first module for receiving one or more content;

a second module for creating tag information corresponding to each of the one or more content;

a third module for determining one or more groupings of the one or more content based upon the tag information;

a fourth module for creating one or more groups for organizing each of the one or more groupings of the one or more content according to the tag information; and

a fifth module for labeling one or more of the groups according to the tag information for the respective grouping.

25. A computer program product for managing content, comprising:

a computer-readable medium comprising;

at least one instruction for causing a computer to receive one or more content;

at least one instruction for causing a computer to create tag information corresponding to each of the one or more content;

at least one instruction for causing the computer to determine one or more groupings of the one or more content based upon the tag information;

at least one instruction for causing the computer to create one or more groups for organizing each of the one or more groupings of the one or more content according to the tag information; and

at least one instruction for causing the computer to label one or more of the groups according to the tag information for the respective grouping.

26. An apparatus for managing content, comprising:

means for receiving one or more content;

means for creating tag information corresponding to each of the one or more content;

means for determining one or more groupings of the one or more content based upon the tag information;

means for creating one or more groups for organizing each of the one or more groupings of the one or more content according to the tag information; and

means for labeling one or more of the groups according to the tag information for the respective grouping.

27. An apparatus for managing content, comprising:

a communications component configured to receive one or more content captured by a content-capturing component;

a tag generating component configured to create tag information corresponding to each of the one or more content;

a grouping component configured to determine one or more groupings of the one or more content based upon the tag information, create one or more groups for organizing each of the one or more groupings of the one or more content according to the tag information; and

a labeling component configured to label one or more of the groups according to the tag information for the respective grouping.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the tag information includes temporal information, spatial information, or any combination thereof corresponding to the respective one or more content.

29. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein creating the tag information further comprises:

performing pattern recognition on the respective one or more content for identifying one or more items in the respective one or more content, wherein the pattern recognition is one of object recognition, audio recognition, video recognition, or any combination thereof.

30. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the grouping component is further configured to store one or more group identifiers associated with the one or more content based upon the determining.

31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the grouping component is further configured to group the one or more content based upon the one or more group identifiers associated with the one or more content.

32. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the grouping component is further configured to group the one or more content based upon a spatial information corresponding to the one or more content.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the grouping component is further configured to group relative to a point of interest.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the grouping component is further configured to group a first portion of the one or more content in association with a first point of interest when the spatial information of each of the first portion is within a first distance range of the first point of interest.

35. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the grouping component is further configured to group a second portion of the one or more content in association with a second point of interest when the spatial information of each of the second portion is within a second distance range of the second point of interest.

36. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein if at least one of the one or more content is not initially associated with the first point of interest or the second point of interest, the grouping component is further configured to:

calculate a first geographic centroid for the first portion of the one or more content;

calculate a second geographic centroid for the second portion of the one or more content;

group the at least one of the one or more content with the first portion of the one or more content if a first distance from the at least one of the one or more content to the first geographic centroid is less than or equal to a second distance from the at least one of the one or more content to the second geographic centroid; and

group the at least one of the one or more content with the second portion of the one or more content if the first distance is greater than the second distance.

37. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the grouping component is further configured to determine one or more spatially distinct groupings based on the spatial information, and associate the one or more content based on the spatial information with one of the one or more spatially distinct groupings.

38. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the grouping component is further configured to associate based upon a distance from the one or more content to a calculated geographic centroid for the one or more spatially distinct groupings.

39. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the grouping component is further configured to group the one or more content based upon the temporal information.

40. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the grouping component is further configured to group the one or more content based upon both the spatial information and the temporal information.

41. The apparatus of claim 27, further comprising:

a geo-coding component configured to reverse geo-code the location information for the one or more content, and to generate address information for the one or more content based upon the reverse geo-coding,

wherein the labeling component is further configured to resolve the address information to a name of the location, and label one or more of the groups with the name of the location.

42. The apparatus of claim 41, wherein resolving the address information includes at least one of:

searching for the name of the location, searching a point of interest data repository for the name of the location, searching a contact list for the name of the location, searching a calendar for the name of the location, or searching a directory for the name of the location.

43. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the labeling component is further configured to determine a match between the spatial information and a contact in a contact list, and label one or more of the groups with the contact in the contact list.

44. The apparatus of claim 43, further comprising:

a geo-coding component configured to geo-code an address for the contact in the contact list, and to generate spatial coordinates for the address based upon the geo-coding,

wherein the labeling component is further configured to compare the spatial coordinates for the address and the spatial information.

45. The apparatus of claim 43, further comprising:

a geo-coding component configured to reverse geo-code the spatial information, and to generate an address for the spatial information based upon the reverse geo-coding,

wherein the labeling component is further configured to compare the address for the spatial information and an address for the contact in the contact list.

46. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the labeling component is further configured to label one or more of the groups with the temporal information corresponding to the respective one or more content.

47. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the labeling component is further configured to label one or more of the groups with an address associated with a calendar appointment occurring during a time period of the temporal information of the respective one or more content.

48. The apparatus of claim 27, further comprising a wireless device.

49. The apparatus of claim 27, further comprising a network based server.