SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND ORGANIZING METADATA ASSOCIATED WITH ON-LINE CONTENT

• US 20150019549A1
• Filed: 09/29/2014
• Published: 01/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deacon Johnson
• Original Assignee: Deacon Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, Deacon
• Granted Patent: US 9,298,943 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1062 Editing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1066 Hiding content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/16 Program or content traceability, e.g. by watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• 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: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/197 Version control for software G06F8/71
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for controlling metadata associated with content on an electronic device that includes displaying interface screens for user entry of metadata control instructions, accepting user instructions, modifying metadata of applicable content, and associating the modified metadata with the applicable content. The system can export and/or store the applicable content along with modified metadata. The system can automatically modify metadata according to one or more profiles. Relevant profiles can be determined based on the export mechanism, destination or type of content. The system can add watermarks to indicate metadata modification. The system can display metadata for user modification. The content can include photos, videos or other content. The system can display metadata and geolocation indicators for each content item that indicate whether that item has associated metadata and geolocation information. The user can selectively modify meradata of selected content.

Claims

1. A system for controlling metadata associated with content items as directed by a user of an electronic device, the system comprising:

a user interface comprising interface screens displayed on a display of the electronic device;

an input mechanism on the electronic device, the input mechanism receiving user instructions through the user interface;

a plurality of content items accessible by the electronic device, one or more of the plurality of content items having metadata associated therewith;

a plurality of content sharing mechanisms on the electronic device, each of the plurality of content sharing mechanisms for at least one of receiving content items accessible by the electronic device and sending content items accessible by the electronic device over a network;

a plurality of profiles accessible by the electronic device, each of the plurality of profiles including profile instructions regarding metadata control and being directed to at least one of the plurality of content sharing mechanisms;

a sharing selection component for selecting a selected content item of the plurality of content items, and for selecting a selected content sharing mechanism of the plurality of content sharing mechanisms, the selected content item having selected content metadata associated therewith;

a metadata modification component for automatically selecting one or more relevant profiles of the plurality of profiles based on the selected content sharing mechanism, and for generating modified metadata from the selected content metadata in accordance with the profile instructions of the one or more relevant profiles, each of the one or more relevant profiles being directed to the selected content sharing mechanism;

a sharing component for sharing a version of the selected content item and the modified metadata generated from the selected content metadata through the selected content sharing mechanism.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sharing component shares the selected content item and the modified metadata generated from the selected content metadata through the selected content sharing mechanism.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of content items comprises original content items and modified content items, metadata associated with the original content items not having been modified by the metadata modification component and metadata associated with the modified content items having been modified by the metadata modification component, and

wherein when the metadata modification component generates modified metadata, the metadata modification component generates an electronic copy of the selected content item, associates the modified metadata generated from the selected content metadata with the electronic copy, and does not modify the selected content metadata, the electronic copy of the selected content item being a modified content item;

and

wherein the sharing component shares the electronic copy of the selected content item and the modified metadata generated from the selected content metadata through the selected content sharing mechanism.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the metadata modification component modifies the electronic copy of the selected content item in accordance with the profile instructions of the one or more relevant profiles, and the sharing component shares the modified electronic copy of the selected content item and the modified metadata generated from the selected content metadata through the selected content sharing mechanism.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the metadata modification component associates the modified metadata generated from the selected content metadata with the electronic copy of the selected content item.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

a marking component for marking the modified content items with a watermark; and

a content selection component for displaying one or more of the plurality of content items on the display of the electronic device, and for selecting a selected set of the plurality of displayed content items;

the content selection component displaying the watermark to identify the modified content items.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a content selection component for displaying one or more of the plurality of content items on the display of the electronic device, and for selecting a selected set of the plurality of displayed content items;

the sharing selection component using the content selection component for selecting the selected content item of the plurality of content items.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising an add content component for adding additional content items to the plurality of content items accessible by the electronic device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of content items and the metadata associated with the plurality of content items are stored in memory of the electronic device

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of profiles are stored in memory of the electronic device

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of profiles are stored in memory of the electronic device

12. The system of claim 1, wherein when the selected content sharing mechanism is electronic mail,

the metadata modification component automatically selects the one or more relevant profiles directed to electronic mail, and modifies the metadata associated with the selected content item in accordance with the profile instructions of the one or more relevant profiles;

and

the sharing component generates an electronic mail message with the version of the selected content item and the modified metadata generated from the selected content metadata for electronic mailing over a network.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the selected content sharing mechanism further comprises a recipient for the electronic mail message;

the metadata modification component automatically selects the one or more relevant profiles directed to electronic mail to the recipient; and

the sharing component generates the electronic mail message for sending to the recipient.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein when the selected content sharing mechanism is a website,

the metadata modification component automatically selects the one or more relevant profiles directed to the website, and modifies the metadata associated with the selected content item in accordance with the profile instructions of the one or more relevant profiles;

and

the sharing component prepares the version of the selected content item and the modified metadata generated from the selected content metadata for uploading to the website over a network.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein when the selected content sharing mechanism is a text message,

the metadata modification component automatically selects the one or more relevant profiles directed to text messages, and modifies the metadata associated with the selected content item in accordance with the profile instructions of the one or more relevant profiles;

and

the sharing component prepares the version of the selected content item and the modified metadata generated from the selected content metadata for sending in a text message over a network.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the selected content sharing mechanism further comprises a recipient for the text message;

the metadata modification component automatically selects the one or more relevant profiles directed to text messages to the recipient; and

the sharing component generates the text message for sending to the recipient.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the metadata modification component determines the relevant profiles based on a user-selected destination for sending the selected content item.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the metadata modification component determines the relevant profiles based on a type of content for the selected content item.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of content items comprises digital content accessible by the electronic device.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of content items comprises at least one of photos and videos accessible by the electronic device.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of content items comprises textual content accessible by the electronic device.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of plurality of profiles includes copyright data, and when one or more of the relevant profiles includes copyright data, the modified metadata generated by the metadata modification component includes the copyright data from the one or more of the relevant profiles.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein one of plurality of profiles is a customized profile including a custom location, and when the one or more relevant profiles includes the customized profile, the metadata modification component overwrites any location information in the selected content metadata when generating the modified metadata.