Computer method and apparatus providing social preview in tag selection
First Claim
1. A computer method of social tagging computer resources, comprising:
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receiving a tag candidate from an end-user commencing input of the tag candidate, the end-user commencing a tagging process;
in response to the end-user commencing the tagging process, retrieving social tagging data about system user inquiries that have involved the tag candidate, said retrieving being before the end of the tagging process, wherein said social tagging data about system user inquiries include indications of how many and which system users have previously searched for the tag candidate and thus are interested in said tag candidate;
forming a display of the retrieved social tagging data; and
rendering the formed display to the end-user in a manner enabling a preview of the retrieved social tagging data during the end-user input of the tag candidate and prior to the end user committing to the tag candidate and ending the tagging process;
wherein the formed display includes indications to the end-user of;
number of users who have inquired about the tag candidate, andhow the users have inquired about the tag candidate; and
wherein the formed display indications of how the users have inquired about the tag candidate includes indicating;
names or numbers of users that have subscriptions to the tag candidate, names or numbers of users that have searched using the tag candidate and names or numbers of users that have browsed using the tag candidate.
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Abstract
A computer method and apparatus of social tagging computer resources is disclosed. In the invention method and apparatus, a data store holds social tagging data of previously followed tags throughout a system. In response to end-user indication of a tag candidate, the invention system retrieves from the data store social tagging data about the tag candidate. A tag previewer forms and renders a display of the retrieved social tagging data. The display indicates number of users having interest in (i.e., having followed, searched with, browsed and/or subscribed to) the candidate tag and its variants, and the type of interest. The display may further indicate identities (e.g., email addresses) of these users having such interest. The display may serve as a precommit preview to the end-user during selection of a tag (the candidate) for a given resource. Alternatively, the tag previewer may provide the invention display of social tagging data during end-user browsing as well.
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1. A computer method of social tagging computer resources, comprising:
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in a processor; receiving a tag candidate from an end-user commencing input of the tag candidate, the end-user commencing a tagging process; in response to the end-user commencing the tagging process, retrieving social tagging data about system user inquiries that have involved the tag candidate, said retrieving being before the end of the tagging process, wherein said social tagging data about system user inquiries include indications of how many and which system users have previously searched for the tag candidate and thus are interested in said tag candidate; forming a display of the retrieved social tagging data; and rendering the formed display to the end-user in a manner enabling a preview of the retrieved social tagging data during the end-user input of the tag candidate and prior to the end user committing to the tag candidate and ending the tagging process; wherein the formed display includes indications to the end-user of; number of users who have inquired about the tag candidate, and how the users have inquired about the tag candidate; and wherein the formed display indications of how the users have inquired about the tag candidate includes indicating;
names or numbers of users that have subscriptions to the tag candidate, names or numbers of users that have searched using the tag candidate and names or numbers of users that have browsed using the tag candidate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17)
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9. Computer apparatus for social tagging, comprising:
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a data store holding social tagging data from system user inquiries; a tag previewer executable by a processor, the tag previewer being coupled to the data store and responsive to an end-user commencing input of a tag candidate, the end-user commencing input of the tag candidate and in response the tag previewer retrieving social tagging data about system user inquiries that have involved the tag candidate, wherein said social tagging data about system user inquiries include indications of how many and which system users have previously searched for the tag candidate and thus are interested in said tag candidate; during the end-user input of the tag candidate, the tag previewer forming a display of the retrieved social tagging data; and a display monitor coupled to receive the formed display and rendering the formed display to the end-user in a manner enabling a preview of the retrieved social tagging data during the end-user input of the tag candidate and prior to the end-user committing to the tag candidate; wherein the formed display includes indications to the end-user of; number of users who have inquired about the tag candidate, and how the users have inquired about the tag candidate; and wherein the formed display indications of how the users have inquired about the tag candidate includes indicating;
names or numbers of users that have subscriptions to the tag candidate, names or numbers of users that have searched using the tag candidate and names or numbers of users that have browsed using the tag candidate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for providing preview of a social tag, the computer program product comprising:
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a nontransitory computer readable storage medium having computer useable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising; computer usable program code configured for execution by a processor to;
receive input from an end-user commencing input of a tag candidate,in response to the commencing of input of the tag candidate, retrieve social tagging data about users inquiries that have involved the tag candidate, wherein the users inquiries include any combination of searches, browses and subscriptions to the tag candidate, wherein said social tagging data about system user inquiries include indications of how many and which system users have previously searched for the tag candidate and thus are interested in said tag candidate; during the end-user input of the tag candidate, form a display of the retrieved social tagging data; and render the formed display to an end-user as a preview of the retrieved social tagging data during the end-user input of the tag candidate and prior to the end-user committing to the tag candidate; wherein the formed display includes indications to the end-user of; number of users who have inquired about the tag candidate, and how the users have inquired about the tag candidate; and wherein the formed display indications of how the users have inquired about the tag candidate includes indicating;
names or numbers of users that have subscriptions to the tag candidate, names or numbers of users that have searched using the tag candidate and names or numbers of users that have browsed using the tag candidate.
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18. A computer system of social tagging computer resources, comprising:
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a user interface executable by a processor and receiving from an end-user input of a tag candidate, the end-user inputting the tag candidate commencing a tagging process; means for retrieving data, operatively coupled to the user interface and executable by the processor, in response to the end-user commencing the tagging process by inputting the tag candidate, the data retrieval means retrieving social tagging data about system user inquiries that have involved the tag candidate, said retrieving being before the end of the tagging process, wherein said social tagging data about system user inquiries include indications of how many and which system users have previously searched for the tag candidate and thus are interested in said tag candidate; processor means for forming a display of the retrieved social tagging data, said forming the display being before the end of the tagging process; and display means operatively coupled to the processor for rendering the formed display to the end-user in a manner enabling a preview of the retrieved social tagging data during the end-user input of the tag candidate and prior to the end user committing to the tag candidate and ending the tagging process; wherein the formed display includes indications to the end-user of; number of users who have inquired about the tag candidate, and how the users have inquired about the tag candidate; and wherein the formed display indications of how the users have inquired about the tag candidate includes indicating;
names or numbers of users that have subscriptions to the tag candidate, names or numbers of users that have searched using the tag candidate and names or numbers of users that have browsed using the tag candidate.
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