Sharing data based on tagging

• US 8,341,219 B1
• Filed: 03/07/2006
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Young, Barry
• Primary Examiner(s): Joo, Joshua
• Application Number:
  US11/370,603
• Time in Patent Office: 2,485 Days
• Field of Search: 707/3, 707/6, 707/201, 709/203, 709/216, 709/219, 709/225, 709/231, 709204-206, 725/12, 725/45, 725/46, 358/448, 358/450, 358/452, 358/453, 382/118, 382/190, 382/224
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00153 for sharing images with a selected individual or correspondent
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32101 Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3208 of an e-mail or network address
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3225 of data relating to an image, a page or a document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3276 of a customised additional information profile, e.g. a profile specific to a user ID

Abstract

Sharing data based on tagging is disclosed. Sharing includes associating a tag with a contact, identifying an object to which the tag is assigned, and sending object data associated with the object to the contact. Assigning a tag is disclosed. Assigning includes receiving an object from a contact, identifying a tag associated with the contact, and assigning the tag to the object.

Claims

1. A method, including:

creating a data structure containing a plurality of tag to contact address mappings, wherein each mapping is specified by a sending user;

receiving a tag for an object;

looking up the tag in the data structure to determine which tag to contact address mapping is associated with the tag;

identifying a contact address from the determined tag to contact address mapping;

identifying, as objects to share with the contact address, objects to which the tag is assigned, wherein identifying is performed by a processor;

using the determined tag to contact address mapping to automatically suggest, via a user interface, sharing with the contact address object data associated with the objects to share;

receiving an indication that the suggestion has been accepted; and

in response to receiving the indication, sending object data associated with the objects to share to the contact address, based on the association between the tag and the contact addresses;

wherein the contact address is associated with a recipient system configured to receive object data sent to the contact address, and is further configured to use the sender'"'"'s contact address to automatically identify a tag to which the sender'"'"'s contact address maps based on a recipient user'"'"'s contact address to tag mapping specified by the recipient user, wherein the recipient'"'"'s contact address to tag mapping is different from the sending user'"'"'s tag to contact address mappings, and to automatically suggest, to the recipient, the identified tag to assign to the object.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the contact address includes an email address, a postal address, a telephone number, or an instant messenger ID.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the object data includes a reference associated with the object.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the object data includes a URL.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the object data includes a copy of the object.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the object data includes a transformed object.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the objects include an image.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the objects include a subimage that includes face.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the objects include a file.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the objects include a URL.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the objects include a folder.

12. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the objects include an album.

13. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the objects include a folder and wherein the object data is associated with one or more items in the folder.

14. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the objects include a folder and wherein one or more items in the folder are accessible using the object data.

15. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the objects include a watched folder.

16. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the objects include a face and the object data is associated with an image from which the face is detected.

17. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein sending includes sending object data associated with a subset of objects to which the tag is assigned.

18. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the tag is associated with one or more contact addresses.

19. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein one or more tags is associated with the contact address.

20. The method as recited in claim 1, further including:

in response to receiving an indication that the suggestion has been accepted;

automatically providing a preview of the objects to share prior to sending the object data associated with the objects to share;

receiving a verification that the previewed objects are the objects desired to be shared by the sending user; and

in response to receiving the verification and to receiving the indication, sending the object data associated with the objects to share to the contact address.

21. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein identifying as objects to share with the contact address includes identifying only objects that have not already been shared with the contact address.

22. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and storing computer instructions and when the computer instructions are executed, performing the steps of:

creating a data structure containing a plurality of tag to contact address mappings, wherein each mapping is specified by a sending user;

receiving a tag for an object;

looking up the tag in the data structure to determine which tag to contact address mapping is associated with the tag;

identifying a contact address from the determined tag to contact address mapping;

identifying, as objects to share with the contact address, objects to which the tag is assigned, wherein identifying is performed by a processor;

using the determined tag to contact address mapping to automatically suggest, via a user interface, sharing with the contact address object data associated with the objects to share;

receiving an indication that the suggestion has been accepted; and

in response to receiving the indication, sending object data associated with the objects to share to the contact address, based on the association between the tag and the contact addresses;

wherein the contact address is associated with a recipient system configured to receive object data sent to the contact address, and is further configured to use the sender'"'"'s contact address to automatically identify a tag to which the sender'"'"'s contact address maps based on a recipient user'"'"'s contact address to tag mapping specified by the recipient user, wherein the recipient'"'"'s contact address to tag mapping is different from the sending user'"'"'s tag to contact address mappings, and to automatically suggest, to the recipient, the identified tag to assign to the object.

23. A system, including:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to;

create a data structure containing a plurality of tag to contact address mappings, wherein each mapping is specified by a sending user;

receive a tag for an object;

look up the tag in the data structure to determine which tag to contact address mapping is associated with the tag;

identify a contact address from the determined tag to contact address mapping;

identify, as objects to share with the contact address, objects to which the tag is assigned, wherein identifying is performed by a processor;

use the determined tag to contact address mapping to automatically suggest, via a user interface, sharing with the contact address object data associated with the objects to share;

receive an indication that the suggestion has been accepted; and

in response to receiving the indication, send object data associated with the objects to share to the contact address, based on the association between the tag and the contact addresses;

wherein the contact address is associated with a recipient system configured to receive object data sent to the contact address, and is further configured to use the sender'"'"'s contact address to automatically identify a tag to which the sender'"'"'s contact address maps based on a recipient user'"'"'s contact address to tag mapping specified by the recipient user, wherein the recipient'"'"'s contact address to tag mapping is different from the sending user'"'"'s tag to contact address mappings, and to automatically suggest, to the recipient, the identified tag to assign to the object.

24. A method, including:

creating a data structure containing a plurality of contact address to tag mappings, wherein each mapping is specified by a recipient user;

receiving an object;

identifying a contact address from which the object was received, wherein identifying is performed by a processor;

accessing the data structure of contact address to tag mappings;

looking up the contact address in the data structure to determine which contact address to tag mapping is associated with the contact address;

identifying a tag from the determined contact address to tag mapping;

using the determined contact address to tag mapping to automatically suggest assigning the identified tag to the object based on the data structure lookup;

receiving an indication that the suggestion has been accepted; and

in response to receiving the indication, assigning the tag to the object;

wherein the contact address is associated with a sending system configured to send objects to the recipient, and is further configured to automatically suggest an object to be sent to the recipient'"'"'s contact address based on the sending user'"'"'s tag to contact address mapping specified by the sending user, wherein the sending user'"'"'s tag to contact address mapping is different from the recipient user'"'"'s contact address to tag mappings.

25. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the contact address includes an email address, a postal address, a telephone number, or an instant messenger ID.

26. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the object includes an image.

27. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein receiving the object includes receiving object data associated with the object and obtaining the object using the object data.

28. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein receiving the object includes receiving a URL and obtaining the object using the URL.

29. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and storing computer instructions and when the computer instructions are executed, performing the steps of:

creating a data structure containing a plurality of contact address to tag mappings, wherein each mapping is specified by a recipient user;

receiving an object;

identifying a contact address from which the object was received, wherein identifying is performed by a processor;

accessing the data structure of contact address to tag mappings;

looking up the contact address in the data structure to determine which contact address to tag mapping is associated with the contact address;

identifying a tag from the determined contact address to tag mapping;

using the determined contact address to tag mapping to automatically suggest assigning the identified tag to the object based on the data structure lookup;

receiving an indication that the suggestion has been accepted; and

in response to receiving the indication, assigning the tag to the object;

wherein the contact address is associated with a sending system configured to send objects to the recipient, and is further configured to automatically suggest an object to be sent to the recipient'"'"'s contact address based on the sending user'"'"'s tag to contact address mapping specified by the sending user, wherein the sending user'"'"'s tag to contact address mapping is different from the recipient user'"'"'s contact address to tag mappings.

30. A system, including:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to;

create a data structure containing a plurality of contact address to tag mappings, wherein each mapping is specified by a recipient user;

receive an object;

identify a contact address from which the object was received, wherein identifying is performed by a processor;

access the data structure of contact address to tag mappings;

look up the contact address in the data structure to determine which contact address to tag mapping is associated with the contact address;

identify a tag from the determined contact address to tag mapping;

use the determined contact address to tag mapping to automatically suggest assigning the identified tag to the object based on the data structure lookup;

receive an indication that the suggestion has been accepted; and

in response to receiving the indication, assign the tag to the object;

wherein the contact address is associated with a sending system configured to send objects to the recipient, and is further configured to automatically suggest an object to be sent to the recipient'"'"'s contact address based on the sending user'"'"'s tag to contact address mapping specified by the sending user, wherein the sending user'"'"'s tag to contact address mapping is different from the recipient user'"'"'s contact address to tag mappings.