System, method, and apparatus for management of media objects

• US 8,768,846 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2009
• Issued: 07/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: DeLuca, Lisa Seacat, Nesbitt, Pamela A, Travis, Amy D
• Primary Examiner(s): Augustin, Evens J
• Application Number:
  US12/549,120
• Publication Number:
  US 20110055175A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,769 Days
• Field of Search: 705/51, 707/604
• US Class Current: 705/51
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A computer program product that includes a computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program for tracking media object data that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations. The operations include storing usage data for a media object which is used in a first message. The usage data indicates historical usage of the media object by a user. The operations also include recalling the stored usage data for the media object in response to associating the media object with a second message. The operations also include communicating to the user the stored usage data corresponding to the media object prior to sending the second message with the media object to a recipient.

Claims

1. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program for tracking media object data, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations comprising:

storing usage data for a media object used in a first communication message, wherein the usage data indicates historical usage of the media object in the first message involving a user;

attaching, using software, the media object to a second communication message;

determining, by the software, that the media object is attached in a separate part of the second communication message and reporting, by the software, to a detection engine, that the media object is attached in a separate part of the second communication message;

activating by the detection engine a lookup engine and recalling, by the lookup engine, the stored usage data for the media object in response to determining that the user interaction with the media object in association with the second communication message composed by the user; and

communicating to the user the stored usage data corresponding to the media object prior to sending the second message with the media object to a recipient.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the operation to store the usage data comprises storing the data to a usage data repository coupled to the computer.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the operation to store the usage data comprises storing the usage data to a data repository connected to the computer via a network.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the operation to store the usage data comprises storing a date on which the media object was received by the user.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the operation to store the usage data comprises storing a time at which the media object was received by the user.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the operation to store the usage data comprises storing a source identifier to identify a sender of the media object.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the operation to store the usage data comprises storing a recipient identifier to identify a previous recipient of the media object from the user.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the operation to store the usage data comprises storing user input commentary corresponding to the media object.

9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to perform further operations comprising storing a user-defined rule to control a relationship between the media object and the recipient.

10. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to perform further operations comprising detecting, by the software, a user action to attach the media object to the second message.

11. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to perform further operations comprising detecting, by the software, a user action to embed the media object within a body of the second message.

12. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to perform further operations comprising detecting, by the software, a user action to hover a cursor over the media object on a display device.

13. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to perform further operations comprising recognizing a user action to select the media object with a cursor on a display device as the user interaction with the media object.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein recalling the stored data for the media object further comprises initiating a data retrieval process in response to a trigger event, wherein the trigger event comprises an action to attach the media object to the second message or to embed the media object within the second message.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein recognizing the user interaction with the media object further comprises detecting, by the software, a first user action to attach the media object to the second message or detecting, by the software, a second user action to embed the media object within the second message.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein recognizing the user interaction with the media object further comprises detecting, by the software, a user action to hover a cursor over the media object on a display device.

18. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein recognizing the user interaction with the media object further comprises detecting, by the software, a user action to select the media object with a cursor on a display device.

14. A computer implemented method for tracking usage data for a media object, the method comprising:

generating a log to track usage data for a media object used in a first communication message, wherein the usage data indicates historical usage of the media object in the first message involving a user;

storing the usage data log on an electronic storage device coupled to a communication device;

attaching, using software, the media object to a second communication message;

determining, by the software, that the media object is attached in a separate part of the second communication message and reporting, by the software, to a detection engine, that the media object is attached in a separate part of the second communication message;

activating by the detection engine a lookup engine and recalling, by the lookup engine, the stored usage data for the media object in response to determining that the user interaction with the media object in association with the second communication message composed by the user; and

communicating to the user the stored usage data corresponding to the media object prior to sending the second message with the media object to a recipient.