Method and apparatus for performing auto-naming of content, and computer-readable recording medium thereof

• US 9,639,632 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2013
• Issued: 05/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Ki-ho, Lee, Moon-joo, Kim, Yu-ri
• Primary Examiner(s): Fan, Shiow-Jy
• Application Number:
  US13/891,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20130304733A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,453 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/113 Details of archiving lifecycle management in storage systems G06F3/0649; backup systems G06F11/1446
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/164 File meta data generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/166 File name conversion
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/316 Indexing structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/41 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/61 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/71 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90 Details of database functions independent of the retrieved data types
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/901 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures for retrieval from the web G06F16/951
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/908 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence

Abstract

A method of performing auto-naming of content includes: receiving an auto-naming command for the content; performing auto-naming of the content by using different parameters according to different content types to obtain at least one auto-naming result for the content; and displaying the auto-naming result.

Claims

1. A method of performing auto-naming of content, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, an auto-naming command for the content;

determining whether the auto-naming command is received by a content generation request, a content storage request, or a content transmission request;

based on said determining, selecting different parameters to obtain at least one auto-naming result such that a first set of parameters from among the different parameters is selected in response to the auto-naming command being received with the content generation request, a second set of parameters from among the different parameters is selected in response to the auto-naming command being the content storage request, and a third set of parameters from among the different parameters is selected in response to the auto-naming command being received with the content transmission request;

determining, by the processor, a parameter according to a type of the content;

obtaining, by the processor, inference information regarding the content by using the parameter and the selected different parameters, which are attributes related to context of the content;

performing, by the processor, the auto-naming of the content by using the inference information; and

displaying, by a display, the at least one auto-naming result.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the auto-naming command is performed in response to a content process request selected from among a plurality of content processes comprising a content generation process, a content transmission process, and a content storage process.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the performing the auto-naming of the content comprises performing the auto-naming by using predetermined context information of the content corresponding to the requested content process and wherein the predetermined context information is different for different content processes from among the plurality of content processes.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically re-performing the auto-naming and displaying a new list with at least one different auto-naming result for the same content in response to an automatic change request of a user for the displayed auto-naming result.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying an indicator in association with the displayed auto-naming result, wherein the indicator indicates an option to automatically change the displayed auto-naming result; and

automatically re-performing the auto-naming of the content according to user input information input through the indicator.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the automatically re-performing the auto-naming of the content comprises automatically re-performing the auto-naming with a changed condition for obtaining a parameter from the different parameters used to generate the auto-naming result and wherein the changed condition comprises decreasing required accuracy of the parameter and wherein a new list of new auto-naming results is displayed.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising changing the displayed auto-naming result corresponding to the user input information in response to a manual change request of a user for the displayed auto-naming result.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising changing the auto-naming result into the user input information in response to a manual change request of a user for the displayed auto-naming result.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining the inference information comprises obtaining the inference information based on a communication with an external device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, when the auto-naming command for the content comprises auto-naming commands for a plurality of different types of content,

the performing the auto-naming of the content comprises respectively performing the auto-naming of the content by using a predetermined parameter according to a type of the content.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed auto-naming result comprises a plurality of candidate naming information,

wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a selection signal for selecting one of the plurality of candidate naming information; and

displaying the candidate auto-naming information selected according to the selection signal.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to determining that the auto-naming command is received with the content generation request, determining that the type of the content is an image being captured;

in response to the determining that the auto-naming command is received with the content storage request, determining that the type of the content is a video file; and

in response to the determining that the auto-naming command is received with the content transmission request, determining that the type of the content is an electronic document transmitted externally outside an apparatus comprising the display and the processor;

wherein the first parameter set comprises at least one of a location of the image being captured, an identification of an entity displayed in the image, and time information with respect to the captured image; and

wherein the third parameter set comprises at least one of an author that generated the electronic document and representative keywords that are found in the electronic document.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing of the auto-naming comprises:

determining a type of the content;

further modifying a parameter set based on the determined type of the content, wherein the selected parameter set comprises a plurality of parameters, each of which describes an aspect of the context provided in the content;

obtaining data based on the content for each of the plurality of parameters in the selected parameter set;

generating a list of candidate names for the content by fusing the obtained data of different parameters based on a predetermined schema indicates various combinations of parameters selected from the plurality of parameters; and

displaying the list of candidate names for a file name of the content.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the selected parameter set is specific to a user and comprises inference information about a relationship of the user to the content.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the type of the content comprises social network service-based content type and an application specific content type and wherein different number of the parameters from a parameter set are fused to generate candidates of the list.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing the auto-naming comprises performing the auto-naming of the content by using the same set of parameters in response to determining that content types are the same.

17. An apparatus for performing auto-naming of content, the apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store at least one program and data for performing auto-naming of the content;

a touch-screen configured to receive user input information based on a touch and displays an auto-naming result of the content; and

a processor configured to, determine whether an auto-naming command is received during a content generation process, a content storage process, or a content transmission process, based on the determined process, select different parameters to obtain at least one auto-naming result, based on the auto-naming command, determine a parameter according to a type of the content, obtain inference information regarding the content by using the parameter and the selected different parameters, which are attributes related to context of the content, perform the auto-naming of the content by using the inference information, and display the auto-naming result on the touch-screen,

wherein a first set of parameters from among the different parameters is selected in response to the auto-naming command being received with a content generation request, a second set of parameters from among the different parameters is selected in response to the auto-naming command being a content storage request, and a third set of parameters from among the different parameters is selected in response to the auto-naming command being received with a content transmission request.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the auto-naming command is generated when the processor is requested to perform a content process selected from among a plurality of content processes comprising the content generation process, the content transmission process, and the content storage process, according to the user input information.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the processor is configured to perform the auto-naming of the content by using predetermined context information of the content according to the requested process and wherein the predetermined context information is different for different content processes from among the plurality of content processes.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the process is configured to automatically re-perform the auto-naming of the content in response to an automatic change request of a user for the displayed auto-naming result.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the processor is configured to change the displayed auto-naming result into the user input information in response to a manual change request of the user for the displayed auto-naming result.

22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to display on the touch-screen an indicator, which indicates an option to automatically change the displayed auto-naming result, in association with the displayed auto-naming result, and automatically re-perform the auto-naming of the content in response to the user input information input through the indicator.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the processor is configured to automatically re-perform the auto-naming with a changed condition for obtaining a parameter.

24. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to change the displayed auto-naming result into the user input information in response to a manual change request of a user for the displayed auto-naming result.

25. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising a communication unit configured to transmit or receive data to or from at least one external device,

wherein the processor is configured to perform the auto-naming based on a communication with the at least one external device connected through the communication unit by using the at least one program.

26. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein, when the auto-naming command for the content comprises auto-naming commands for a plurality of different types of contents, the processor performs the auto-naming by using different parameters according to the plurality of different content types.

27. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein, when the displayed auto-naming result comprises a plurality of candidate naming information and a selection signal for selecting one of the plurality of candidate naming information through the touch-screen is received, the processor displays on the touch-screen candidate auto-naming information selected according to the selection signal.

28. An apparatus for performing auto-naming of content, the apparatus comprising:

a touch-screen configured to receive user input information based on a touch and displays at least one auto-naming result of the content;

at least one processor configured to provide a user interface by controlling the touch-screen to perform the auto-naming of the content; and

a memory configured to store at least one program comprising a command configured to be executed by the processor,

wherein the command is executed to;

receive an auto-naming command for the content;

determine whether the auto-naming command is received by a content generation request, a content storage request, or a content transmission request;

select different parameters to obtain at least one auto-naming result based on the determined request such that a first set of parameters from among the different parameters is selected in response to the auto-naming command being received with the content generation request, a second set of parameters from among the different parameters is selected in response to the auto-naming command being the content storage request, and a third set of parameters from among the different parameters is selected in response to the auto-naming command being received with the content transmission request;

determine a parameter according to a type of the content;

obtain inference information regarding the content by using the parameter and the selected different parameters, which are attributes related to context of the content;

perform the auto-naming of the content by using the inference information; and

display the at least one auto-naming result,

wherein the different content types are associated with the different parameters such that based on a first content type, a first set of parameters is selected and based on a second content type, a second set of parameters is selected, and

wherein the first set of parameters comprise at least one different parameter from the second set of parameters.

29. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon at least one program comprising a command for performing a method of performing auto-naming of content,

wherein the method comprises:

receiving an auto-naming command for the content;

determine whether the auto-naming command is received by a content generation request, a content storage request, or a content transmission request;

select different parameters to obtain at least one auto-naming result based on the determined request such that a first set of parameters from among the different parameters is selected in response to the auto-naming command being received with the content generation request, a second set of parameters from among the different parameters is selected in response to the auto-naming command being the content storage request, and a third set of parameters from among the different parameters is selected in response to the auto-naming command being received with the content transmission request;

determine a parameter according to a type of the content;

obtain inference information regarding the content by using the parameter and the selected different parameters, which are attributes related to context of the content;

performing the auto-naming of the content by using the inference information; and

displaying the at least one auto-naming result.