METHODS INVOLVING TAGGING
First Claim
1. A method for tagging data content, the method comprising:
- receiving a tag associated with a data content having a data content identifier from a first user;
associating the tag with a tag identifier;
associating the tag with a user identifier of the first user;
saving the tag identifier, the data content identifier, the tag, and a privacy designation associated with the tag identifier in a first table responsive to determining that the tag associated with the data content identifier is not present in the first table; and
saving the user identifier and the tag identifier in a second table responsive to determining that the user identifier and the tag identifier are not present in the second table.
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Abstract
A method for tagging data content, the method comprising, receiving a tag associated with a data content having a data content identifier from a first user, associating the tag with a tag identifier, associating the tag with a user identifier of the first user, saving the tag identifier, the data content identifier, the tag, and a privacy designation associated with the tag identifier in a first table responsive to determining that the tag associated with the data content identifier is not present in the first table, and saving the user identifier and the tag identifier in a second table responsive to determining that the user identifier and the tag identifier are not present in the second table.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for tagging data content, the method comprising:
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receiving a tag associated with a data content having a data content identifier from a first user; associating the tag with a tag identifier; associating the tag with a user identifier of the first user; saving the tag identifier, the data content identifier, the tag, and a privacy designation associated with the tag identifier in a first table responsive to determining that the tag associated with the data content identifier is not present in the first table; and saving the user identifier and the tag identifier in a second table responsive to determining that the user identifier and the tag identifier are not present in the second table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
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5. A method for displaying a tag associated with data content comprising:
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determining whether a number of user identifiers associated with a tag equals a threshold value; designating the tag as private responsive to determining that the number of user identifiers associated with the tag is less than the threshold value; restricting access to the tag to a first user set responsive to designating the tag as private; designating the tag as public responsive to determining that the number of tag identifiers associated with the tag exceeds the threshold value; and authorizing access to the tag to a second user set responsive to designating the tag as public. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for tagging data content, the method comprising:
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receiving a tag hint request associated with a first data content file from a second user in a second user set; retrieving tags associated with a plurality of data content files; defining the retrieved tags as proposed tags; displaying the proposed tags, wherein the proposed tags include private tags accessible to a first user set; receiving an indication of a proposed tag selected by the second user; associating the selected proposed tag with a data content identifier of the first data content file; saving the selected proposed tag and the data content identifier in a first table. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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