Method and Apparatus for Associating Commenting Information with One or More Objects

• US 20130086077A1
• Filed: 09/30/2011
• Published: 04/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Piippo, Petri Matti Olavi, Uusitalo, Jussi Severi, Hakala, Tero Juhani, Eskolin, Jan Peter Erik
• Granted Patent: US 9,639,857 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0259 based on store location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0276 Advertisement creation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products

Abstract

An approach is provided for presenting a user interface and associating one or more commenting information with on one or more content items detected in one or more media items. Further, a user may associate one or more commenting information related to a point of interest/object wherein one or more content items associated with the point of interest/object may be retrieved and aggregated with the one or more commenting information.

Claims

1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:

a processing of one or more media items to cause, at least in part, a detection of one or more objects in the one or more media items;

an association of commenting information with the one or more objects, wherein the commenting information is associated with at least one user; and

at least one determination to store the commenting information, the one or more media items, one or more portions of the one or more media items depicting the one or more objects, or a combination thereof for responding to one or more requests for information regarding the one or more objects.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of the one or more requests from the at least one user, one or more other users, or a combination thereof; and

a presentation of the commenting information, the one or more media items, the one or more portions of the one or more media items, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a processing of social networking information, one or more social graphs, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one user to determine the one or more other users.

4. A method of claim 2, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

an aggregation of the commenting information, the one or more media items, the one or more portions of the one or more media items, or a combination thereof with other information related to the one or more objects, wherein the other information is obtained from one or more service providers.

5. A method of claim 4, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a processing of the commenting information to determine at least a portion of the other information, a sort order for presenting the other information, or a combination thereof.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of one or more privacy policies, one or more security policies, or a combination thereof associated with the commenting information, the one or more media items, the one or more portions of the one or more media items, the at least one user, the one or more other users, or a combination thereof,

wherein the presentation of the commenting information, the one or more media items, the one or more portions of the one or more media items, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the one or more privacy policies, the one or more security policies, or a combination thereof.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of a capture, an access, or a combination thereof of the one or more media items; and

a presentation of a user interface for inputting the commenting information.

9. A method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the commenting information, the one or more media items, the one or more portions of the one or more media items, or a combination thereof is via one or more local storage, one or more remote storage, or a combination thereof.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more requests are made via one or more services, one or more applications, or a combination thereof.

8. A method of 1, wherein the commenting information includes, at least in part, a ranking, one or more comments, a numerical grade, a textual grade, or a combination thereof.

11. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

process and/or facilitate a processing of one or more media items to cause, at least in part, a detection of one or more objects in the one or more media items;

cause, at least in part, an association of commenting information with the one or more objects, wherein the commenting information is associated with at least one user; and

determine to store the commenting information, the one or more media items, one or more portions of the one or more media items depicting the one or more objects, or a combination thereof for responding to one or more requests for information regarding the one or more objects.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine the one or more requests from the at least one user, one or more other users, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the commenting information, the one or more media items, the one or more portions of the one or more media items, or a combination thereof.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

process and/or facilitate a processing of social networking information, one or more social graphs, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one user to determine the one or more other users.

14. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, an aggregation of the commenting information, the one or more media items, the one or more portions of the one or more media items, or a combination thereof with other information related to the one or more objects, wherein the other information is obtained from one or more service providers.

15. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

process and/or facilitate a processing of the commenting information to determine at least a portion of the other information, a sort order for presenting the other information, or a combination thereof.

16. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine one or more privacy policies, one or more security policies, or a combination thereof associated with the commenting information, the one or more media items, the one or more portions of the one or more media items, the at least one user, the one or more other users, or a combination thereof,

wherein the presentation of the commenting information, the one or more media items, the one or more portions of the one or more media items, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the one or more privacy policies, the one or more security policies, or a combination thereof.

17. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine a capture, an access, or a combination thereof of the one or more media items; and

causing, at least in part, a presentation of a user interface for inputting the commenting information.

18. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the commenting information includes, at least in part, a ranking, one or more comments, a numerical grade, a textual grade, or a combination thereof.

19. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the storing of the commenting information, the one or more media items, the one or more portions of the one or more media items, or a combination thereof is via one or more local storage, one or more remote storage, or a combination thereof.

20. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more requests are made via one or more services, one or more applications, or a combination thereof.

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