Tagging digital media

• US 7,945,653 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2006
• Issued: 05/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sittig, Aaron, Zuckerberg, Mark, Marlette, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Osman; Ramy M
• Application Number:
  US11/580,210
• Publication Number:
  US 20080091723A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,679 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204, 709/206, 709/217, 709/223, 709/225, 709/219
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A method for tagging digital media is described. The method includes selecting a digital media and selecting region within the digital media. The method may further include associating a person or entity with the selected region and sending a notification of the association the person or entity or a different person or entity. The method may further include sending advertising with the notification.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving from a device of a first user a selection of an item of digital media, wherein the item of digital media is stored in a database;

receiving from the device of the first user an identification of a person associated with the selected item of digital media;

responsive to receiving the information identifying the person, sending a notification to a device of a second user that the person has been identified in connection with the item of digital media; and

enabling the identified person to reject the identification, wherein the identified user is different from the first user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification comprises an email.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital media is accessible in a social networking system, and the identified person is a user of the social networking system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the item of digital media comprises a digital image.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the item of digital media comprises at least one of digital video, digital audio, and digital text.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user is the person who has been identified in connection with the item of digital media, whereby the person identified in connection with the item of digital media is notified of the identification.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user is a person other than the person who has been identified in connection with the item of digital media.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the notification that the person has been identified further comprises:

receiving contact information of the person from a server computer; and

sending the notification to the person using the received contact information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the information identifying the person associated with the selected item of digital media is received from a user other than the first user.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a response from the person accepting the identification;

responsive to receiving the response, storing at the server the identification of the person in connection with the item of digital media.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a response from the person rejecting the identification;

responsive to receiving the response, removing the identification of the person in connection with the item of digital media.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the identified person is a user of a social networking system; and

responsive to determining that the identified person is not a user of the social networking system, sending to the person an invitation to join or use the social networking system.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving information identifying the person comprises:

receiving one or more text characters;

displaying a list of names including the received text characters; and

receiving a selection of a name from the list.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the item of digital media from a device of a third user;

responsive to receiving the selection of the item of digital media, displaying the item of digital media with a tag for the person identified in connection with the item of digital media.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the tag comprises a link to a webpage associated with the person.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a user interaction with the tag; and

responsive to receiving the user interaction with the tag, displaying on the item of digital media an indication of a region within the item of digital media associated with the person identified.

17. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program code for:

receiving from a device of a first user a selection of an item of digital media;

receiving from the first user an identification of a person associated with the selected item of digital media;

responsive to receiving the information identifying the person, sending a notification to a second user that the person has been identified in connection with the item of digital media; and

enabling the identified person to reject the identification, wherein the identified user is different from the first user.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the notification comprises an email.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the item of digital media comprises a digital image.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the item of digital media comprises at least one of digital video, digital audio, and digital text.

21. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the second user is the person who has been identified in connection with the item of digital media, whereby the person identified in connection with the item of digital media is notified of the identification.

22. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the second user is a person other than the person who has been identified in connection with the item of digital media.

23. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein sending the notification that the person has been identified comprises:

retrieving contact information of the person from a server computer; and

sending the notification to the person using the retrieved contact information.

24. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein receiving information identifying the person comprises receiving the information from a third user.

25. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the medium further contains computer program code for:

receiving a response from the person accepting the identification;

responsive to receiving the response, storing the identification of the person in connection with the item of digital media.

26. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the medium further contains computer program code for:

receiving a response from the person rejecting the identification;

responsive to receiving the response, removing the identification of the person in connection with the item of digital media.

27. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the medium further contains computer program code for:

determining whether the identified person is a user of a social networking system; and

responsive to determining that the identified person is not a user of the social networking system, sending to the person an invitation to join or use the social networking system.

28. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein receiving information identifying the person comprises:

receiving one or more text characters;

displaying a list of names including the received text characters; and

receiving a selection of a name from the list.

29. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the medium further contains computer program code for:

receiving a selection of the item of digital media from a third user;

responsive to receiving the selection of the item of digital media, displaying the item of digital media with a tag for the person identified in connection with the item of digital media.

30. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the tag comprises a link to a webpage associated with the person.

31. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the medium further contains computer program code for:

receiving a user interaction with the tag; and

responsive to receiving the user interaction with the tag, displaying on the item of digital media an indication of a region within the item of digital media associated with the person identified

receiving from a device of a first user a selection of an item of digital media.

32. A method comprising:

receiving from a device of a first user information tagging an entity in association with an item of digital media, wherein the item of digital media is stored in a database;

storing the association between the identified entity and the item of digital media;

responsive to receiving the information tagging the entity in association with the item of digital media, sending a notification of the tagging to a device of a second user; and

enabling the second user to reject the identification, wherein the identified entity is different from the first user.

33. A method comprising:

receiving from a device of a first user a selection of a region of the item of digital media, wherein the item of digital media is stored in a database;

receiving information identifying a person associated with the selected region of the item of digital media;

receiving a selection of the item of digital media from a device of a second user;

responsive to receiving the selection of the item of digital media from the device of the second user, displaying the item of digital media to the device of the second user with a tag for the person who was identified in connection with the item of digital media, wherein the tag comprises a link to a page of information associated with the person; and

enabling the identified person to reject the identification, wherein the identified user is different from the first user.

34. The method of claim 33, further comprising:

receiving a user selection of the tag; and

responsive to receiving the selection of the tag, displaying on the item of digital media an indication of the region within the item of digital media associated with the identified person.