Concurrently uploading multimedia objects and associating metadata with the multimedia objects

• US 9,680,929 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2011
• Issued: 06/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tseng, Erick
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Jimmy H
• Application Number:
  US13/168,076
• Publication Number:
  US 20120331091A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,181 Days
• Field of Search: 709217, 709203, 709219, 709210
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

In one embodiment, accessing a set of multimedia objects stored on a first computing device; initiating upload of the set of multimedia objects to a second computing device; and while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second computing device, receiving metadata entered by a user and associating metadata with each of one or more multimedia objects from the set of multimedia objects.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing, by a first computing device, a set of multimedia objects stored on the first computing device, wherein the set of multimedia objects is selected by a user of the first computing device;

initiating, by the first computing device, upload of the set of multimedia objects to a second computing device;

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second computing device, concurrently receiving, by the first computing device, a selection by the user of a subset of the set of multimedia objects; and

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second computing device, concurrently receiving, by the first computing device, metadata being entered by the user, wherein the metadata corresponds to the selected subset of multimedia objects.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after the set of multimedia objects is uploaded to the second computing device, uploading to the second computing device, by the first computing device, the metadata corresponding to the selected subset of multimedia objects.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second computing device, automatically determining, by the first computing device, at least a portion of the metadata associated with one or more of the multimedia objects based at least in part on data stored on the first computing device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second computing device, providing, by the first computing device, a user interface for receiving, from the user, at least a portion of the metadata associated with one or more of the multimedia objects.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a connection, by the first computing device, with the second computing device for uploading the set of multimedia objects.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second computing device, a bandwidth of the connection is consumed by the uploading of the set of multimedia objects.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first computing device is a mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of multimedia objects is a set of digital images.

9. A first system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to;

access a set of multimedia objects stored on the first system, wherein the set of multimedia objects is selected by a user of the first system;

initiate upload of the set of multimedia objects to a second system;

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second computing device, displaying the set of multimedia objects in a graphical user-interface to the user;

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second system, concurrently receive a selection by the user of a subset of the set of multimedia objects; and

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second system, concurrently receive metadata being entered by the user, wherein the metadata corresponds to the selected subset of multimedia objects.

10. The first system of claim 9, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

after the set of multimedia objects is uploaded to the second system, upload to the second system the metadata associated with one or more of the multimedia objects.

11. The first system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second system, automatically determine at least a portion of the metadata corresponding to the selected subset of multimedia objects based at least in part on data stored on the first system.

12. The first system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second system, provide a user interface for receiving, from the user, at least a portion of the metadata corresponding to the selected subset of multimedia objects.

13. The first system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

establish a connection with the second system for uploading the set of multimedia objects, wherein while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second system, a bandwidth of the connection is consumed by the uploading of the set of multimedia objects.

14. The first system of claim 9, wherein the first system is a mobile device.

15. The first system of claim 9, wherein the set of multimedia objects is a set of digital images.

16. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed by one or more processors associated with a first system to:

access a set of multimedia objects stored on the first system, wherein the set of multimedia objects is selected by a user of the first system;

initiate upload of the set of multimedia objects to a second system;

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second computing device, displaying the set of multimedia objects in a graphical user-interface to the user;

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second system, concurrently receive a selection by the user of a subset of the set of multimedia objects; and

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second system, concurrently receive metadata being entered by the user, wherein the metadata corresponds to the selected subset of multimedia objects.

17. The media of claim 16, wherein the software is further operable when executed by the processors associated with the first system to:

after the set of multimedia objects is uploaded to the second system, upload the metadata corresponding to the selected subset of multimedia objects.

18. The media of claim 16, wherein the software is further operable when executed by the processors associated with the first system to:

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second system, automatically determine at least a portion of the metadata corresponding to the selected subset of multimedia objects based at least in part on data stored on the first system.

19. The media of claim 16, wherein the software is further operable when executed by processors associated with the first system to:

while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second system, provide a user interface for receiving, from the user, at least a portion of the metadata associated with one or more of the multimedia objects.

20. The media of claim 16, wherein the software is further operable when executed by processors associated with the first system to:

establish a connection with the second system for uploading the set of multimedia objects, wherein while the set of multimedia objects is being uploaded to the second system, a bandwidth of the connection is consumed by the uploading of the set of multimedia objects.

21. The media of claim 16, wherein the first system is a mobile device.

22. The media of Claim 16, wherein the set of multimedia objects is a set of digital images.