Media File Sharing, Correlation Of Metadata Related To Shared Media Files And Assembling Shared Media File Collections

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform:

• bonding one or more remote devices to a master device according to predetermined media file transfer parameters;
• recording bonded device metadata information;
• receiving a media file from one or more of the bonded remote devices, the media file having associated media file metadata information;
• and
• providing for communication of the media file, the media file metadata and the bonded device metadata information to one or more of the bonded devices or to another remote device.

A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising:

• program code instructions for monitoring an area of interest for the presence of potential bondable devices;
• program code instructions for receiving a presence signal from a potential bondable device;
• program code instructions for determining bond capability of the potential bondable device;
• program code instructions for approving the potential bondable device as a bonded device;
• and
• program code instructions for providing for communication to the bonded device of media file transfer parameters, including definition of the media file metadata that is to be included with a captured media file.

A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising:

• program code instructions for bonding one or more remote devices to a master device according to predetermined media file transfer parameters;
• program code instructions for recording bonded device metadata information;
• program code instructions for receiving a media file from one or more of the bonded remote devices, the media file having associated media file metadata information;
• and
• program code instructions for providing for communication of the media file, the media file metadata and the bonded device metadata information to one or more of the bonded devices or to another remote device.