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US 7,945,653 B2Granted
Tagging digital media
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorsMark Zuckerberg, Aaron Sittig, Scott Marlette
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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.
Claims34
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 more elements
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.
2 more elements
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.
2 more elements
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.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.