User supplied and refined tags
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsKenneth N. Chang, David A. Koski, Pedraum R. Pardehpoosh
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Abstract
Managing online content via user supplied and/or refined tagging is disclosed. In some embodiments, a selection of an item available from an online store is received, and one or more tags to be associated with the item are received from a member of an online community comprising users of the online store. In some embodiments, an indication of a degree of usefulness of a tag is received from a member of an online community, and an attribute of the tag is updated to reflect the indication.
Claims23
A method of managing online content, comprising:
- receiving at a processor a selection of a first item available from an online store;
- receiving from a member of an online community comprising users of the online store a first tag to be associated with the first item;
- associating the first tag with the first item;
- receiving from another member of the online community feedback regarding usefulness of the association between the first tag and the first item;
- updating an attribute of the first tag to reflect the feedback;
- and
- associating a second tag with the first item based on a relationship between the first item associated with the first tag and a second item associated with the second tag, wherein associating the second tag with the first item includes storing the second tag in a metadata record of the first item.
A system for managing online content, comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- receive a selection of a first item available from an online store;
- receive from a member of an online community comprising users of the online store a first tag to be associated with the first item;
- receive from another member of the online community feedback regarding usefulness of the association between the first tag and the first item;
- update an attribute of the first tag to reflect the feedback;
- and
- associate a second tag with the first item based on a relationship between the first item associated with the first tag and a second item associated with the second tag, wherein the second tag is associated with the first item including by storing the second tag in a metadata record of the first item;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide instructions to the processor.
A computer program product for managing online content, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- receiving a selection of a first item available from an online store;
- receiving from a member of an online community comprising users of the online store a first tag to be associated with the first item;
- receiving from another member of the online community feedback regarding usefulness of the association between the first tag and the first item;
- updating an attribute of the first tag to reflect the feedback and
- associating a second tag with the first item based on a relationship between the first item associated with the first tag and a second item associated with the second tag, wherein associating the second tag with the first item includes storing the second tag in a metadata record of the first item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.