Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing metadata entry

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform at least the following:

• causing, at least in part, rendering of an activity as a rendered media file involving a media content item;
• causing, at least in part reception of a selection of a pre-set, dedicated key of the apparatus to initiate assignment of an attribute to the media content item as metadata in the rendered media file, the pre-set, dedicated key being pre-set to automatically assign the attribute to a media content item as metadata when selected;
• and
• determining to modify a metadata entry of the rendered media file of the media content item associated with the rendered activity to include the attribute therein, in response to the selection of the pre-set, dedicated key,
• wherein the apparatus comprises at least one of a key of a touch screen and a key of a keypad corresponding to the pre-set, dedicated key, and
• wherein the pre-set, dedicated key having different functionality in each of a plurality of services within which the pre-set, dedicated key is used to initiate assignment of the attribute to the media content item as metadata,
• wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:
• causing, at least in part, display of a corresponding metadata entry while rendering a media content item;
• and
• determining to enter a new metadata entry of the media content item during creation of the media content item or during the rendered activity, in response to selection of the key,
• wherein the new metadata entry of the media content item references to at least one of a media application, a media content type, and media content context, and
• the media content context includes at least one of a location, time, and temperature.

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 perform at least the following,

• cause, at least in part, rendering of an activity as a rendered media file involving a media content item;
• cause, at least in part, reception of a selection of a pre-set, dedicated key of the apparatus to initiate assignment of an attribute to the media content item as metadata in the rendered media file, the pre-set, dedicated key being pre-set to automatically assign the attribute to a media content item as metadata when selected;
• and
• determine to modify a metadata entry of the rendered media file of the media content item associated with the rendered activity to include the attribute therein, in response to the selection of the pre-set, dedicated key,
• wherein the apparatus comprises at least one of a key of a touch screen and a key of a keypad corresponding to the pre-set, dedicated key, and
• wherein the pre-set, dedicated key having different functionality in each of a plurality of services within which the pre-set, dedicated key is used to initiate assignment of the attribute to the media content item as metadata,
• wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
• cause, at least in part, display of a corresponding metadata entry while rendering a media content item, and
• determine to enter a new metadata entry of the media content item during creation of the media content item or during the rendered activity, in response to selection of the key,
• wherein the new metadata entry of the media content item references to at least one of a media application, a media content type, and media content context, and
• the media content context includes at least one of a location, time, and temperature.