System and method for controlling and organizing metadata associated with on-line content

摘要

A system and method are disclosed for controlling metadata associated with content on an electronic device that includes displaying interface screens for user entry of metadata control instructions, accepting user instructions, modifying metadata of applicable content, and associating the modified metadata with the applicable content. The system can export and/or store the applicable content along with modified metadata. The system can automatically modify metadata according to one or more profiles. Relevant profiles can be determined based on the export mechanism, destination or type of content. The system can add watermarks to indicate metadata modification. The system can display metadata for user modification. The content can include photos, videos or other content. The system can display metadata and geolocation indicators for each content item that indicate whether that item has associated metadata and geolocation information. The user can selectively modify metadata of selected content.

主权项

1. A system for controlling metadata associated with content on an electronic device as directed by a user of the electronic device, the system comprising:
a user interface comprising screens displayed on a screen of the electronic device; an input mechanism stored on the electronic device, the input mechanism receiving user instructions through the user interface displayed on the screen of the electronic device; a sharing component for selecting applicable content for export from the electronic device, for selecting a selected content sharing mechanism of a plurality of content sharing mechanisms and for sharing the applicable content through the selected content sharing mechanism; a plurality of profiles stored in memory of the electronic device, each profile including profile instructions regarding metadata control and being directed to at least one of the plurality of content sharing mechanisms; a metadata modification component for automatically selecting one or more relevant profiles of the plurality of profiles based on the selected content sharing mechanism, the relevant profiles being directed to the selected content sharing mechanism, and modifying metadata associated with the applicable content in accordance with the profile instructions of the relevant profiles for the selected content sharing mechanism, the applicable content and the metadata associated with the applicable content being stored in the memory of the electronic device; a marking component for marking the applicable content to indicate that the metadata associated with the applicable content has been modified; and a content selection component displaying a plurality of content items on the screen of the electronic device, the content items including original content and modified content, the content selection component displaying a mark identifying the modified content of the plurality of content items, the metadata associated with the modified content having already been modified by the metadata modification component; wherein the input mechanism receives user selection of the applicable content by sensing user selection of one or more content items of the plurality of content items; and wherein the sharing component shares the applicable content and the metadata associated with the applicable content through the selected content sharing mechanism after processing by the metadata modification component.