IP Library Granted Patent US 11,294,978
Granted Patent B2
US 11,294,978 · App. 16/588,640 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Remedial actions for impermissible social media content

Inventors: Gary David Cudak (Wake Forest, NC); Nathan J. Peterson (Oxford, NC); Amy Leigh Rose (Chapel Hill, NC); Jennifer Lee-Baron (Morrisville, NC); John Scott Crowe (Durham, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
G06F16/9535G06F16/909G06F16/90332G06F16/9536H04L63/101H04L67/306
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Patent No.
US 11,294,978
App. No.
16/588,640
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying an aspect present in media content, wherein the aspect is associated with a user; determining, using a processor, whether the aspect is compatible with user permissions delineated in a user profile associated with the user; and performing, responsive to determining that the aspect of the media content is not compatible with the user permissions, a remedial action. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims (30)

1. A method, comprising:

identifying one or more aspects present in media content uploaded to a social media platform, wherein the one or more aspects are associated with a user;

determining, using a processor, that the one or more aspects are not compatible with user permissions delineated in a user profile associated with the user, wherein the determining comprises determining a particular aspect is present in the media content by determining the one or more aspects present in the media content share a predetermined level of similarity to one or more aspects stored in the user profile; and

dynamically performing, responsive to determining that the one or more aspects of the media content are not compatible with the user permissions and without additional user input, a remedial action, wherein the performing the remedial action comprises redacting the one or more aspects in the media content on the social media platform.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying comprises identifying that the user is tagged in the media content.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user permissions are dynamically identified from available user context data.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media content comprises media content selected from the group consisting of an image, a video, an audio recording, and a text document.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the remedial action comprises performing responsive to receiving an upload request to a social media platform.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the remedial action comprises providing a notification to an uploader of the media content that the one or more aspects of the media content is not compatible with the user permissions for the user.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the remedial action comprises filtering access to the media content to a subset of individuals.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the remedial action comprises contacting the user for permission to upload the media content.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more aspects are associated with at least one of: a person, a location, an object, and a viewpoint.

10. An information handling device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:

identify one or more aspects present in media content uploaded to a social media platform, wherein the one or more aspects are associated with a user;

determine whether the one or more aspects are compatible with user permissions delineated in a user profile associated with the user, wherein to determine comprises determining a particular aspect is present in the media content by determining the one or more aspects present in the media content share a predetermined level of similarity to one or more aspects stored in the user profile; and

dynamically perform, responsive to determining that the one or more aspects of the media content are not compatible with the user permissions and without additional user input, a remedial action, wherein the performing the remedial action comprises redacting the one or more aspects in the media content on the social media platform.

11. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to identify comprise instructions executable by the processor to identify that the user is tagged in the media content.

12. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the user permissions are dynamically identified from available user context data.

13. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the media content comprises media content selected from the group consisting of an image, a video, an audio recording, and a text document.

14. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to perform the remedial action comprise instructions executable by the processor to perform the remedial action responsive to receiving an upload request to a social media platform.

15. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to perform the remedial action comprise instructions executable by the processor to provide a notification to an uploader of the media content that the one or more aspects of the media content is not compatible with the user permissions for the user.

16. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to perform the remedial action comprise instructions executable by the processor to filter access to the media content to a subset of individuals.

17. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to perform the remedial action comprise instructions executable by the processor to contact the user for permission to upload the media content.

18. A product, comprising:

a storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:

code that identifies one or more aspects present in media content uploaded to a social media platform, wherein the one or more aspects are associated with a user;

code that determines whether the one or more aspects compatible with user permissions delineated in a user profile associated with the user, wherein the code that determines comprises code that determines a particular aspect is present in the media content by determining the one or more aspects present in the media content share a predetermined level of similarity to one or more aspects stored in the user profile; and

code that dynamically performs, responsive to determining that the one or more aspects of the media content are not compatible with the user permissions and without additional user input, a remedial action, wherein the performing the remedial action comprises redacting the one or more aspects in the media content on the social media platform.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 070269/0092 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070266/0821 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2020
From: CUDAK, GARY DAVID; PETERSON, NATHAN J.; ROSE, AMY LEIGH; LEE-BARON, JENNIFER; CROWE, JOHN SCOTT
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 051667/0765 →
Continuity (1)
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