Contextual evaluation for multimedia item posting
Approaches presented herein enable evaluating a multimedia item to be posted to a website (e.g., social networking site, forum, blog, etc.) to determine whether a censoring action needs to be performed on the multimedia item prior to posting the multimedia item. Specifically, in response to a request to post a multimedia item to a website, the multimedia item is analyzed to determine a context of the multimedia item. The context may be derived from specific elements depicted in the multimedia item. Also, an entity (e.g., a person, logo, trademark, brand) may be identified. The preferences related to the entity are retrieved. The context is compared against the preferences of the entity to determine whether a variance exists. When a variance is determined, a censoring action related to the multimedia item may be performed prior to posting the multimedia item.
1. A method for preventing unwanted dissemination of information via a multimedia item to be posted to a website, the method comprising:
receiving, by at least one computer device, a request to post the multimedia item to the website;
analyzing, by the at least one computer device, the multimedia item to identify an entity depicted in the multimedia item, the entity comprising a product, logo, trademark, and/or brand name associated with a company and/or brand owner;
determining, by the at least one computer device, a context associated with the multimedia item at least in part by analyzing the multimedia item, wherein analyzing the multimedia item comprises analyzing content depicted in the multimedia item via an image processing technique or analyzing metadata associated with the multimedia item;
determining, by the at least one computer device, whether a variance exists between the context associated with the multimedia item and a preference specified for the entity, the preference specified for the entity indicating a type of content that the entity is not to be associated with and a censoring action to be performed when the context indicates that the type of content is depicted in the multimedia item; and
performing, by the at least one computer device and prior to posting the multimedia item to the website, the censoring action with respect to the multimedia item when it is determined that the variance exists between the context associated with the multimedia item and the preference specified for the entity.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the type of content depicted in the multimedia item comprises content that is considered inappropriate or offensive by the company and/or brand owner.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the censoring action performed with respect to the multimedia item comprises removing or obscuring the entity from the multimedia item.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the censoring action performed with respect to the multimedia item comprises requesting approval to post the multimedia item.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the censoring action performed with respect to the multimedia item comprises disallowing posting of the multimedia item.
6. A computer readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method for preventing unwanted dissemination of information via a multimedia item to be posted to a website, the method comprising:
receiving a request to post the multimedia item to the website;
analyzing the multimedia item to identify an entity depicted in the multimedia item, the entity comprising a product, logo, trademark, and/or brand name associated with a company and/or brand owner;
determining a context associated with the multimedia item at least in part by analyzing the multimedia item, wherein analyzing the multimedia item comprises analyzing content depicted in the multimedia item via an image processing technique or analyzing metadata associated with the multimedia item;
determining whether a variance exists between the context associated with the multimedia item and a preference specified for the entity, the preference specified for the entity indicating a type of content that the entity is not to be associated with and a censoring action to be performed when the context indicates that the type of content is depicted in the multimedia item; and
performing, prior to posting the multimedia item to the website, the censoring action with respect to the multimedia item when it is determined that the variance exists between the context associated with the multimedia item and the preference specified for the entity.
7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the type of content depicted in the multimedia item comprises content that is considered inappropriate or offensive by the company and/or brand owner.
8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the censoring action performed with respect to the multimedia item comprises removing or obscuring the entity from the multimedia item.
9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the censoring action performed with respect to the multimedia item comprises requesting approval to post the multimedia item.
10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the censoring action performed with respect to the multimedia item comprises disallowing posting of the multimedia item.
11. A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
a computer readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method for preventing unwanted dissemination of information via a multimedia item to be posted to a website, the method comprising:
receiving a request to post the multimedia item to the website;
analyzing the multimedia item to identify an entity depicted in the multimedia item, the entity comprising a product, logo, trademark, and/or brand name associated with a company and/or brand owner;
determining, by the at least one computer device, a context associated with the multimedia item at least in part by analyzing the multimedia item, wherein analyzing the multimedia item comprises analyzing content depicted in the multimedia item via an image processing technique or analyzing metadata associated with the multimedia item;
determining whether a variance exists between the context associated with the multimedia item and a preference specified for the entity, the preference specified for the entity indicating a type of content that the entity is not to be associated with and a censoring action to be performed when the context indicates that the type of content is depicted in the multimedia item; and
performing, prior to posting the multimedia item to the website, the censoring action with respect to the multimedia item when it is determined that the variance exists between the context associated with the multimedia item and the preference specified for the entity.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the type of content depicted in the multimedia item comprises content that is considered inappropriate or offensive by the company and/or brand owner.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the censoring action performed with respect to the multimedia item comprises at least one of: removing the entity from the multimedia item, obscuring the entity from the multimedia item, requesting approval to post the multimedia item, and disallowing posting of the multimedia item.