- Number
- 9652551
- Published
- 2017-05-16
- Filed
- 2010-08-31
- Assignee
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors
- Ingoldby; Michael et al.
- CPC
- G06F16/958
- Verdict
- Set aside automated effort judgement of user generated content - content moderation/business
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
Abstract
Techniques are described for estimating theeffort involved in creating content on a content site. Embodiments of the invention may collect data by monitoring actions taken by a user creating content on the site, and may then calculate an effort value for the created content based on the collected data. The calculated effort value may then be used, for example, to determine a position in a moderationqueue for inserting the user-created content, or to determine whether to feature a particular user on the site.
Background
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS(1) So that the manner in which the above recited aspects are attained and can be understood in detail, a more particular description of embodiments of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to the appended drawings. Note, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.(2) FIGS. 1A-1B illustrate networked systems configured to share user-created content, according to embodiments of the invention.(3) FIGS. 2A-2C are screenshots of anexemplary content sharing site, according to embodiments of the invention.(4) FIG. 3 is aflow diagram illustrating a method of estimating the effort associated with user-created content, according to one embodiment of the invention.(5) FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of moderating user-created content, according to one embodiment of the invention.(6) FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of featuring an artist, accordingto one embodiment of the invention.DETAILED DESCRIPTION(7) Many content sharing websites have an interest in regulating what content may be shared on their site. For example, content sharing websites may wish to prohibit the sharing of offensive content or content protected by a third party's intellectual property rights. However, because it can be difficult to automatically dete
Claims
1. A method for managing user-created content on a site,comprising: providing an interface configured to allow users to interactively create content; monitoring, in real-time while the first user is actively using the provided interface to create an instance of content for the site, one or more editorial actions performed by a first user to modify an existing portion of the instance of content; determining an effort value for the created instance of content based on the monitored one or more editorial actions, by operation of one or more computer processors, wherein the effort value quantifies an estimated amount of effort expended by the first user in creating the instance ofcontent; and based at least in part on the determined effort value, affecting at least one of (i) moderation of the created instance of content and (ii) sharing of the created instance of content, on the site.
9. A system, comprising: a computer processor; and a memorycontaining a program that, when executed on the computer processor, performs an operationfor managing user-created content on a site, the operation comprising: monitoring, in real-time while the first user is actively using the provided interface to create an instanceof content for the site, one or more editorial actions performed by a first user to modify an existing portion of the instance of content; determining an effort value for the created instance of content based on the monitored one or more editorial actions, by operationof one or more computer processors, wherein the effort value quantifies an estimated amount of effort expended by the first user in creating the instance of content; and based at least in part on the determined effort value, affecting at least one of (i) moderation of the created instance of content and (ii) sharing of the created instance of content, on the site.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a program that, when executed, performs an operation for managing user-created content on a site, the operation comprising: providing an interface configured to allow users to interactively create content;monitoring, in real-time while the first user is actively using the provided interface tocreate an instance of content for the site, one or more editorial actions performed by a first user to modify an existing portion of the instance of content; determining an effortvalue for the created instance of content based on the monitored one or more editorial actions, by operation of one or more computer processors, wherein the effort value quantifies an estimated amount of effort expended by the first user in creating the instance of content; and based at least in part on the determined effort value, affecting at least one of(i) moderation of the created instance of content and (ii) sharing of the created instance of content, on the site.
24. A computer-implemented method for moderating user-created content on a site, comprising: providing an interface configured to allow users to interactively create content; receiving a first instance of user-created content from a first userfor inclusion on the site, wherein the first instance of user-created content is created by the first user using the provided interface; determining, by operation of one or more computer processors, a position for inserting the first instance of user-created content into a moderation data structure, based on at least one of: (i) other instances of content previously created by the first user using the provided interface, (ii) a user rating associated with the other instances of content previously created by the first user, wherein the user rating represents how favorable other users of the site found the other instances of content, (iii) a likelihood of approval associated with the other instances of content previously created by the first user, wherein the approval rating describes how often the other instances of content were approved by moderators of the site, and (iv) an account type of the first user, wherein the moderation data structure is configured such that instances of content within the moderation data structure are retrieved for display in a user interface in a predefined order based on individual positions of the instances of content within the moderation data structure, wherein instances of user-created content are not publicly accessible on the site until retrieved from within the moderation data structured and approved using the user interface for inclusion on the site, and wherein determining the position for inserting the first instance of user-created content into the moderation data structure, is further based on an effort value for the first instance of user-created content, wherein the effort value quantifies an estimated amount of effort expended by the first user in creating the first instance of user-created content, and wherein the effort value is calculated based on one or more editorial actions performed by the first user while the first user was actively creating the content using the provided interface; and inserting the created first instance of user-created content into the moderation data structure for review at the determined position.