Systems and methods of reporting content-exposure events

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9569626-B1
Application number	US-201514683513-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Apr 10, 2015
Priority date	Apr 10, 2015
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method is performed by a computer system. The method includes discovering content in a user environment. The method further includes generating one or more content fingerprints on a per-content basis. The method also includes providing information sufficient to identify the one or more content fingerprints to a central computer system. Further, the method includes receiving a user selection of particular content stored in the user environment. In addition, the method includes requesting, from the central computer system, information related to a level of exposure of the particular content across a plurality of platforms and a plurality of users. Moreover, the method includes receiving exposure information for the particular content in response to the request. Additionally, the method includes publishing the exposure information to a user associated with the user environment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer system implemented method, the method comprising:
a hardware processor;
discovering content in a user environment; generating one or more content fingerprints on a per-content basis;
providing information sufficient to identify the one or more content fingerprints to a central computer system;
receiving a user selection of particular content stored in the user environment;
requesting, from the central computer system, information related to a level of exposure of the particular content across a plurality of platforms and a plurality of users;
receiving exposure information for the particular content in response to the request;
publishing, by the hardware processor, the exposure information to a user associated with the user environment;
wherein the particular content comprises a plurality of content items;
identifying exposure events in relation to the plurality of content items that occurred during a particular time period;
arranging the exposure events by time intervals of the particular time period;
determining time densities of the exposure events by content item and time interval;
generating a visualization based, at least in part, on the time densities; and the visualization comprises a heat map of the exposure events over the particular time period.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
wherein the exposure information comprises information related to time densities of exposure events by content item and time interval;
generating a visualization based, at least in part, on the exposure information; and
wherein the publishing comprises causing the visualization to be displayed.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the exposure information is filtered, by direction of the user, to only include exposure events related to content with altered metadata.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the exposure information is filtered, by direction of the user, to only include exposure events for a particular organizational department.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the exposure information is filtered, by direction of the user, to only include exposure events initiated on mobile devices.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the exposure information is grouped, by direction of the user, by type of device on which exposure events were initiated.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the particular content comprises a plurality of content items.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the exposure information is grouped, by direction of the user, based on whether corresponding exposure events are associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) is internal or external to an organization.

9. An information handling system comprising:
a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor is configured for: discovering content in a user environment; generating one or more content fingerprints on a per-content basis;
providing information sufficient to identify the one or more content fingerprints to a central computer system;
receiving a user selection of particular content stored in the user environment;
requesting, from the central computer system, information related to a level of exposure of the particular content across a plurality of platforms and a plurality of users;
receiving exposure information for the particular content in response to the request;
publishing the exposure information to a user associated with the user environment;
wherein the particular content comprises a plurality of content items;
identifying exposure events in relation to the plurality of content items that occurred during a particular time period;
arranging the exposure events by time intervals of the particular time period;
determining time densities of the exposure events by content item and time interval;
generating a visualization based, at least in part, on the time densities and
the visualization comprises a heat map of the exposure events over the particular time period.

10. The information handling system of claim 9 , the method comprising:
wherein the exposure information comprises information related to time densities of exposure events by content item and time interval;
generating a visualization based, at least in part, on the exposure information; and
wherein the publishing comprises causing the visualization to be displayed.

11. The information handling system of claim 9 , wherein the exposure information is filtered, by direction of the user, to only include exposure events related to content with altered metadata.

12. The information handling system of claim 9 , wherein the exposure information is filtered, by direction of the user, to only include exposure events initiated on mobile devices.

13. The information handling system of claim 9 , wherein the exposure information is grouped, by direction of the user, by type of device on which exposure events were initiated.

14. The information handling system of claim 9 , wherein the particular content comprises a plurality of content items.

15. The information handling system of claim 9 , wherein the exposure information is grouped, by direction of the user, based on whether corresponding exposure events are associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) is internal or external to an organization.

16. A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed by a hardware processor for:
discovering content in a user environment;
generating one or more content fingerprints on a per-content basis;
providing information sufficient to identify the one or more content fingerprints to a central computer system;
receiving a user selection of particular content stored in the user environment;
requesting, from the central computer system, information related to a level of exposure of the particular content across a plurality of platforms and a plurality of users;
receiving exposure information for the particular content in response to the request;
publishing the exposure information to a user associated with the user environment; wherein the particular content comprises a plurality of content items;
identifying exposure events in relation to the plurality of content items that occurred during a particular time period;
arranging the exposure events by time intervals of the particular time period;
determining time densities of the exposure events by content item and time interval;
generating a visualization based, at least in part, on the time densities and
the visualization comprises a heat map of the exposure events over the particular time period.

Assignees

• Dell Software Inc

Inventors

• Brisebois Michel Albert
• Johnstone Curtis T

Classifications

• H04L63/20

  for managing network security; network security policies in general (filtering policies H04L63/0227) · CPC title

• G06F21/6227

  where protection concerns the structure of data, e.g. records, types, queries · CPC title

• G06F21/60 Primary

  Protecting data · CPC title

• G06F21/554

  involving event detection and direct action · CPC title

• G06F21/10

  Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material (protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16) {; Digital rights management [DRM]} · CPC title