Apple patent: Metadata generation from nearby devi

July 29, 2014, 09:50 AM

http://alex4d.com/notes/item/metadata-generation-f...

Today Apple was awarded a patent for a process where when data is created or saved on a device, the device detects nearby devices ('second devices') and offers possible metadata tag options that could be associated with the data: Identifying the content can include identifying the content that has just been created (e.g., identifying a digital picture right after the picture is taken), or selecting from a list of content that was created when at least one of the second devices was in tr...