Patent ID: 9378207
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; memory storing computer program code; wherein the computer program code is configured to, with the memory and the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least: in response to a request by a user of a media storage and compilation system, identify a contributor to at least one multimedia content element; identify a role of the contributor with respect to the at least one content element; store information relating to the contributor of the at least one content element; store information relating to the at least one content element for use in automated selection of the content element, wherein the information relating to the content element comprises at least information relating to the contributor and the role of the contributor with respect to the content element, wherein the stored information comprises social platform information associated with the at least one content element, wherein the social platform information identifies at least one social networking relationship between a contributor to the at least one content element and at least one specified user of a social platform, other than the contributor and other than the requesting user of the media storage and compilation system, and wherein the social platform information identifying the at least one social networking relationship includes information specifically identified as relevant to the selection of a content element; and analyze stored information relating to the contributor to determine if the contributor has declined to allow use of at least one content element and to select a replacement content element based at least in part on analyzing the stored information associated with the declining contributor to identify a replacement contributor exhibiting similar characteristics to the declining contributor, wherein the similar characteristics comprise similarity in appearance between the replacement contributor and the declining contributor.