Patent ID: 9740774
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A computer implemented method for propagating metadata changes to metadata fields of multiple content files the method comprising: obtain, by a user device, a single user-selected content file, said single user-selected content file being associated with a plurality of metadata fields; receive, via an input device associated with said user device, a new metadata value for updating an indicated one of said plurality of metadata fields of said single user-selected content file; determine, by said user device, whether said indicated metadata field is of a type that is to be propagated to a group of content files related to said single user-selected content file; and when said indicated metadata field is of a type that is to be so propagated: determine, by said user device, whether to update said indicated metadata fields respectively associated with said group of content files; and when it is determined to make said update, update, by said user device, said indicated metadata fields of said single user-selected content file and said group of content files with said new metadata value.