Patent ID: 8117528

Claim:
An information handling apparatus comprising: a memory that stores computer executable instructions; a processor that executes the computer executable instructions; a property detector that detects, in conjunction with the processor, one or more predetermined properties of a current information item; a subset detector that detects, in conjunction with the processor, a subset of information items from an ensemble of information items, said subset being those which have said one or more predetermined properties most similar to those of said current information item, wherein the subset of information items have metadata associated therewith, and the processor associates at least some of said metadata of the subset of information items with said current information item, and allocates said at least some of said metadata of the subset of information items associated with said current information item indicator data representing a low degree of trust in the association of said at least some metadata and said current information item; and an interaction detector that detects, in conjunction with the processor, user interaction with said apparatus which is relevant to the current information item and the metadata associated with the current information item, and that alters said indicator data of said metadata associated with the current information item in response to said user interaction.