Method and apparatus for quality ranking of media

Abstract

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a processor configured to monitor a user's quality parameter preference to determine a quality parameter for a reference media, update the quality parameter of the reference media, and adapt the quality parameter of the reference media.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A method comprising:
 determining one or more quality parameters for ranking a candidate media;   assigning a value for each of the one or more quality parameters;   determining whether there is a reference media, wherein the reference media is a representation of a quality level of a media;   in response to determining there is a reference media, calculating a quality score based at least in part on a comparison on the one or more quality parameters between the candidate media and the reference media; and   in response to determining there is no reference media, calculating a quality score based at least in part on a quality level of each of the one or more quality parameters of the candidate media.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more quality parameters comprise one or more of: resolution, sharpness, signal-to-noise ratio, dynamic range, tonal balance, color balance, distortion, light falloff, lateral chromatic aberration, veiling glare, horizontal alignment, vertical alignment and facial detection. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the quality level comprises one of good, average and low level. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein determining one or more quality parameters for ranking a candidate media comprises determining one or more quality parameters for ranking a candidate media based on a user quality preference. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising determining the reference media based on a user quality preference. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising providing a user interface to receive a user input on the user quality preference. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising automatically adapting the user quality preference based at least in part on monitoring user behavior. 
     
     
         9 . A server comprising:
 a network interface;   a database configured to store a plurality of quality parameters; and   a processor communicatively coupled to the network interface and the database, the processor configured to:
 determine one or more quality parameters for ranking a candidate media, 
 assign a value for each of the one or more quality parameters, 
 determine whether there is a reference media, wherein the reference media is a representation of a quality level of a media, 
 in response to determining there is a reference media, calculating a quality score based at least in part on a comparison on the one or more quality parameters between the candidate media and the reference media, and 
 in response to determining there is no reference media, calculating a quality score based at least in part on a quality level of each of the one or more quality parameters of the candidate media. 
   
     
     
         10 . The server of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more quality parameters comprise one or more of: resolution, sharpness, signal-to-noise ratio, dynamic range, tonal balance, color balance, distortion, light falloff, lateral chromatic aberration, veiling glare, horizontal alignment, vertical alignment and facial detection. 
     
     
         11 . The server of  claim 9 , wherein the quality level comprises one of good, average and low level. 
     
     
         12 . The server of  claim 9 , wherein when determining one or more quality parameters for ranking a candidate media the processor is further configured to determine one or more quality parameters for ranking a candidate media based on a user quality preference. 
     
     
         13 . The server of  claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the reference media based on a user quality preference. 
     
     
         14 . The server of  claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide a user interface to receive a user input on the user quality preference. 
     
     
         15 . The server of  claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to automatically adapt the user quality preference based at least in part on monitoring user behavior.