Digital rights management using a digital agent

Abstract

A method for digital rights management includes a digital agent for contacting a media host. Media content is compared to a user profile and an identification confidence level is assigned to the media based on the comparison. A digital agent contacts a host of the media based on the identification confidence level, the type of media, and the context of the media. The digital agent requests one or more actions of a media host based on user designations concerning information related to the media. The identification confidence level is generated based on a plurality of user characteristic confidence levels which are generated based on media being analyzed.

1 . A method of operating a media server, the method comprising:
 receiving seed media associated with a user, the seed media comprising images of the user;   generating a plurality of characteristics of the user based on the seed media;   generating a profile of the user based on the plurality of characteristics;   scanning a network to identify media content related to the profile;   generating an identification confidence level based on the media content related to the profile; and   contacting an entity based on the identification confidence level.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the seed media further comprises video of the user. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of characteristics further comprise at least one of a gait of the user, a gesture of the user, or a body shape of the user. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of characteristics further comprise clothing worn by the user. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of characteristics further comprise at least one of a location of the user on a specific date, people with which the user is associated, or relationships of the user. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 updating the profile of the user using the media content to generate an updated profile of the user, the updating based on the identification confidence level.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 scanning the network to identify media content related to the updated profile of the user;   generating a second identification confidence level based on the media content related to the updated profile of the user; and   contacting the entity based on a value of the second identification confidence level.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the generating the identification confidence level comprises comparing the media content to each of the plurality of characteristics of the profile. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the contacting the entity is in response to the identification confidence level being equal to or greater than a threshold. 
     
     
         10 . An apparatus comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 receiving seed media associated with a user, the seed media comprising images of the user; 
 generating a plurality of characteristics of the user based on the seed media; 
 generating a profile of the user based on the plurality of characteristics; 
 scanning a network to identify media content related to the profile; 
 generating an identification confidence level based on the media content related to the profile; and 
 contacting an entity based on the identification confidence level. 
   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the seed media further comprises video of the user. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of characteristics further comprise at least one of a gait of the user, a gesture of the user, or a body shape of the user. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of characteristics further comprise clothing worn by the user. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of characteristics further comprise at least one of a location of the user on a specific date, people with which the user is associated, or relationships of the user. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , the operations further comprising:
 updating the profile of the user using the media content to generate an updated profile of the user, the updating based on the identification confidence level.   
     
     
         16 . A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 receiving seed media associated with a user, the seed media comprising images of the user;   generating a plurality of characteristics of the user based on the seed media;   generating a profile of the user based on the plurality of characteristics;   scanning a network to identify media content related to the profile;   generating an identification confidence level based on the media content related to the profile; and   contacting an entity based on the identification confidence level.   
     
     
         17 . The machine-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the seed media further comprises video of the user. 
     
     
         18 . The machine-readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of characteristics further comprise at least one of a gait of the user, a gesture of the user, or a body shape of the user. 
     
     
         19 . The machine-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of characteristics further comprise clothing worn by the user. 
     
     
         20 . The machine-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of characteristics further comprise at least one of a location of the user on a specific date, people with which the user is associated, or relationships of the user.