Method and System of Processing Annotated Multimedia Documents Using Granular and Hierarchical Permissions

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This patent describes a method and system for processing annotated multimedia documents—such as audio, video, or text—by assigning granular and hierarchical permissions to specific segments or annotations within the documents. These permissions allow different users or groups to access, process, or share particular parts of a document, and the permissions can be tailored down to individual segments, tags, or annotations, not just the document as a whole.

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• Collaborative editing and sharing of multimedia recordings while controlling which users can access, modify, or process certain segments.
• Selective sharing of sensitive parts of recorded phone calls or meetings, e.g., only allowing access to certain topics to specific team members.
• Enhancing privacy for social networking applications by controlling who can view or process certain portions of shared audio, video, or chat logs.
• Legal or compliance-sensitive documentation where only authorized individuals can review or act upon designated segments of a multimedia record.
• Educational platforms where teachers can selectively reveal or annotate parts of recorded lectures or discussions for different audiences.
• Healthcare records management, where patient data in multimedia form (e.g., voice or video consultation) can be partitioned to comply with privacy regulations.

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• Fine-grained permission control offers increased privacy and data security by limiting access at the segment level, not just the document as a whole.
• Enables multi-party collaboration while preserving individual ownership or consent over each participant's contributions.
• Supports a wide range of multimedia types (audio, video, text) and enables flexible, context-specific sharing or processing.
• Hierarchical permission structure allows for complex access and processing rules, accommodating varied organizational or legal requirements.
• Reduces risk of unauthorized data exposure by strictly containing how and by whom each segment can be used or processed.
• Supports integration with automated processing (e.g., speech-to-text, emotion recognition) but only as explicitly permitted by the user, allowing control over derived or inferred information.

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A method of processing at least one multimedia document includes determining at least one segment of the document. At least one type of permission is assigned to the at least one segment. The at least one type of permission is made available for a later use when processing the document.