Methods for ensuring that video or images are captured at a determined orientation

• US 10,070,051 B1
• Filed: 04/04/2017
• Issued: 09/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Worldwide Live Holding, LLC
• Original Assignee: Worldwide Live Holding, LLC
• Inventors: Tudor, Charles R., Sleiman, Dani R., Davis, Christopher D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lam, Hung
• Application Number:
  US15/478,256
• Time in Patent Office: 518 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/296 Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/60 Control of cameras or camera modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method for capturing video or still images at a determined orientation, via a mobile device, including accessing at least some information regarding a desired orientation preference; accessing at least some information regarding an orientation of the mobile device; comparing the information regarding the orientation of the mobile device to the information regarding the desired orientation preference; determining whether the information regarding the orientation of the mobile device matches the information regarding the desired orientation preference, within a degree of variance; disabling, if the information regarding the orientation of the mobile device does not match the desired orientation preference, within the degree of variance, a video or still image capture function of the mobile device; and enabling, if the information regarding the orientation of the mobile device matches the desired orientation preference, within the degree of variance, a video or still image capture function of the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for capturing video or still images at a determined orientation, via a camera associated with a mobile electronic device, comprising:

accessing at least some information regarding a desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device;

accessing at least some information regarding a physical orientation of said mobile electronic device;

comparing said information regarding said physical orientation of said mobile electronic device to said information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device;

determining whether said information regarding said physical orientation of said mobile electronic device matches said information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device, within a determined degree of variance; and

disabling, if said information regarding said physical orientation of said mobile electronic device does not match said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device, within said determined degree of variance, a video or still image capture function of said mobile electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting, while said video or still image capture function of said mobile electronic device is disabled, a device reorientation message;

accessing at least some subsequent information regarding a subsequent physical orientation of said mobile electronic device;

determining whether said subsequent information regarding said subsequent physical orientation of said mobile electronic device matches said information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device, within said determined degree of variance; and

enabling, if said subsequent information regarding said subsequent physical orientation of said mobile electronic device matches said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device, within said determined degree of variance, said video or still image capture function of said mobile electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least some information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device is established by a user of said mobile electronic device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least some information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device is established by an application running on said mobile electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least some information regarding said physical orientation of said mobile electronic device is determined based on information from sensors embedded within said mobile electronic device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said determined degree of variance is established such that said determination that said information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device matches said information regarding said physical orientation of said mobile electronic device if said compared information is within a determined range.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said device reorientation message is presented on a display of said mobile electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said device reorientation message provides information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said device reorientation message is presented as an audio alert or message, via an audio interface of said mobile electronic device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing at least some subsequent information regarding a subsequent physical orientation of said mobile electronic device;

determining whether said subsequent information regarding said subsequent physical orientation of said mobile electronic device matches said information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device, within said determined degree of variance; and

presenting, while said video or still image capture function of said mobile electronic device is enabled, a device reorientation message, while continuing to enable said video or still image capture function.

11. A method for capturing video or still images at a determined orientation, via a camera associated with a mobile electronic device, comprising:

accessing at least some information regarding a desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device;

accessing at least some information regarding a physical orientation of said mobile electronic device;

comparing said information regarding said physical orientation of said mobile electronic device to said information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device;

determining whether said information regarding said physical orientation of said mobile electronic device matches said information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device, within a determined degree of variance;

enabling, if said information regarding said physical orientation of said mobile electronic device matches said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device, within said determined degree of variance, a video or still image capture function of said mobile electronic device;

disabling, if said information regarding said physical orientation of said mobile electronic device does not match said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device, within said determined degree of variance, said video or still image capture function of said mobile electronic device;

presenting, while said video or still image capture function of said mobile electronic device is disabled, a device reorientation message, wherein said device reorientation message provides information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device;

accessing at least some subsequent information regarding a subsequent physical orientation of said mobile electronic device;

determining whether said subsequent information regarding said subsequent physical orientation of said mobile electronic device matches said information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device, within said determined degree of variance; and

enabling, if said subsequent information regarding said subsequent physical orientation of said mobile electronic device matches said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device, within said determined degree of variance, said video or still image capture function of said mobile electronic device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said at least some information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device is established by a user of said mobile electronic device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said at least some information regarding said desired orientation preference for said mobile electronic device is established by an application running on said mobile electronic device.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein said at least some information regarding said physical orientation of said mobile electronic device is determined based on information from sensors embedded within said mobile electronic device.