Image grouping with audio commentaries system and method
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1. A computerized method comprising:
- a) at a first computing device, receiving a selection of a plurality of still images;
b) at the first computing device, recording separate first audio commentaries for each of the plurality of still images through a microphone on the first computing device, wherein each first audio commentary is associated with a single one of the plurality of still images;
c) at the first computing device, creating a first image grouping that associates the plurality of still images with the first audio commentaries;
d) at the first computing device, transmitting the first image grouping to a server computer for storage at the server computer;
e) at a second computing device, receiving the first image grouping from the server computer;
f) at the second computing device, presenting, through a user interface on the second computing device, the plurality of still images and first audio commentaries that comprise the first image grouping;
g) at the second computing device, recording second audio commentaries on at least a subset of the still images in the first image grouping, with each second audio commentary being associated with only one of the still images in the first image grouping;
h) at the second computing device, creating a second image grouping combining the first image grouping with the second audio commentaries; and
i) at the second computing device, transmitting the second image grouping to the server computer for storage at the server computer.
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Abstract
A system and method are presented to allow audio communication between users concerning a group of images. A first mobile device has an app that selects a plurality of images and then records audio commentary for the plurality of images. The images and audio commentary are grouped into an image grouping, and the image grouping is transmitted to a second mobile device. Reply commentaries to the image grouping can also be associated with a particular image in the grouping. Image groupings can be presented by reviewing all commentaries on a single image first before moving to a second image, or by reviewing all commentaries made in a user-session before moving to a second user session.
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1. A computerized method comprising:
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a) at a first computing device, receiving a selection of a plurality of still images; b) at the first computing device, recording separate first audio commentaries for each of the plurality of still images through a microphone on the first computing device, wherein each first audio commentary is associated with a single one of the plurality of still images; c) at the first computing device, creating a first image grouping that associates the plurality of still images with the first audio commentaries; d) at the first computing device, transmitting the first image grouping to a server computer for storage at the server computer; e) at a second computing device, receiving the first image grouping from the server computer; f) at the second computing device, presenting, through a user interface on the second computing device, the plurality of still images and first audio commentaries that comprise the first image grouping; g) at the second computing device, recording second audio commentaries on at least a subset of the still images in the first image grouping, with each second audio commentary being associated with only one of the still images in the first image grouping; h) at the second computing device, creating a second image grouping combining the first image grouping with the second audio commentaries; and i) at the second computing device, transmitting the second image grouping to the server computer for storage at the server computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a) a first computing device having i) a microphone, ii) a speaker, iii) a display, iv) a processor, v) a network interface, vi) non-transitory, physical memory containing app programming; b) the app programming comprising instructions that program the processor to; i) select a plurality of still images, ii) for each still image; (1) present the still image on the display, (2) while presenting the still image, record an audio commentary through the microphone, iii) group the plurality of still images and audio commentaries into an image grouping, iv) transmit the image grouping to a server computer over the network interface, v) receive a revised image grouping with additional commentaries from the server computer, the revised image grouping being created by a second computing device in communication with the server computer, vi) provide a user interface allowing a user to choose between two presentation options, the presentation options comprising; (1) playing all audio commentaries associated with a single image while displaying that single image before presenting the next image and its associated audio commentaries, and (2) first playing the first audio commentaries for all of the still images while displaying the still images associated with each of the first audio commentaries, and then playing the second audio commentaries for the still images while displaying the still images associated with each of the second audio commentaries, and vii) present the revised image grouping over the display and the speaker according to the chosen presentation option. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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