Capturing and automatically uploading media content
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- before particular media has been initially generated by a mobile device, receiving, by the mobile device and from a user, pre-configuration data including;
(i) credential information associated with an account of an online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device,(ii) data indicating an identifier of another user, and(iii) data indicating a selection to transmit a notification indicating that media was uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device;
determining a delay period that commences after the media is automatically uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service, wherein after the delay period elapses, the notification indicating that media was uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device is transmitted to the other user;
determining that the particular media has been initially generated by the mobile device;
transmitting, to the online media sharing service, (a) the credential information, and (b) the particular media;
determining that the delay period has elapsed after transmitting the particular media to the account of the online media sharing service for the user of the mobile device; and
in response to determining that the delay period has elapsed after transmitting the particular media to the account of the online media sharing service for the user of the mobile device, transmitting, by the mobile device and to the other user according to the identifier of the other user, a particular notification indicating that the particular media was uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for automatically uploading media content from a mobile device to an online service provider can include receiving, in the mobile device, identifying information corresponding to a user account associated with at least one of a plurality of online service providers; capturing media content with a media input component included in the mobile device; and after the media content is captured, automatically uploading to the at least one online service provider the captured media content and the identifying information, without receiving user input contemporaneous with the automatic uploading that specifies that the captured media content is to be uploaded. The mobile device can further include a wireless communication component configured to wirelessly send data to and wirelessly receive data from the plurality of online service providers, which can be external to the mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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before particular media has been initially generated by a mobile device, receiving, by the mobile device and from a user, pre-configuration data including; (i) credential information associated with an account of an online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device, (ii) data indicating an identifier of another user, and (iii) data indicating a selection to transmit a notification indicating that media was uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device; determining a delay period that commences after the media is automatically uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service, wherein after the delay period elapses, the notification indicating that media was uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device is transmitted to the other user; determining that the particular media has been initially generated by the mobile device; transmitting, to the online media sharing service, (a) the credential information, and (b) the particular media; determining that the delay period has elapsed after transmitting the particular media to the account of the online media sharing service for the user of the mobile device; and in response to determining that the delay period has elapsed after transmitting the particular media to the account of the online media sharing service for the user of the mobile device, transmitting, by the mobile device and to the other user according to the identifier of the other user, a particular notification indicating that the particular media was uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising; before particular media has been initially generated by a mobile device, receiving, by the mobile device and from a user, pre-configuration data including; (i) credential information associated with an account of an online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device, (ii) data indicating an identifier of another user, and (iii) data indicating a selection to transmit a notification indicating that media was uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device; determining a delay period that commences after the media is automatically uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service, wherein after the delay period elapses, the notification indicating that media was uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device is transmitted to the other user; determining that the particular media has been initially generated by the mobile device; transmitting, to the online media sharing service, (a) the credential information, and (b) the particular media; determining that the delay period has elapsed after transmitting the particular media to the account of the online media sharing service for the user of the mobile device; and in response to determining that the delay period has elapsed after transmitting the particular media to the account of the online media sharing service for the user of the mobile device, transmitting, by the mobile device and to the other user according to the identifier of the other user, a particular notification indicating that the particular media was uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
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before particular media has been initially generated by a mobile device, receiving, by the mobile device and from a user, pre-configuration data including; (i) credential information associated with an account of an online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device, (ii) data indicating an identifier of another user, and (iii) data indicating a selection to transmit a notification indicating that media was uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device; determining a delay period that commences after the media is automatically uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service, wherein after the delay period elapses, the notification indicating that media was uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device is transmitted to the other user; determining that the particular media has been initially generated by the mobile device; transmitting, to the online media sharing service, (a) the credential information, and (b) the particular media; determining that the delay period has elapsed after transmitting the particular media to the account of the online media sharing service for the user of the mobile device; and in response to determining that the delay period has elapsed after transmitting the particular media to the account of the online media sharing service for the user of the mobile device, transmitting, by the mobile device and to the other user according to the identifier of the other user, a particular notification indicating that the particular media was uploaded to the account of the online media sharing service that is for the user of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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