System and device for communicating images

• US 10,525,334 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2014
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Imaizumi, Masahiro, Masaki, Takako
• Primary Examiner(s): Hernandez Hernandez, Nelson D.
• Application Number:
  US14/478,803
• Publication Number:
  US 20140375863A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,950 Days
• Field of Search: 3482113, 3482111, 3482112
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/215 comprising means for detecting acoustic signals, e.g. using a microphone
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/26 having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1081 Input via voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1087 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. a camera
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/301 using an additional display connected to the game console, e.g. on the controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 : using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 : Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 : for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 : with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00965 : using a plug-in memory module, e.g. memory card, memory stick
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 : using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2129 : Recording in, or reproducing from, a specific memory area or areas, or recording or reproducing at a specific moment
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2158 : using a detachable storage unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 : Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 : Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/216 : Arrangements for recording on different types of storage medium, e.g. IC card or magnetic tape; Recording on a plurality of storage media
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3264 : of sound signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 : Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 : Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 : Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 : Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/95 : Computational photography systems, e.g. light-field imaging systems

Abstract

An example device includes at least one camera and a touchscreen user interface including thumbnail images for a plurality of stored pictures and a first button for a communication operation for sending a picture corresponding to a selected thumbnail image to another device.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

wireless communication circuitry;

a camera;

memory configured to store pictures taken using the camera;

a touchscreen display; and

processing circuitry configured to control the electronic device to communicate one or more pictures stored in the memory by controlling the electronic device to at least;

search, using the wireless communication circuitry, for other electronic devices;

receive data sent from at least one other electronic device found during the search, the data being sent in accordance with a communication partner selection input to each respective at least one other electronic device;

display, on the touchscreen display, a list, based on the received data, comprising names associated with the at least one found other electronic device;

accept an input to the touchscreen display for selecting one or more names from the list; and

transmit, using the wireless communication circuitry, one or more pictures to each other electronic device corresponding to a selected name.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the names associated with the respective at least one found other electronic device comprise user names.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the search for other electronic devices comprises sending and/or receiving broadcast data.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the broadcast data comprises data associated with one or more pictures stored in the memory.

5. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the broadcast data comprises a number of pictures to be transmitted.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to further control the electronic device to:

display, on the touchscreen display, thumbnails corresponding one or more pictures stored in the memory; and

accept an input for selecting one or more thumbnails,

wherein the one or more transmitted pictures correspond to the selected thumbnails.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to further control the electronic device to transmit plural pictures at once corresponding to plural thumbnails selected from the thumbnails.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to further control the electronic device to receive one or more pictures transmitted from one of the other electronic devices by controlling the electronic device to at least:

display, on the touchscreen display, a list comprising names associated with one or more other electronic devices available for transmitting pictures;

accept an input to the touchscreen display for selecting or more names from the list;

transmit, using the wireless communication circuitry, a picture reception request to each other electronic device corresponding to a selected name; and

receive, from each other electronic device to which a picture reception request is sent, one or more pictures.

9. An electronic device comprising:

wireless communication circuitry;

memory configured to store content;

a touchscreen display; and

a processor configured to control the electronic device to communicate content stored in the memory by controlling the electronic device to at least;

accept an input to the touchscreen display for enabling sharing of content;

search, using the wireless communication circuitry, for other electronic devices;

receive data sent from at least one other electronic device found during the search, the data being sent in accordance with a communication partner selection input to each respective at least one other electronic device;

display, on the touchscreen display, a list, based on the received data, comprising user names associated with the at least one found other electronic device;

accept an input to the touchscreen display for selecting one or more user names from the list; and

transmit, using the wireless communication circuitry, content designated for sharing to each other electronic device corresponding to a selected user name.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the wireless communication circuitry is configured for short-distance communication.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to further control the electronic device to:

transmit information about the designated content prior to transmitting the designated content.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the designated content information comprises amount information relating to an amount of the designated content.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the designated content information comprises text information relating to the designated content.

14. The electronic device according to claim 9, further comprising a camera, wherein the content stored in the memory comprises one or more pictures taken using the camera.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to further control the electronic device to:

display, on the touchscreen display, thumbnails corresponding one or more pictures stored in the memory; and

accept an input for selecting one or more thumbnails,

wherein the designated content corresponds to the selected thumbnails.

16. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to further control the electronic device to transmit plural pictures at once corresponding to plural thumbnails selected from the thumbnails.

17. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to further control the electronic device to receive one or more pictures transmitted from one of the other electronic devices by controlling the electronic device to at least:

display, on the touchscreen display, a list comprising names associated with one or more other electronic devices available for transmitting pictures;

accept an input to the touchscreen display for selecting or more names from the list;

transmit, using the wireless communication circuitry, a picture reception request to each other electronic device corresponding to a selected name; and

receive, from each other electronic device to which a picture reception request is sent, one or more pictures.

18. An electronic device comprising:

wireless communication circuitry;

memory configured to store content;

a touchscreen display; and

a processor configured to control the electronic device to communicate content stored in the memory by controlling the electronic device to at least;

accept an input to the touchscreen display for enabling sharing of content;

search, using the wireless communication circuitry, for other electronic devices;

receive data sent from at least one other electronic device found during the search, the data being sent in accordance with a communication partner selection input to each respective at least one other electronic device;

display, on the touchscreen display, a list, based on the received data, comprising user names associated with the at least one found other electronic device;

accept an input to the touchscreen display for selecting one or more user names from the list; and

transmit, to each other electronic device corresponding to a selected user name, using the wireless communication circuitry, content designated for sharing,

wherein the processor is configured to further control the electronic device to transmit, using the wireless communication circuitry, information about the designated content before transmitting the designated content.

19. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the wireless communication circuitry is configured for short-distance communication.

20. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the designated content information comprises amount information relating to an amount of the designated content.

21. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the designated content information comprises text information relating to the designated content.

22. The electronic device according to claim 18, further comprising a camera, wherein the content stored in the memory comprises one or more pictures taken using the camera.

23. The electronic device according to claim 22, wherein the processor is configured to further control the electronic device to:

display, on the touchscreen display, thumbnails corresponding one or more pictures stored in the memory; and

accept an input for selecting one or more thumbnails,

wherein the designated content corresponds to the selected thumbnails.

24. The electronic device according to claim 23, wherein the processor is configured to further control the electronic device to transmit plural pictures at once corresponding to plural thumbnails selected from the thumbnails.

25. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the processor is configured to further control the electronic device to receive one or more pictures transmitted from one of the other electronic devices by controlling the electronic device to at least:

display, on the touchscreen display, a list comprising names associated with one or more other electronic devices available for transmitting pictures;

accept an input to the touchscreen display for selecting or more names from the list;

transmit, using the wireless communication circuitry, a picture reception request to each other electronic device corresponding to a selected name; and

receive, from each other electronic device to which a picture reception request is sent, one or more pictures.

26. A system comprising:

a first electronic device comprising;

first wireless communication circuitry;

a camera;

memory configured to store pictures taken using the camera;

a first touchscreen display; and

processing circuitry configured to control the first electronic device to at least;

search, using the first wireless communication circuitry, for other electronic devices;

receive first data sent from at least one other electronic device found during the search, the at least one other electronic device including a second electronic device;

display, on the touchscreen display, a list, based on the received first data, comprising names associated with the at least one found other electronic device;

receive a first input to the first touchscreen display for selecting one or more names from the list, the selected one or more names including the name associated with the second electronic device; and

transmit, using the first wireless communication circuitry, one or more pictures to each other electronic device corresponding to a selected name; and

the second electronic device comprising;

second wireless communication circuitry;

a second touchscreen display; and

processing circuitry configured to control the second electronic device to at least;

receive a second input to the second touchscreen display for selecting the first electronic device as a communication partner;

transmit, using the second wireless communication circuitry, the first data to the first electronic device; and

receive, using the second wireless communication circuitry, the one or more pictures transmitted from the first electronic device.