System and method for sharing images using an upload menu

• US 10,560,597 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2012
• Issued: 02/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Klassen, Gerhard D., Dent, Terrill
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid, Lester G
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lam, Dung L
• Application Number:
  US13/589,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20130031218A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,731 Days
• Field of Search: 4555501, 455566, 455466, 725105
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2187 with image input from a plurality of different locations or from a non-central location, e.g. from one or more users

Abstract

There is disclosed a system and method for uploading an image file to an image repository from a mobile handheld communications device having an integrated camera. In an embodiment, the method comprises: upon determining capture of an image using the integrated camera, automatically initiating an image upload module; configuring the image upload module to display an image upload user interface having user selectable image upload settings; and upon receiving user instructions, uploading the image file to the image repository with the selected image upload settings. The upload settings may be preselected and the device may be preauthorized to access an account on the image repository.

Claims

1. A method implemented by a processor of a communication device, the method comprising:

requesting to receive an authorization token from an online repository, the authorization token identifying an account associated with the online repository that the communication device is permitted to communicate with;

storing the received authorization token on the communication device;

detecting capture of an image at the communication device;

in response to detecting capture of the image, automatically displaying an image upload user interface containing a context menu that includes a first user interface element for launching an image upload module to upload the image as an image file, the first user interface element being displayable as an overlay on a user interface screen;

receiving a selection of the first user interface element;

in response to receiving selection of the first user interface element, uploading the image file, from the communication device to the online repository, wherein the stored authorization token is used in uploading the image file to the online repository for authorization at the online repository;

after uploading, automatically obtaining, at the communication device from which the image file was uploaded, a link to the image file at the online repository;

in response to automatically obtaining the link, storing the link on the communication device in an upload history object which records the upload of the image file and which is formatted for inclusion in a message list comprising a chronological listing of communicative messaging items, the upload history object being stored on the communication device with a unique identification token associated with the image file and the online repository, wherein the link includes the unique identification token; and

displaying the message list including the upload history object and other message list objects.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the link is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to the image file at the online repository.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the other list objects include at least one list object that includes another link to another file that was previously uploaded to the online repository.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to delete the stored authorization token from the communication device;

in response to receiving the request, disassociating the communication device from the account, wherein the upload history object persists in the message list on the communication device after said disassociating.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the authorization token is requested when a request is made to check account usage for the account associated with the online repository.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user interface element is displayed overlaid on the user interface screen in response to selection of the first user interface element.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user interface element is additionally associated with options to send the image file in a message from the communication device.

8. A mobile communication device comprising:

a camera,

a processor, interactive with the camera, and configured to;

request to receive an authorization token from an online repository, the authorization token identifying an account associated with the online repository that the communication device is permitted to communicate with;

store the received authorization token on the communication device;

detect capture of an image at the communication device;

in response to detecting capture of the image, automatically display an image upload user interface containing a context menu that includes a first user interface element for launching an image upload module to upload the image as an image file, the first user interface element being displayable as an overlay on a user interface screen;

receive a selection of the first user interface element;

in response to receiving selection of the first user interface element, upload the image file to the online repository, wherein the stored authorization token is used in uploading the image file to the online repository for authorization at the online repository;

after uploading, automatically obtain a link to the image file at the online repository;

in response to automatically obtaining the link, store the link on the mobile communication device in an upload history object which records the upload of the image file and which is formatted for inclusion in a message list comprising a chronological listing of communicative messaging items, the upload history object being stored on the communication device with a unique identification token associated with the image file and the online repository, wherein the link includes the unique identification token; and

display the message list including the upload history object and other message list objects.

9. The mobile communication device of claim 8, wherein the link is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to the image file at the online repository.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 8, wherein the communication device is preauthorized to access an account at the online repository.

11. The mobile communication device of claim 8, wherein the other list objects include at least one list object that includes another link to another file that was previously uploaded to the online repository.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 8, wherein the second user interface element is displayed overlaid on the user interface screen in response to selection of the first user interface element.

13. The mobile communication device of claim 8, wherein the second user interface element is additionally associated with options to send the image file in a message from the mobile communication device.

14. A communication device comprising:

a processor configured to;

request to receive an authorization token from an online repository, the authorization token identifying an account associated with the online repository that the communication device is permitted to communicate with;

store the received authorization token on the communication device;

detect capture of an image at the communication device;

in response to detecting capture of the image, automatically display an image upload user interface containing a context menu that includes a first user interface element for launching an image upload module to upload the image as an image file, the first user interface element being displayable as an overlay on a user interface screen;

receive a selection of the first user interface element;

in response to receiving selection of the first user interface element, upload the image file to the online repository, wherein the stored authorization token is used in uploading the image file to the online repository for authorization at the online repository;

after uploading, automatically, obtain a link to the image file at the online repository;

in response to automatically obtaining the link, storing the link on the communication device in an upload history object which records the upload of the image file and which is formatted for inclusion in a message list comprising a chronological listing of communicative messaging items, the upload history object being stored on the communication device with a unique identification token associated with the image file and the online repository, wherein the link includes the unique identification token; and

display the message list including the upload history object and other message list objects.

15. The communication device of claim 14, wherein the link is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to the image file at the online repository.

16. The communication device of claim 14, wherein the communication device is preauthorized to access an account at the online repository.

17. The communication device of claim 14, wherein the other list objects include at least one list object that includes another link to another file that was previously uploaded to the online repository.

18. The communication device of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a request to delete the stored authorization token from the communication device;

in response to receiving the request, disassociate the communication device from the account, wherein the upload history object persists in the message list on the communication device after said disassociating.

19. The communication device of claim 14, wherein the authorization token is requested when a request is made to check account usage for the account associated with the online repository.

20. The communication device of claim 14, wherein the second user interface element is displayed overlaid on the user interface screen in response to selection of the first user interface element.

21. The communication device of claim 14, wherein the second user interface element is additionally associated with options to send the image file in a message from the communication device.

22. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed, configure a processor to:

request to receive an authorization token from an online repository, the authorization token identifying an account associated with the online repository that the communication device is permitted to communicate with;

store the received authorization token on the communication device;

detect capture of an image at the communication device;

in response to detecting capture of the image, automatically display an image upload user interface containing a context menu that includes a first user interface element for launching an image upload module to upload the image as an image file, the first user interface element being displayable as an overlay on a user interface screen;

receive a selection of the first user interface element;

in response to receiving selection of the first user interface element, upload the image file to the online repository, wherein the stored authorization token is used in uploading the image file to the online repository for authorization at the online repository;

after uploading, automatically, obtain a link to the image file at the online repository;

in response to automatically obtaining the link, storing the link on the communication device in an upload history object which records the upload of the image file and which is formatted for inclusion in a message list comprising a chronological listing of communicative messaging items, the upload history object being stored on the communication device with a unique identification token associated with the image file and the online repository, wherein the link includes the unique identification token; and

display the message list including the upload history object and other message list objects.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a request to delete the stored authorization token from the communication device;

in response to receiving the request, disassociate the communication device from the account, wherein the upload history object persists in the message list on the communication device after said disassociating.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22, wherein the authorization token is requested when a request is made to check account usage for the account associated with the online repository.