Recorded content generation for mobile devices

• US 10,728,631 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2016
• Issued: 07/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Global Multimedia Investment Limited
• Original Assignee: Global Multimedia Investment Limited
• Inventors: Hamze, Abou
• Primary Examiner(s): Wendmagegn, Girumsew
• Application Number:
  US15/780,586
• Publication Number:
  US 20180352308A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,593 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring

Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices for generating digital media content. An application executing on a user digital device controls the device'"'"'s audio or video sensor to record an event. The recorded content is then automatically copied to a segregated section of the device. The recorded content is then automatically uploaded to a server. Once uploaded, the recorded content is then assessed and considered by staff associated with the server and a specific service. If the recorded content is deemed to be acceptable, a monetary value is then associated with the recorded content according to a predetermined scale and this monetary value is applied to the user'"'"'s account with the service. The recorded content is then marked as being associated with the service and is made available to the public. The user who generated the content can then withdraw the monetary value in his account or convert it into suitable currency.

Claims

1. A method for generating digital media content using a user device, the method comprising:

a) activating a sensor on said device to receive input from an environment about said device;

b) caching said input on said device to record said input and produce recorded content;

c) receiving user input from said user to stop a recording of said input;

d) terminating said recording and copying recorded content to a segregated section of a storage medium on said user device, wherein said segregated section is inaccessible to said user and is accessible to a service connected with a remote server;

e) automatically transmitting said recorded content to the remote server from said user device;

f) preventing transmission of said recorded content to another server connected with another service by automatically deleting said recorded content from said user device; and

g) receiving a communication from the service connected with said remote server that said user'"'"'s account with said service has been credited with a predetermined value before said recorded content is available to public,

wherein said user device is a mobile consumer device and said predetermined value is based on;

a picture quality of said recorded content;

a length of said recorded content;

an event recorded by said recorded content;

participants in an event recorded by said recorded content;

a type of said event recorded by said recorded content;

an amount of audio content contained in said recorded content; and

an amount of video content contained in said recorded content.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said mobile consumer device is chosen from:

a mobile cellular handset;

a smartphone; and

a tablet computing device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein before step e) and after step d), step d1) comprises:

receiving user generated text content from said user and associating said user generated text content with said recorded content, wherein said user generated text content is transmitted to said remote server with said recorded content.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said user generated text content is chosen from:

a title

a description of said recorded content;

text indicative of said recorded content;

tags to be associated with said recorded content; and

combinations thereof.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said sensor is chosen from:

a video camera;

a picture camera;

a microphone; and

combinations thereof.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said communication indicates that a version of said recorded content is available for consumption by the public.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein data used by said public to consume said recorded content generates revenue for a mobile data service provider, wherein said revenue is shared between said mobile data service provider and said service.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said recorded content is chosen from:

a picture;

a video clip;

an audio recording; and

combinations thereof.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of receiving a previous communication from said service indicating a type or content of recorded content requested by said service from said user.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein said previous communication indicates an amount to be paid by said service for said recorded content requested by said service from said user.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein said type of recorded content requested by said service from said user is based on changing viewer preferences for recorded content.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein step g) is executed only after said recorded content has been accepted by said service to be made available for consumption by a public.

13. A system for generating digital media content using a user device, the system comprising:

a sensor module for activating and deactivating a sensor on said user device;

a content generation module for communicating with said sensor module and for receiving content recorded by said sensor, wherein recorded content from said sensor is generated once recording by said sensor has been terminated;

a storage module for caching said content recorded by said sensor and for automatically transferring recorded content to a segregated section of said user device once recording of said content has terminated, said segregated section is inaccessible to said user and is accessible to a service connected with a remote server; and

a send/receive module for automatically transmitting said recorded content from said user device to a remote server and for receiving a communication from the service connected with said remote server that said user'"'"'s account with said service has been credited with a predetermined value before said recorded content is available to a public, wherein said predetermined value is based on a content of said recorded content before said recorded content is available to a public, and said predetermined value is based on

a picture quality of said recorded content;

a length of said recorded content;

an event recorded by said recorded content;

participants in an event recorded by said recorded content;

a type of said event recorded by said recorded content;

an amount of audio content contained in said recorded content; and

an amount of video content contained in said recorded content;

and

wherein said recorded content is automatically deleted from said user device once said recorded content has been transmitted to said remote server to prevent transmission of said recorded content to another server connected with another service.