Target use video limit enforcement on wireless communication device

• US 20080167070A1
• Filed: 01/04/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ishii, Atsushi, Helvick, Richard Eric
• Granted Patent: US 7,656,438 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4184 providing storage capabilities, e.g. memory stick
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4335 Housekeeping operations, e.g. prioritizing content for deletion because of storage space restrictions storage management, e.g. defragmentation G06F3/0604; unloading stored programs G06F9/445; storage management in file systems G06F16/10; buffering arrangements in a network node or in an end terminal in packet networks H04L49/90
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• 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 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

Method and system for receiving an advance decision from a wireless communication device user to terminate a video sequence captured by the user at a limit length of a target use for the video sequence and enforcing the advance decision upon reaching the limit length. The method and system relieve the user of the burden to continuously monitor the length of video sequences and terminate video sequences at just the right time.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a video capture system;

a user interface; and

a processor communicatively coupled with the video capture system and the user interface, wherein under control of the processor a video sequence is captured by the video capture system and wherein, in response to an input on the user interface indicative of an advance decision to terminate capture of the video sequence at a limit length of a target use for the video sequence, capture of the video sequence is terminated upon reaching the limit length.

2. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the input comprises depressing a stop at limit length key on the user interface before the limit length is reached.

3. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the input comprises depressing a stop key on the user interface before the limit length is reached and holding the stop key in a depressed position until the limit length is reached.

4. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the input comprises depressing a record key on the user interface and holding the record key in a depressed position for a predetermined time.

5. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the input comprises depressing a stop key on the user interface within a predetermined time window before the limit length is reached.

6. The wireless communication device of claim 5, wherein the time window is rendered on the user interface.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the target use comprises offload of the video sequence via a wireless interface of the device in a multimedia message type having a limit data length.

8. A method for target use video limit enforcement on a wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:

capturing a video sequence; and

terminating capture of the video sequence upon reaching a limit length of a target use for the video sequence in response to an input commenced prior to reaching the limit length indicative of a decision to terminate capture of the video sequence at the limit length.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the input comprises depressing a stop at limit length key on the user interface before the limit length is reached.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the input comprises depressing a stop key on the user interface before the limit length is reached and holding the stop key in a depressed position until the limit length is reached.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the input comprises depressing a record key on the user interface and holding the record key in a depressed position for a predetermined time.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the input comprises depressing a stop key on the user interface within a predetermined time window before the limit length is reached.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the time window is rendered on the user interface.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the target use comprises offload of the video sequence via a wireless interface of the device in a multimedia message type having a limit data length.

15. A method for target use video limit enforcement on a wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:

capturing a video sequence;

receiving an input indicative of an advance decision to terminate capture of the video sequence at a limit length of a target use for the video sequence; and

terminating capture of the video sequence upon reaching the limit length.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the input comprises depressing a stop at limit length key on the user interface before the limit length is reached.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the input comprises depressing a stop key on the user interface before the limit length is reached and holding the stop key in a depressed position until the limit length is reached.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the input comprises depressing a record key on the user interface and holding the record key in a depressed position for a predetermined time.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the input comprises depressing a stop key on the user interface within a predetermined time window before the limit length is reached.