Context based media content presentation

• US 20090024559A1
• Filed: 07/16/2007
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Arrasvuori, Juha Henrik
• Granted Patent: US 8,725,712 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/587 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

The invention allows location and other context based presentation of media content while capturing new content with a mobile device. First media content is captured with the mobile device located at a current location. A current context of the mobile device is determined. Second media content is retrieved based on the determined current context of the mobile device. Then, the captured first media content is presented concurrently with the retrieved second media content.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

capturing first media content with a mobile device;

determining a current context of the mobile device;

retrieving second media content based on the determined current context of the mobile device; and

presenting the captured first media content concurrently with the retrieved second media content.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the current context of the mobile device comprises at least current location information of the mobile device.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the current context of the mobile device further comprises at least one of current date, season at the current location, an identification of a user of the mobile device, orientation of the mobile device while capturing the first media content, and a zoom ratio of the mobile device while capturing the first media content.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the current context of the mobile device further comprises information about second media content consumption by a user of the mobile device, the consumption having been monitored over a period of time.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the retrieving of the second media content is performed by retrieving the second media content over a wireless link from a media database arranged in a data network.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the retrieving of the second media content is performed by retrieving the second media content from a media storage arranged in the mobile device.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the retrieving of the second media content is performed by retrieving at least one piece of the second media content pre-associated with the current context of the mobile device.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the presenting of the captured first media content concurrently with the retrieved second media content is performed by concurrently displaying the captured first media content in a first portion of a split display and the retrieved second media content in a second portion of the split display.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the presenting of the captured first media content concurrently with the retrieved second media content is performed by concurrently displaying the retrieved second media content and the captured first media content using at least one overlay.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the capturing of the first media content is performed by capturing a current view with a digital camera included in the mobile device.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second media content comprises at least one of a video clip, an audio clip, and an image.

12. A mobile device, comprising:

a media content capturer configured to capture first media content;

a context determiner configured to determine a current context of the mobile device;

a media content retriever configured to retrieve second media content based on the determined current context of the mobile device; and

a media presenter configured to present the captured first media content concurrently with the retrieved second media content.

13. The mobile device according to claim 12, wherein the current context of the mobile device comprises at least current location information of the mobile device.

14. The mobile device according to claim 13, wherein the current context of the mobile device further comprises at least one of current date, season at the current location, an identification of a user of the mobile device, orientation of the mobile device while capturing the first media content, and a zoom ratio of the mobile device while capturing the first media content.

15. The mobile device according to claim 13, further comprising:

a media content consumption storage configured to store information about second media content consumption of a user of the mobile device over a period of time;

wherein the current context of the mobile device further comprises the information about the second media content consumption.

16. The mobile device according to claim 15, wherein the media content consumption storage is further configured to receive the information about second media content consumption from a media content consumption monitor monitoring the second media content consumption of the user of the mobile device;

17. The mobile device according to claim 12, wherein the media content retriever is further configured to perform the retrieving of the second media content by retrieving the second media content over a wireless link from a media database arranged in a data network.

18. The mobile device according to claim 12, further comprising:

a media storage configured to store the second media content;

wherein the media content retriever is further configured to perform the retrieving of the second media content by retrieving the second media content from the media storage.

19. The mobile device according to claim 12, wherein the media content retriever is further configured to perform the retrieving of the second media content by retrieving at least one piece of the second media content pre-associated with the current context of the mobile device.

20. The mobile device according to claim 12, wherein the media presenter is further configured to perform the presenting of the captured first media content concurrently with the retrieved second media content by concurrently displaying the captured first media content in a first portion of a split display and the retrieved second media content in a second portion of the split display.

21. The mobile device according to claim 12, wherein the media presenter is further configured to perform the presenting of the captured first media content concurrently with the retrieved second media content by concurrently displaying the retrieved second media content and the captured first media content using at least one overlay.

22. The mobile device according to claim 12, wherein the media content capturer comprises:

a digital camera configured to perform the capturing of the first media content by capturing a current view.

23. The mobile device according to claim 12, wherein the second media content comprises at least one of a video clip, an audio clip, and an image.

24. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program controlling a data-processing device to perform:

capturing first media content with a mobile device;

determining a current context of the mobile device;

retrieving second media content based on the determined current context of the mobile device; and

presenting the captured first media content concurrently with the retrieved second media content.

25. A mobile device, comprising:

a media content capturing means for capturing first media content;

a context determining means for determining a current context of the mobile device;

a media content retrieving means for retrieving second media content based on the determined current context of the mobile device; and

a media presenting means for presenting the captured first media content concurrently with the retrieved second media content.