SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOWING A USER TO OPT FOR AUTOMATIC OR SELECTIVELY SENDING OF MEDIA
First Claim
1. A method of controlling the processing of media presented on a device, said method comprising:
- displaying to a user of said device certain media contained on said device;
presenting to said user a list of processing options for each of said certain displayed media, said list allowing said user to select one or more of said options, andprocessing each said identified media in accordance with selected ones of said options.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows for the seamless integration of the sending mechanism with the media acquiring mechanism of a portable device. In this manner the end-user has instant access to media sharing with complete control over how the media is shared. This integration is accomplished by presenting to the user a series of screens that are available directly from the media creation applications (e.g. cameras or audio recorders) and media viewing applications (e.g. photo galleries or screen savers) on the device. When a photo (or other media) is captured or viewed, a series of pre-established processing options, including on-device uses for the media, internet services and accounts, email addresses and/or phone numbers to which the media can be sent are presented to the user. Some options require no further user interaction. Defaults are also available which require no user interaction at all, combining together the manual selection of certain processing options or destinations with the automatic selection of other processing options or destinations. Thus, the sending process becomes essentially a selection process allowing the user to override defaults by either selecting from choices tailored to the user including already known address information of potential recipients or to allow the media to be automatically sent to a previously identified location according to the current “default” user preferences. In the situation where a new address or phone number is desired, the user can add such information in a simple and straight-forward manner.
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39 Claims
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1. A method of controlling the processing of media presented on a device, said method comprising:
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displaying to a user of said device certain media contained on said device; presenting to said user a list of processing options for each of said certain displayed media, said list allowing said user to select one or more of said options, and processing each said identified media in accordance with selected ones of said options. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A media capturing device, comprising:
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a viewer for displaying objects whose image a user desires to capture; a processor operable upon capture of an image for causing image delivery options to be displayed on said viewer, said processor further operable for controlling delivery of said captured media in response to a plurality of options selected by said user from said displayed options. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. Code for controlling a processors said code operable when running on a processor in a device for performing the following method with respect to said device:
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displaying to a user of said device certain media contained on said device; presenting to said user a list of processing options for each of said identified media, said list allowing said user to select one or more of said options, and processing each said identified media in accordance with selected ones of said options. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for storing media on a device, said method comprising:
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displaying objects whose image a user desires to view; displaying image processing options to said user under control of a processor concurrently with viewed ones of said images; allowing said user to select multiple delivery options; and concurrently processing selected ones of said processing options. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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