TRAVEL VIDEOS

• US 20110102637A1
• Filed: 11/03/2009
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Lasseson, Kristian
• Application Number:
  US12/611,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20110102637A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/239
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3647 Guidance involving output of stored or live camera images or video streams
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/739 in form of a video summary, e.g. the video summary being a video sequence, a composite still image or having synthesized frames
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0264 for a camera module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• 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 2201/3247 Data linking a set of images to one another, e.g. sequence, burst or continuous capture mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3267 of motion picture signals, e.g. video clip
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 25/50 Control of the SSIS exposure

Abstract

A device may include a processor. The processor may associate a trip with a video clip, modify a rate at which images for frames of the video clip are captured, create the frames of the video clip based on the images, tag each of the frames with location information, the location information designating a point on a path of the trip, and store the video clip.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a processor configured to;

associate a trip with a first video clip,

modify a rate at which images for frames of the first video clip are captured,

create the frames of the first video clip based on the images,

tag each of the frames with location information, the location information designating a point on a path of the trip, and

store the first video clip.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

modify the rate based on at least one of road conditions or weather conditions.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

modify the rate based on speed at which the device is moving.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

modify the rate based on at least one of time of day or month of year.

5. The device of claim 1, comprising a mobile phone.

6. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a rear camera for capturing the images.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a network interface to transmit the first video clip to a remote device at which the first video clip is to be stored.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the location information includes at least one of:

information identifying a geographical location of the device;

information identifying a time at which an image corresponding to the frame is captured;

or

coordinates on a map associated with the trip.

9. The device of claim 5, further comprising:

navigational components,

wherein the processor is further configured to;

obtain, from the navigational components, the information identifying the geographical location.

10. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a display, wherein the processor is further configured to;

receive information to identify and retrieve a second video clip from a remote device; and

display the second video clip on the display.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the information to identify the second video clip includes information for identifying the trip.

12. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a display to;

show an interactive map, and

play a portion of a video clip based on user input received via the interactive map.

13. The device of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive user input identifying at least one of;

a location on a route of a trip associated with the second video clip,

a time during a trip associated with the second video clip, or

a position on a map that includes a route of a trip associated with the second video clip; and

play a portion of the second video clip, the portion corresponding to the user input.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

associate a start location and an end location of the trip with the first video clip.

15. A method comprising:

receiving a request for a travel video from a user device, the travel video associated with a trip;

identifying a route of the trip;

retrieving video clips that correspond to the route;

assembling the travel video by combining the video clips; and

sending the travel video to the user device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein identifying the route of the trip includes:

obtaining from the request, information identifying a start location and an end location of the trip;

retrieving a list of routes based on the information; and

selecting the route from the list of routes.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein assembling the travel video includes:

interleaving at least two of the video clips;

or

concatenating the video clips.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein retrieving the video clips includes:

retrieving the video clips from a plurality of user devices.

19. A method comprising:

associating a travel video with information that identifies a trip;

modifying a rate at which images of the travel video are captured;

creating frames of the travel video from the images;

tagging each of the frames with location information, the location information designating a point on a path of the trip; and

storing the travel video.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

displaying an interactive map; and

displaying a video clip based on user input received via the interactive map.