PORTABLE VIDEO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20120081500A1
• Filed: 12/09/2011
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Border, John N., Cok, Ronald S., Enge, Amy D., Kurtz, Andrew F., Manico, Joseph A., Schilling-Benz, Lynn, Stubler, Peter O., Williams, Frances C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,842,155 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.02
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/161 Detection; Localisation; Normalisation
• 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 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/68 for stable pick-up of the scene, e.g. compensating for camera body vibrations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6811 based on the image signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2621 Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects during image pickup, e.g. digital cameras, camcorders, video cameras having integrated special effects capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/272 Means for inserting a foreground image in a background image, i.e. inlay, outlay
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085
• 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

A method and device for adapting a display image on a hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device. The device includes a camera for capturing a digital video and/or still image of a user, means for adjusting the captured digital image in response to poor image capture angle of said image capture device so as to create a modified captured digital image; and means for transmitting said modified captured digital image over a wireless communication network to a second hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device.

Claims

1. A method for adapting a displayed image on a hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device for receiving and transmitting digital images over a communication network, comprising the steps of:

a. capturing a digital video and/or still image by said a hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device;

b. controlling what image is captured by said hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device from instruction received from a second hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device over said wireless communication network; and

c. transmitting said captured image from said hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device over a wireless communication network to said second hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device.

2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising obtaining audio signal and an audio sound device for producing audio.

3. The method according to claim 2 wherein said audio signal is transmitted to a second hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device over a wireless communication network.

4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising determining if the user is authorized to use said hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device.

5. The method according to claim 4 wherein determining if the user is authorized to use said hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device comprises comparing the image of the user with a stored image.

6. The method according to claim 4 wherein determining if the user is authorized to use said hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device comprises verifying the finger print of the user or verifying the voice of the user.

7. The method according to claim 4 wherein determining if the user is authorized to use said hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device comprises to use other devices that are linked through a network to the said hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device.

8. The method according to claim 4 wherein determining if the user is authorized to use said hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device comprises an encrypted code being transmitted to the said other device after the said security means have determined the user is authorized to use the said other device.

9. The method according to claim 1 wherein said instruction originates from said second hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device.

10. The method according to claim 1 wherein said instructions are obtained by analyzing images received from said second hand-held portable wireless display and digital capture device over said wireless communication network.