AUTOMATIC MULTIMEDIA SLIDESHOWS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of performing a client-side slideshow application on a wireless communication device, comprising:
- based on detecting that that wireless communication device is connected to a charging device, automatically invoking the slideshow application, wherein the slideshow application is operable to display a series of images using the wireless communication device;
transmitting a request for images via the Internet;
receiving, via the Internet, the series of images, wherein the images in the series of images are selected based at least in part on the request;
adding at least one image from the series of images to an image playlist; and
displaying at least a portion of the image playlist sequentially using the slideshow application on the wireless communication device.
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Abstract
Apparatus, computer-readable storage media, and methods are disclosed for allowing wireless communication device users to retrieve and view photographs, videos, and other media content using mobile computing platforms for display using a slideshow application. According to one disclosed embodiment, a method of performing a client-side slideshow application on a wireless communication device comprises, based on detecting that that wireless communication device is connected to a charging device, automatically invoking a slideshow application operable to display a series of images using the wireless communication device. The method further comprises transmitting a request for images via the Internet and receiving a series of images selected based at least in part on the request, adding at least one image from the series of images to an image playlist, and displaying at least a portion of the image playlist sequentially using the slideshow application on the wireless communication device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of performing a client-side slideshow application on a wireless communication device, comprising:
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based on detecting that that wireless communication device is connected to a charging device, automatically invoking the slideshow application, wherein the slideshow application is operable to display a series of images using the wireless communication device; transmitting a request for images via the Internet; receiving, via the Internet, the series of images, wherein the images in the series of images are selected based at least in part on the request; adding at least one image from the series of images to an image playlist; and displaying at least a portion of the image playlist sequentially using the slideshow application on the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-readable instructions executable by a computer for executing a slideshow application to play back media associated with social network members, the computer-readable instructions comprising:
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computer-readable instructions for searching first data associated with a wireless communication device, the first data including data associating a member of a social network with one or more third-party members of the social network, producing search results; computer-readable instructions for receiving selected media data associated with at least one of the third-party members, wherein the received media data is selected based at least in part on the search results; and computer-readable instructions for playing back at least a portion of the received media data using the slideshow application on the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of providing media data to a slideshow application executable on a remote device, comprising:
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receiving slideshow media data associated with a first user; receiving metadata associated with the slideshow media data; receiving a request from the remote device to transmit slideshow media data, wherein the remote device is associated with a second user, wherein the request includes data associating the first user with the second user; determining relevant media data from the received slideshow media data based at least in part on the received metadata and the data associating the first user with the second user; and transmitting at least a portion of the relevant media data for use by a slideshow application to the remote device.
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