USER METHOD FOR MAKING EVENT-RELATED MEDIA COLLECTION

• US 20130130729A1
• Filed: 11/21/2011
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Original Assignee: Ronald Steven Cok
• Inventors: COK, RONALD STEVEN, Manico, Joseph Anthony, Traeg, Peter Karl, Campbell, Jon Allan, Cannon, Neil, Cook, Mark S.
• Application Number:
  US13/300,899
• Publication Number:
  US 20130130729A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• 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 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging

Abstract

A method for making a media collection associated with an event having an event location by a user includes the user receiving an event signal; the user capturing one or more media element(s) with a media-capture device, the media element having an associated capture location; the user receiving a selection tool for the media-capture device for selecting captured media element(s) that have an associated capture location corresponding to the received event signal; operating the selection tool; and communicating one or more selected media element(s) to a media-element collection device.

Claims

1. A method for making a media collection associated with an event having an event location by a user, comprising:

the user receiving an event signal;

the user capturing one or more media element(s) with a media-capture device, the media element having an associated capture location;

the user receiving a selection tool for the media-capture device for selecting captured media element(s) that have an associated capture location

corresponding to the received event signal;

operating the selection tool; and

communicating one or more selected media element(s) to a media-element collection device.

2. The method according to claim 1, further including:

the user receiving a specified time, time span, or distance; and

the user receiving a selection tool for the media-acquisition device for selecting captured media element(s) when a capture time of the media element is at or after the specified time, a capture time of the media element is within the time span, or a capture location of the media element is within the distance from the event signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, further including the user receiving an event-participation signal and communicating media elements.

4. The method according to claim 1, further including the user communicating a message to one or more members of the group.

5. The method according to claim 4, further including the user communicating a message including an event location, a group identifier, or a time to one or more of the group members.

6. The method according to claim 4, further including using the media-capture device to communicate with one or more of the group member using a local communication.

7. The method according to claim 1, further including the user registering with a group and receiving an event communication as a member of the group.

8. The method according to claim 1, further including using the media-capture device to communicate a media element that includes one or more digital still images, one or more digital video images, one or more text messages, or one or more audio signals or a combination of one or more digital still images, one or more digital video images, one or more text messages, or one or more audio signals.

9. The method according to claim 1, further including using the media-capture device to communicate a media-capture device location signal.

10. The method according to claim 1, further including using the media-capture device to receive an event signal including an event location.

11. The method according to claim 10, further including using the media-capture device to capture and communicate a media element having a capture location corresponding to the event location.

12. The method according to claim 10, further including using the media-capture device to receive a location of one or more group members and capture and communicate a media element when the group-member(s) location(s) corresponds to the event location.

13. The method according to claim 1, further including using the media-capture device to receive an event signal including a common-location indicator.

14. The method according to claim 13, further including using the media-capture device to receive a location of one or more group members and capture and communicate a media element when the group-member(s) location(s) corresponds to a common location.

15. The method according to claim 14, further including the user moving the media-capture device to a different location in concert with one or more group members.

16. The method according to claim 1, further including the user communicating an event notification, an event location, a time, or a time span.

17. The method according to claim 1, further including using the media-capture device to communicate receive an event boundary and communicating a media element having a capture location within the event boundary.

18. The method according to claim 1, further the user including communicating an identifier.

19. The method according to claim 1, further including the user communicating selection or editing instructions.