MEDIA TAGGING

• US 20140086458A1
• Filed: 10/05/2012
• Published: 03/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xcerra Corporation (COHU Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Xcerra Corporation (COHU Incorporated)
• Inventors: Rogers, Henk B.
• Granted Patent: US 9,521,175 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/118
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/483 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/00 Speech recognition G10L17/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets

Abstract

Tagging techniques use user interface features such as face icons that can be manipulated by a variety of cursors to tag media items including but not limited to photos. Tagged items can be presented automatically in response to establishing network communications between two devices.

Claims

1. A communications arrangement for use with first and second user devices and a network that permits the first and second user devices to communicate, the communications arrangement comprising:

at least one tagging store that stores tagged multi-media items; and

a tagging server coupled to said network and to said tagging store, said tagging server including at least one processor that receives communication between the first and second user devices and automatically accesses at least one tagged media item associated with said first user device for automatic presentation on said second user device at least in part in response to communication over said network between said first and second user devices;

wherein said tagging server delivers said tagged media item to said second device after said communication terminates.

2. The communications arrangement of claim 1 wherein said tagging server provides said tagged media item to the second user device for automatic presentation during said communication.

3. The communication arrangement of claim 1 wherein said tagging server delivers said tagged media item after initiation of said communication but before said communication is established.

5. The communication arrangement of claim 1 wherein said first and second user devices each comprise cellular telephones.

6. The communication arrangement of claim 1 wherein said communication comprises a voice call.

4. (canceled)

7. The communication arrangement for use with first and second user devices and a network that permits the first and second user devices to communicate, the communications arrangement comprising:

at least one tagging store that stores tagged multi-media items; and

a tagging server coupled to said network and to said tagging store, said tagging server including at least one processor that receives communication between the first and second user devices and automatically accesses at least one tagged media item associated with said first user device for automatic presentation on said second user device at least in part in response to communication over said network between said first and second user devices;

wherein said tagged media item comprises a slide show for presentation by said second user device during said communication, said slide show being tagged to the user of the first device.

8. The communication arrangement for use with first and second user devices and a network that permits the first and second user devices to communicate, the communications arrangement comprising:

at least one tagging store that stores tagged multi-media items; and

a tagging server coupled to said network and to said tagging store, said tagging server including at least one processor that receives communication between the first and second user devices and automatically accesses at least one tagged media item associated with said first user device for automatic presentation on said second user device at least in part in response to communication over said network between said first and second user devices;

wherein said tagging server automatically selects the media item based on autonomous detection of context of the communication between the first and second user devices.

9. A media presentation device comprising:

a memory device that stores plural media items;

a sound detection device that detects human speech;

a processor coupled to the memory device and the sound detection device, the processor presenting a stream of said media items, automatically recognizing said human speech during said stream presentation, and automatically tagging said stored plural media items at least in part in response to said recognized human speech for later automatic retrieval.

10. The media presentation device of claim 9 wherein the processor recognizes further human speech, uses said recognized human speech to automatically select stored media items based on said tags, and automatically presents said selected media items in response to said further human speech.

11. The media presentation device of claim 10 wherein the processor provides a visual slide show of a stream of selected media items that the processor autonomously determines to be relevant to said recognized human speech in real time synchronization with said human speech recognition.

12. The media presentation device of claim 10 wherein the device comprises an electronic picture frame.

13. The media presentation device of claim 10 wherein the device comprises a tablet.

14. The media presentation device of claim 10 wherein the device comprises a smart phone.

15. The media presentation device of claim 10 wherein the media items comprise visual images and said processor causes a stream of selected visual images to be displayed on a display device.

16. A processing device comprising:

a memory device for storing plural media content streams;

a speech recognizer for recognizing human speech;

a processor coupled to the memory device and the speech recognizer, the processor selecting between said stored plural media content streams based at least in part on human speech recognized by the speech recognizer, and automatically presents selected stream in real time response to said recognized human speech to thereby automatically recall and present a media content stream appropriate for the context of said human speech.

17. The processing device of claim 16 wherein the processor executes instructions for allowing a user to tag objects depicted in said presented media content stream, including tagging said objects with human speech.

18. The processing device of claim 16 further including an optical sensor that senses faces and selects between said stored plural media content streams based at least in part on said sensed faces.

19. A processing device comprising:

a memory device for storing plural media content streams;

a face recognizer for recognizing human faces;

a processor coupled to the memory device and the face recognizer, the processor selecting between said stored plural media content streams based at least in part on human faces recognized by the face recognizer, and automatically presents selected stream in real time response to said recognized human face to thereby automatically recall and present a media content stream appropriate for the viewer(s).