Controlling Display of Video Data

• US 20150124043A1
• Filed: 02/26/2014
• Published: 05/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Engstrand, Jakob Olof
• Granted Patent: US 9,294,715 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.03
• 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: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1089 by adding media; by removing media
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• 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: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters

Abstract

A user terminal comprising: a network interface; a display; and a communications module configured to: receive video data from at least one further user terminal over a communications network during a communication event with said at least one further user terminal via said network interface; receive location information from said at least one further user terminal over the communications network via said network interface; in response to receiving said location information, display a map on said display, said map displaying a plurality of locations; and for each of said at least one further user terminal, control the video data received from said further user terminal to be displayed on said display to provide a visual indication of the location of said further user terminal at one of said plurality of locations.

Claims

1. A user terminal comprising:

a network interface;

a display; and

a communications module configured to;

receive video data from at least one further user terminal over a communications network during a communication event with said at least one further user terminal via said network interface;

receive location information from said at least one further user terminal over the communications network via said network interface;

in response to receiving said location information, display a map on said display, said map displaying a plurality of locations; and

for each of said at least one further user terminal, control the video data received from said further user terminal to be displayed on said display to provide a visual indication of the location of said further user terminal at one of said plurality of locations.

2. The user terminal according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal further comprises a mapping module, the mapping module configured to:

receive said location information from the communications module;

transmit said location information to a map server coupled to said communications network, via said network interface;

receive map data from said map server via said network interface; and

supply said map data to said communications module.

3. The user terminal according to claim 2, wherein the communications module is configured to display said map using said map data received from the mapping module.

4. The user terminal according to claim 2, wherein the map data comprises a plurality of map tile images.

5. The user terminal according to claim 2, wherein the communications module is configured to control the video data received from said further user terminal to be displayed on said display based on receiving position information from said mapping module.

6. The user terminal according to claim 2, wherein the communications module and the mapping module communicate using respective application programming interfaces.

7. The user terminal according to claim 1, wherein the location information and video data are received from at least one further user terminal over a single communication channel over the communications network.

8. The user terminal according to claim 1, wherein the location information and video data are received from at least one further user terminal over separate communication channels over the communications network.

9. The user terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communications module is configured to control the video data received from said further user terminal to be displayed on said display within a border, said border comprising a pointer to provide a visual indication of the location of said further user terminal at one of said plurality of locations.

10. The user terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communications module is configured to control the display of the video data received from said further user terminal to overlay the displayed map.

11. The user terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communications module is configured to control the video data received from said further user terminal to be displayed as a selectable input.

12. The user terminal according to claim 11, wherein the communications module is configured to detect selection of the displayed video data and in response to said detection, display said map at an increased zoom level.

13. The user terminal according to claim 11, wherein the communications module is configured to detect selection of the displayed video data and in response to said detection, increase the size of the displayed video data.

14. The user terminal according to claim 11, wherein the communications module is configured to detect selection of the displayed video data and in response to said detection, display one or more selectable options for interaction with said at least one further user terminal.

15. The user terminal according to claim 14, wherein the one or more selectable options comprise at one of:

an option to view profile information of a user associated with the at least one further user terminal;

an option to send the user associated with the at least one further user terminal a Short Message Service message;

an option to send the user associated with the at least one further user terminal an instant message;

an option to send the user associated with the at least one further user terminal a data file;

an option to view an instant message conversation history between a user associated with the user terminal and the at least one further user terminal;

16. The user terminal according to claim 1, wherein the location information comprises latitude and longitude information.

17. The user terminal according to claim 16, wherein the location information comprises altitude information.

18. The user terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication event is a video call.

19. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied on a computer-readable medium and configured so as when executed on a processor of a user terminal comprising a display and network interface to:

receive video data from at least one further user terminal over a communications network during a communication event with said at least one further user terminal via said network interface;

receive location information from said at least one further user terminal over the communications network via said network interface;

and in response to receiving said location information, display a map on said display, said map displaying a plurality of locations, and for each of said at least one further user terminal, control the video data received from said further user terminal to be displayed on said display to provide a visual indication of the location of said further user terminal at one of said plurality of locations.

20. A method implemented at a user terminal, the method comprising:

receiving video data from at least one further user terminal over a communications network during a video call with said at least one further user terminal via a network interface of said user terminal;

receiving latitude and longitude information from said at least one further user terminal over the communications network via said network interface;

and in response to receiving said latitude and longitude information, displaying a map on a display of said user terminal said map displaying a plurality of locations, and for each of said at least one further user terminal, controlling the video data received from said further user terminal to be displayed on said display to provide a visual indication of the location of said further user terminal at one of said plurality of locations.