PHOTOBOOK WITH AUGMENTED SOCIAL CAPABILITY
First Claim
1. A method of providing an augmented photobook, the augmented photobook comprising at least one interactive feature, the method comprising:
- capturing, by an image capturing sensor of an electronic device, an image of a symbology printed on a page of a photobook;
decoding, by a processor of the electronic device, address information contained within the symbology;
directing, by the processor, a web browser of the electronic device to a website as identified by the address information;
receiving, by the processor, additional information related to the photobook from a remote computing device associated with the website;
displaying, by the processor, the additional information related to the photobook;
determining, by the processor, a level of access for a user of the electronic device;
receiving, by the processor, a user request to transmit new content to the website;
determining, by the processor, whether the level of access corresponds to permission rights for the user request; and
if the level of access corresponds to the permission rights, then in response to the user request, transmitting new content from the device to be aggregated at the website.
7 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Method and system for providing an augmented photobook that includes at least one interactive feature. An image of a symbology printed on a page of a photobook is captured, and address information contained therein is decoded. A web browser of an electronic device is directed to a website identified by the address information, and additional information related to the photobook is received from a remote computing device associated with the website. The additional information related to the photobook is displayed on the electronic device. Additionally, a level of access to the website is determined for a user of the electronic device. A user request to transmit new content to the website is received it is determined whether the level of access corresponds to permission rights for the website. If the level of access corresponds to the permission rights then the new content is transmitted and aggregated at the website.
-
Citations
19 Claims
-
1. A method of providing an augmented photobook, the augmented photobook comprising at least one interactive feature, the method comprising:
-
capturing, by an image capturing sensor of an electronic device, an image of a symbology printed on a page of a photobook; decoding, by a processor of the electronic device, address information contained within the symbology; directing, by the processor, a web browser of the electronic device to a website as identified by the address information; receiving, by the processor, additional information related to the photobook from a remote computing device associated with the website; displaying, by the processor, the additional information related to the photobook; determining, by the processor, a level of access for a user of the electronic device; receiving, by the processor, a user request to transmit new content to the website; determining, by the processor, whether the level of access corresponds to permission rights for the user request; and if the level of access corresponds to the permission rights, then in response to the user request, transmitting new content from the device to be aggregated at the website. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A method of providing information related to a photobook, the method comprising:
-
receiving, at a processor of a remote computing device, a request from a user device to access a website associated with a photobook; determining, by the processor, that the request includes an address for a web page, wherein the address has been encoded on a printed page of the photobook; transmitting, by the processor, a digital representation of the web page to the user device so that the representation includes content associated with the printed page; receiving, by the processor, a user request to submit additional content to the website, wherein the user request includes a level of access associated with the user; determining, by the processor, whether the level of access associated with the user meets permission rights for uploading additional content; and if the level of access associated with the user meets the permission rights for uploading additional content; receiving the additional content, aggregating the additional content with existing content contained in the website, and providing access to the additional content to subsequent users that request access to the website. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A system providing an augmented photobook, the augmented photobook comprising at least one interactive feature, the system comprising:
-
a processing device configured to perform various functions and operations for an electronic device; and a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processing device, the computer readable medium comprising one or more programming instructions for causing the processing device to; receive an image of a symbology printed on a page of a photobook, decode address information contained within the symbology, direct a web browser of the electronic device to a website as identified by the address information, receive additional information related to the photobook from a remote computing device associated with the website, display the additional information related to the photobook on a display of the electronic device, determine a level of access for a user of the electronic device, receive a user request to transmit new content to the website, determine whether the level of access corresponds to permission rights for the user request, and if the level of access corresponds to the permission rights, then in response to the user request, transmit new content from the device to be aggregated at the website. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
-
Specification