COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SINGLE-MODE AND AUTOMATIC MEDIA CAPTURE

• US 20160202901A1
• Filed: 03/24/2016
• Published: 07/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Onesnaps Technology Pvt. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Onesnaps Technology Pvt. Ltd.
• Inventors: Rathod, Yogesh Chunilal
• Application Number:
  US15/079,836
• Publication Number:
  US 20160202901A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/60 of audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/632 for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 : Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes

Abstract

Devices are configured to capture and share media based on user touch and other interaction. Functional labels show the user the operation being undertaken for any media captured. For example, functional labels may indicate a group of receivers, type of media, media sending method, media capture or sending delay, media persistence time, discrimination type and threshold for capturing different types of media, etc., all customizable by the user or auto-generated. Media is selectively captured and broadcast to receivers in accordance with the configuration of the functional label. A user may engage the device and activate the functional label through a single haptic engagement, allowing highly-specific media capture and sharing through a single touch or other action, without having to execute several discrete actions for capture, sending, formatting, notifying, deleting, storing, etc. Devices include any number of sensors to properly detect and act in accordance with the user engagement.

Claims

1. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner, said method comprising:

presenting at least a media on at least a display;

presenting at least a functional label on at least a pre-defined portion of said at least a display, said functional label being functionally configured to correspond to at least a receiver, said functional label being further functionally configured to capture said at least presented media while selecting said at least a receiver, said functional label being still further functionally configured to share said captured media, said at least a receiver being communicably coupled to a sender through said method; and

identifying haptic contact engagement, using at least a touch sensor, on said at least a functional label in order to select said at least a receiver, to capture said presented at least a media, and to send said captured at least a media to said at least a receiver, all in a single haptic engagement manner.

2. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said method comprising a step of dynamically presenting one or more functional labels for media capture controller on said at least a display, further wherein dynamically present visual media capture controllers comprise user-created and user-selected, auto generated, or selected, recently used, ranked visual media capture controllers functional labels or icons

3. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said haptic contact engagement is a single click.

4. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said haptic contact engagement is discrete.

5. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said haptic contact engagement is continuous.

6. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said media is selected from a group of media consisting of visual media, audio media, static visual media, dynamic visual media, image, photograph, video, multimedia, audio-visual media.

7. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said method being configured to group a plurality of receivers into at least one functional label.

8. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said method being configured to group to set, make as default, apply, attach, associate, and select one or more functional labels into one of more groups or sets of input icons or labels.

9. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said at least a touch sensor is at least a media capture controller.

10. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said method comprising as step of sensing, said step of sensing being performed by said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a visual media capture controller being configured to present a single mode input label or icon or images on said at least a display in order to receive haptic contact engagement, haptic contact persistence, and haptic content release for capturing or recording said at least a media as well as for executing, invoking, or triggering of associated one or more functions.

11. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said method comprising a step of identifying haptic contact engagement, using at least a touch sensor, said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a media capture controller being configured to selectively store captured photograph in a photograph library.

12. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said method comprising a step of identifying haptic contact engagement, using at least a touch sensor, said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a media capture controller being configured to selectively store captured video in a video library.

13. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said method comprising a step of identifying haptic contact engagement, using at least a touch sensor, said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a media capture controller being configured to selectively store captured music data in a music library.

14. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said method comprising a step of recognizing type of haptic engagement of said at least a functional label, said type of haptic engagement being selected from a group of haptic engagements consisting of a single discrete haptic engagement, a double discrete haptic engagement, a plurality of discrete haptic engagements, a continuous haptic engagement, a continuous pre-defined time haptic engagement, a gesture-defined haptic engagement, an orientation-defined haptic engagement, a swipe haptic engagement, a direction-defined swipe haptic engagement, an orientation-defined swipe haptic engagement, a gesture haptic engagement, a direction-defined gesture haptic engagement, an orientation-defined gesture haptic engagement, and other haptic engagements.

15. A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said method further comprising:

at least a step of providing settings configurable by a user in order to invoke at least one of an audio media, a visual media, and a multimedia capturing mode based on said settings.

16. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner, said device comprising:

at least an image sensor configured to present at least a media on at least a display;

at least a display configured to present at least a functional label on at least a pre-defined portion of said at least a display, said functional label being functionally configured to correspond to at least a receiver, said functional label being further functionally configured to capture said at least presented media while selecting said at least a receiver, said functional label being still further functionally configured to share said captured media, said at least a receiver being communicably coupled to a sender through said method; and

at least a touch sensor configured to identify haptic contact engagement on said at least a functional label in order to select said at least a receiver, to capture said presented at least a media, and to send said captured at least a media to said at least a receiver, all in a single haptic engagement manner.

17. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said device comprising means for dynamically presenting one or more functional labels for media capture controller on said at least a display, further wherein dynamically present visual media capture controllers comprise user-created and user-selected, auto generated, or selected, recently used, ranked visual media capture controllers functional labels or icons

18. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said haptic contact engagement is a single click.

19. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said haptic contact engagement is discrete.

20. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said haptic contact engagement is continuous.

21. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said media is selected from a group of media consisting of visual media, audio media, static visual media, dynamic visual media, image, photograph, video, multimedia, audio-visual media.

22. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said device comprising means to group a plurality of receivers into at least one functional label.

23. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said device comprising means configured to set, make as default, apply, attach, associate, and select one or more functional labels into one of more groups or sets of input icons or labels.

24. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said device comprising said at least a touch sensor is at least a media capture controller.

25. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said device comprising said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a visual media capture controller is configured to present a single mode input label or icon or images on said at least a display in order to receive haptic contact engagement, haptic contact persistence, and haptic content release for capturing or recording said at least a media as well as for executing, invoking, or triggering of associated one or more functions.

26. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said device comprising said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a visual media capture controller comprises means to selective store captured photograph in a photograph library.

27. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said device comprising said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a visual media capture controller comprises means to selective store captured video in a video library.

28. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said device comprising said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a media capture controller comprises means to selective store captured music data in a music library.

29. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said device comprising mechanism to recognise type of haptic engagement of said at least a functional label, said type of haptic engagement being selected from a group of haptic engagements consisting of a single discrete haptic engagement, a double discrete haptic engagement, a plurality of discrete haptic engagements, a continuous haptic engagement, a continuous pre-defined time haptic engagement, a gesture-defined haptic engagement, an orientation-defined haptic engagement, a swipe haptic engagement, a direction-defined swipe haptic engagement, an orientation-defined swipe haptic engagement, a gesture haptic engagement, a direction-defined gesture haptic engagement, an orientation-defined gesture haptic engagement, and other haptic engagements.

30. An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in claim 16, said device comprising at least a settings'"'"' mechanism configured to provide settings configurable by a user in order to invoke at least one of an audio media, a visual media, and a multimedia media capturing mode based on said settings.