METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTING WITH CONTENT THROUGH OVERLAYS
First Claim
1. A method for sharing an image with one or more overlays on a mobile platform, the method comprising:
- receiving an image;
adding an overlay to the received image, wherein the overlay is a generated content conveying an impression when viewing the received image;
recognizing by matching the overlay to a set of templates for identifying a template intended of the overlay;
assigning the template which is recognized with the overlay to the received image; and
superimposing the template onto a received image to create a new image, wherein the new image indicates the conveyed impression.
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Abstract
A method for content interaction through overlays on a mobile device includes the steps of receiving a content on a display of the mobile device, generating an overlay image on the received content, matching the overlay image only or together with received content to a set of templates for identifying a template associated with the overlay image only or together with received content, identifying a template matched to the overlay image only or together with received content, assigning the overlay template and an action, if any associated with the template, to the received content.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for sharing an image with one or more overlays on a mobile platform, the method comprising:
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receiving an image; adding an overlay to the received image, wherein the overlay is a generated content conveying an impression when viewing the received image; recognizing by matching the overlay to a set of templates for identifying a template intended of the overlay; assigning the template which is recognized with the overlay to the received image; and superimposing the template onto a received image to create a new image, wherein the new image indicates the conveyed impression. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embedded therein program instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a computer, causes the computer to execute a process for sharing an image with one or more overlays on a mobile platform, the process comprising:
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receiving an image; adding an overlay image to the received image, wherein the overlay is a generated content conveying an impression when viewing a received image; recognizing by matching the overlay to a set of templates for identifying a template intended of the overlay; assigning the template which is recognized with the overlay to the received image; and superimposing the template onto the received image to create a new image, wherein the new image indicates the conveyed impression. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for sharing an image with one or more overlays on a mobile platform, the system comprising:
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an input interface configured to receive an image; a processor coupled to the input interface configured to; add an overlay to the received image, the overlay comprising a generated content conveying an impression when viewing the received image, recognize the overlay by matching the overlay to a set of templates for identifying a template intended of the overlay and assigning the template which is recognized with the overlay to the received image, and superimpose the template onto the received image to create a new image to indicate the conveyed impression. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for converting an overlay into one or more actions on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a content on a display of the mobile device, wherein the content is associated with a set of actions for selection; generating an overlay image on the received content, wherein the overlay image is a generated content to enable an action by the mobile device in response to the received content; matching the overlay image and received content to a set of templates for identifying a template associated with the overlay image and received content, wherein each template of the set of templates is associated with at least one action; identifying a template matched to the overlay image and received content; and assigning at least one action associated with the template to the received content. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embedded therein program instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a device, causes the device to execute a process for converting an overlay into at least one consumer action, the process comprising:
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receiving a content on a display of the mobile device, wherein the content is associated with a set of actions for selection; generating an overlay image on the received content, wherein the overlay image is a generated content to enable an action by the mobile device in response to the received content; matching the overlay image and received content to a set of templates for identifying a template associated with the overlay image and received content, wherein each template of the set of templates is associated with at least one action; identifying a template matched to the overlay image and received content; and assigning at least one action associated with the template to the received content. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for converting an overlay into at least one consumer action on a mobile device, the system comprising:
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an interface configured to receive content associated with a set of actions for selection; a processor coupled to the interface configured to capture an overlay image on the received content, wherein the overlay image is a generated content to enable an action by the mobile device in response to the received content, to match the overlay image and received content to a set of templates for identifying a template associated with the overlay image and received content, and to identify a template matched to the overlay image and received content, wherein the set of templates is associated with particular actions. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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