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

• US 20170150037A1
• Filed: 02/06/2017
• Published: 05/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Onesnaps Technology Pvt. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Onesnaps Technology Pvt. Ltd.
• Inventors: Rathod, Yogesh Chunilal
• Granted Patent: US 10,289,287 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

present a user interface to a user of a client device, the user interface comprising a face tray that includes a plurality of contact icons, each contact icon representing one or more contacts of the user;

receive a single user interaction with a selected contact icon of the plurality of contact icons included in the face tray; and

responsive to receiving the single user interaction;

capture an image using a camera on the client device, identify the contact represented by the selected contact icon, and send the captured image to the identified contact.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the user interface further includes a camera view representing the view currently viewed by the camera of the client device, and wherein the face tray is an overlay on the camera view.

3. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the user interface further includes a switch camera icon, the switch camera icon when interacted with by the user, changes the camera view from that currently viewed by a first camera on the client device to that currently viewed by a second camera on the client device.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the user interface further comprises a text icon, and wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

present a second user interface to the user responsive to receiving a user interaction with the text icon, the second user interface comprising a keyboard, and a text field, the text field displaying text content representing user input received via the keyboard displayed to the user.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein capture an image comprises:

receive a video stream via the camera on the client device;

identify a frame of the video stream corresponding to the time at which the user interaction was received; and

save the identified frame as an image.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein send the captured image to the identified contact comprises:

retrieve contact information associated with the identified contact; and

send the captured image via a network or a messaging server to the identified contact associated with the contact information.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein a contact icon of the plurality of contact icons represents a group of users, and wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

responsive to receiving a single user interaction with the contact icon;

capture an image using a camera on the client device;

identify the contacts in the group of contacts represented by the contact icon; and

send the captured image to the identified contacts in the group of contacts.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the user interface further comprises a gear icon, and wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

present a third user interface to the user, responsive to receiving a user interaction with the gear icon, the third user interface comprising contacts the user may select to include in the face tray.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein a contact in the face tray is selectable by the user to include in the face tray by dragging of a contact icon associated with the contact from the third user interface to the face tray.

10. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the image is sent to the identified contact without receiving a confirmation from the user or without presenting the captured image to be reviewed by the user prior to sending.

11. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a gesture; and

responsive to receiving the gesture, cancel the sending of the captured image to the identified contact.

12. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a gesture; and

responsive to receiving the gesture, store the captured image sent to the identified contact on the client device.

13. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

allow the user to continue to interact with the user interface as the sending of the captured image to the identified contact occurs.

14. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a user interaction with the face tray; and

responsive to receiving the user interaction with the face tray, present different contact icons to the user.

15. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

present a user interface to a user of a client device, the user interface comprising a plurality of contact icons, each contact icon representing one or more contacts of the user;

receive a single user interaction with a selected contact icon of the plurality of contact icons, the single user interaction lasting for a threshold period of time; and

responsive to receiving the single user interaction;

capturing a video using a camera on the client device during the threshold period of time, identifying the contact represented by the selected contact icon, and sending, the captured video to the identified contact.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the user interface further includes a camera view representing the view currently viewed by the camera of the client device, and wherein the face tray is an overlay on the camera view.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the user interface further includes a switch camera icon, the switch camera icon when interacted with by the user, changes the camera view from that currently viewed by a first camera on the client device to that currently viewed by a second camera on the client device.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the user interface further comprises a text icon, and wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

present a second user interface to the user responsive to receiving a user interaction with the text icon, the second user interface comprising a keyboard, and a text field, the text field displaying text content representing user input received via the keyboard displayed to the user.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein send the captured video to the identified contact comprises:

retrieve contact information associated with the identified contact; and

send the captured video via a network or a messaging server to the identified contact associated with the contact information.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein a contact icon of the plurality of contact icons represents a group of users, and wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

responsive to receiving a single user interaction with the contact icon;

capture a video using a camera on the client device for the threshold period of time;

identify the contacts in the group of contacts represented by the contact icon; and

send the captured video to the identified contacts in the group of contacts.

21. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the user interface further comprises a gear icon, and wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

present a third user interface to the user, responsive to receiving a user interaction with the gear icon, the third user interface comprising contacts the user may select to include in the face tray.

22. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein a contact in the face tray is selectable by the user to include in the face tray by dragging of a contact icon associated with the contact from the third user interface to the face tray.

23. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the captured video is sent to the identified contact without receiving a confirmation from the user or without presenting the captured video to be reviewed by the user prior to sending.

24. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a gesture; and

responsive to receiving the gesture, cancel the sending of the captured video to the identified contact.

25. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a gesture; and

responsive, to receiving the gesture, storing the captured video sent to the identified contact on the client device.

26. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

allow the user to continue to interact with the user interface as the sending of the captured video to the identified contact occurs.

27. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a user interaction with the face tray; and

responsive, to receiving the user interaction with the face tray, present different contact icons to the user.