Experience sharing

• US 8,934,015 B1
• Filed: 12/08/2011
• Issued: 01/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Chi, Liang-Yu Tom, Lee, Steven John, Mendis, Indika Charles, Braun, Max Benjamin, Gomez, Luis Ricardo Prada
• Primary Examiner(s): Perungavoor, Sath V
• Assistant Examiner(s): Duley, Janese
• Application Number:
  US13/314,180
• Time in Patent Office: 1,132 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 348/158
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0605 Supply or demand aggregation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0625 Directed, with specific intent or strategy
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/006 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06

Abstract

Disclosed are methods and apparatus for experience sharing for emergency situations. A wearable computing device can receive an indication of an emergency situation. In response to the indication, the wearable computing device can initiate an experience sharing session with one or more emergency contacts. During the experience sharing session, the wearable computing device can capture video data, add text to the captured video data, and transmit the captured video data and added text to the one or more emergency contacts.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining, by a head-mountable device, a geographic location of the head-mountable device; and

determining, by the head-mountable device, that the geographic location corresponds to a potential emergency location and responsively;

receiving, by the head-mountable device, touch input via a touch pad arranged on a side-arm of the head-mountable device, wherein the touch input comprises one or more gestures that provide a confirmation that the potential emergency location corresponds to an emergency situation;

in response to the confirmation, the head-mountable device initiating an experience sharing session with one or more emergency contacts; and

during the experience sharing session, the head-mountable device capturing video data, adding text to the captured video data, and transmitting the captured video data and added text to the one or more emergency contacts.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the head-mountable device receiving the touch input comprises the head-mountable device receiving user input.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving voice input that indicates the emergency situation, wherein the voice input comprises a voice command.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request for location information; and

in response to the request for location information;

determining whether the request for location information is from a legitimate source,

in response to determining that the request for location information is from the legitimate source, determining a location of the head-mountable device, and

sending a response to the request for location information, the response comprising the location.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a request for location information about a requested party, the request sent from a legitimate source for information requests of the requested party;

receiving a response to the request for location information, the response comprising the location information about the requested party; and

displaying the location information about the requested party.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein displaying the location information about the requested party comprises displaying a map with the location information about the requested party.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining whether the requested party is at an expected location based on a comparison of at least the location information about the requested party with expected location information; and

in response to determining that the requested party is not at the expected location, generating an alert that the requested party is not at the expected location.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the comparison of the at least the location information about the requested party with the expected location information comprises a comparison of the location information and a corresponding time with the expected location information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the head-mountable device comprises a microphone, and wherein the method further comprises:

during the experience sharing session, the head-mountable device capturing audio using the microphone and transmitting the captured audio to the one or more emergency contacts.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more emergency contacts include at least one public emergency services provider.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more emergency contacts include a private emergency services contact.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the head-mountable device storing the captured video data and added text; and

transmitting the stored video data and added text to the one or more emergency contacts.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

during the experience sharing session, receiving audio and video data from the one or more emergency contacts.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the potential emergency location is predefined by a wearer of the head-mountable device.

14. A head-mountable device, comprising:

a processor;

a touch pad arranged on a side-arm of the head-mountable device; and

memory having one or more instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the head-mountable device to perform functions comprising;

determine a geographic location of the head-mountable device; and

determine that the geographic location corresponds to a potential emergency location and responsively;

receive touch input via the touch pad, wherein the touch input comprises one or more gestures that provide a confirmation that the potential emergency location corresponds to an emergency situation;

in response to the confirmation, initiate an experience sharing session with one or more emergency contacts; and

during the experience sharing session, capture video data, add text to the captured video data, and transmit the captured video data and added text to the one or more emergency contacts.

15. The head-mountable device of claim 14, wherein the one or more instructions to receive the touch input comprise one or more instructions to receive user input comprising physical actuation of the touch pad.

16. The head-mountable device of claim 14, further comprising a biometric indication sensor that is configured to receive a biometric indication of the emergency situation.

17. The head-mountable device of claim 14, further comprising a location sensor, and wherein the functions further comprise:

obtain a location estimate, during the experience sharing session, for the head-mountable device using the location sensor; and

transmit the location estimate to at least one of the one or more emergency contacts using the wireless transceiver.

18. The head-mountable device of claim 14, further comprising a head-mounted display, and wherein the video camera is mounted on the head-mounted display.

22. The head-mountable device of claim 14, wherein the potential emergency location is predefined by a wearer of the head-mountable device.

19. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

instructions for determining a geographic location of a head-mountable device; and

instructions for determining that the geographic location corresponds to a potential emergency location and responsively;

receiving touch input via a touch pad arranged on a side-arm of the head-mountable device, wherein the touch input comprises one or more gestures that provide a confirmation that the potential emergency location corresponds to an emergency situation;

in response to the confirmation, initiating an experience sharing session with one or more emergency contacts; and

during the experience sharing session, capturing video data, adding text to the captured video data, and transmitting the captured video data and added text to the one or more emergency contacts.

23. The article of manufacture of claim 19, wherein the potential emergency location is predefined by a wearer of the head-mountable device.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

means for determining a geographic location of a head-mountable device; and

means for determining that the geographic location corresponds to a potential emergency location and responsively;

receiving touch input via a touch pad arranged on a side-arm of the head-mountable device;

determining that the touch input comprises one or more gestures that indicate an emergency situation, wherein the touch input comprises one or more gestures that provide a confirmation that the potential emergency location corresponds to an emergency situation;

in response to the confirmation, initiating an experience sharing session with one or more emergency contacts; and

during the experience sharing session, capturing video data, adding text to the captured video data, and transmitting the captured video data and added text to the one or more emergency contacts.

24. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the potential emergency location is predefined by a wearer of the head-mountable device.