Method for uploading media file, electronic device using the same, and non-transitory storage medium

• US 9,124,548 B2
• Filed: 01/22/2013
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Lin, Yi-Shan
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Zarni
• Application Number:
  US13/747,426
• Publication Number:
  US 20130227082A1
• Time in Patent Office: 952 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709217-219, 709223-229, 709/250
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A method for uploading a media file to an online service, an electronic device using the same, and a non-transitory storage medium are provided. In the present method, a plurality of upload rules corresponding to an online service are obtained. A media capture application is initiated on an electronic device. A media file captured by using the media capture application is automatically uploaded to the online service in accordance with the upload rules. Accordingly, the user only has to launch the media capture application to capture the media file, then the captured media file is automatically uploaded to the specific online service without launching an application of the online service.

Claims

1. A method for uploading a media file to an online service, comprising:

obtaining a plurality of upload rules corresponding to an online service;

initiating a media capture application on an electronic device; and

automatically uploading a media file captured by using the media capture application to the online service in accordance with the upload rules,

wherein the upload rules corresponding to the online service comprise one of a time-based upload frequency and a network-based upload frequency, and the step of automatically uploading the media file captured by using the media capture application to the online service in accordance with the upload rules comprises;

when the upload rules comprise the time-based upload frequency, uploading the media file to the online service at a predetermined time point; and

when the upload rules comprise the network-based upload frequency, uploading the media file to the online service when the electronic device is connected to a predetermined network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein before the step of obtaining the upload rules corresponding to the online service, the method further comprising:

selecting the online service from a plurality of online services accessible by the electronic device;

determining whether the electronic device is associated with a user account of the online service; and

displaying an interface for associating the electronic device with the user account of the online service if it is determined that the electronic device is not associated with the user account of the online service.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined time point comprises a time point immediately after the media file is captured or a specific time on each day.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the upload rules corresponding to the online service comprise a destination folder residing on a storage device of the online service, and the destination folder is a default folder residing on the storage device, an existing folder in response to a user selection, or a new folder created by a user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the upload rules corresponding to the online service comprise a privacy setting.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of automatically uploading the media file captured by using the media capture application to the online service in accordance with the upload rules comprises:

uploading the media file to the online service without launching an application corresponding to the online service.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the media file comprises an image file or a video file.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the online service comprises an online album, a social networking site, or an online storage.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of automatically uploading the media file captured by using the media capture application to the online service in accordance with the upload rules further comprises:

automatically uploading the media file to the online service in accordance with the upload rules and an attribute of the media file, wherein the attribute of the media file comprises one or the combination of a size of the media file, a type of the media file, features extracted from the media file, and information embedded in the media file.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein after the step of automatically uploading the media file to the online service in accordance with the upload rules and the attribute of the media file, the method further comprising:

concurrently displaying the media file and the information embedded in the media file on a display device.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a media capture device;

memory;

one or more processors; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions;

to obtain a plurality of upload rules corresponding to an online service;

to initiate a media capture application to activate the media capture device; and

to automatically upload a media file captured by using the media capture application to the online service in accordance with the upload rules,

wherein the upload rules corresponding to the online service comprise one of a time-based upload frequency and a network-based upload frequency,

when the upload rules comprise the time-based upload frequency, the instructions upload the media file to the online service at a predetermined time point,

when the upload rules comprise the network-based upload frequency, the instructions upload the media file to the online service when the electronic device is connected to a predetermined network.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein before obtaining the upload rules corresponding to the online service, the one or more programs including instructions to select the online service from a plurality of online services accessible by the electronic device, determine whether the electronic device is associated with a user account of the online service, and display an interface for associating the electronic device with the user account of the online service if it is determined that the electronic device is not associated with the user account of the online service.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the predetermined time point comprises a time point immediately after the media file is captured or a specific time on each day.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the upload rules corresponding to the online service comprise a destination folder residing on a storage device of the online service, and the destination folder is a default folder residing on the storage device, an existing folder in response to a user selection, or a new folder created by a user.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the upload rules corresponding to the online service comprise a privacy setting.

16. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the instructions upload the media file to the online service without launching an application corresponding to the online service.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the media file comprises an image file or a video file.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the online service comprises an online album, a social networking site, or an online storage.

19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the one or more programs including instructions to automatically upload the media file to the online service in accordance with the upload rules and an attribute of the media file, wherein the attribute of the media file comprises one or the combination of a size of the media file, a type of the media file, features extracted from the media file, and information embedded in the media file.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein after automatically uploading the media file to the online service in accordance with the upload rules and the attribute of the media file, the one or more programs further including instructions to concurrently display the media file and the information embedded in the media file on a display device.

21. A non-transitory storage medium, storing a computer program for loading into an electronic device, the computer program comprising:

commands to obtain a plurality of upload rules corresponding to an online service;

commands to initiate a media capture application on the electronic device; and

commands to automatically upload a media file captured by using the media capture application to the online service in accordance with the upload rules,

wherein the upload rules corresponding to the online service comprise one of a time-based upload frequency and a network-based upload frequency,

when the upload rules comprise the time-based upload frequency, the instructions upload the media file to the online service at a predetermined time point,

when the upload rules comprise the network-based upload frequency, the instructions upload the media file to the online service when the electronic device is connected to a predetermined network.