Apparatus and method for supplying content aware photo filters

• US 9,225,897 B1
• Filed: 07/07/2014
• Issued: 12/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Inventors: Sehn, Timothy
• Primary Examiner(s): Osinski, Michael
• Application Number:
  US14/325,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20160006927A1
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/10 using non-spatial domain filtering
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3245 of image modifying data, e.g. handwritten addenda, highlights or augmented reality information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
• 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 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

A server includes a photo filter module with instructions executed by a processor to identify when a client device captures a photograph. Photograph filters are selected based upon attributes of the client device and attributes of the photograph. The photograph filters are supplied to the client device.

Claims

1. A server, comprising:

a photo filter module with instructions executed by a processor to;

identify when a client device captures a photograph;

select photograph filters based upon attributes of the client device and attributes of the photograph, wherein the attributes of the client device include geolocation of the client device;

supply the selected photograph filters to the client device, wherein the supplied photograph filters are configured to be independently selectable by a user in response to a gesture applied to the photograph as presented on a display of the client device, wherein each supplied photograph filter is an overlay on top of the photograph to augment the photograph and is not presented on the display of the client device prior to being overlaid on top of the photograph in response to the gesture applied to the photograph presented on the display of the client device, and wherein at least one supplied photograph filter is configured for the geolocation;

receive a selection of one or more of the supplied photograph filters; and

route the one or more selected photograph filters and the photograph to another client device.

2. The server of claim 1, wherein the attributes of the client device include established preferences of the client device.

3. The server of claim 1, wherein the attributes of the photograph include the physical environment captured in the photograph.

4. The server of claim 1, wherein the attributes of the photograph include an object depicted in the photograph.

5. The server of claim 1, wherein the photograph filters include brand indicia.

6. The server of claim 5, wherein the brand indicia is supplied in response to an auction.

7. The server of claim 1, wherein the photograph filters include temperature indicia.

8. The server of claim 1, wherein the photograph filters include time indicia.

9. The server of claim 1, wherein the photograph filters include date indicia.

10. The server of claim 1, wherein the photograph filters include a brand associated with an establishment proximate to the geolocation of the client device.

11. The server of claim 2, wherein the established preferences are explicitly stated preferences supplied by a user.

12. The server of claim 2, wherein the established preferences are derived from prior use patterns.

13. The server of claim 1, wherein the photo filter module includes instructions executed by the processor to append a message to the photograph.