Augmented reality content for print media

• US 9,355,499 B1
• Filed: 08/05/2015
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Popcards, LLC
• Original Assignee: Popcards, LLC
• Inventors: Johnson, Kurt D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Aggarwal, Yogesh
• Application Number:
  US14/819,170
• Time in Patent Office: 300 Days
• Field of Search: 348/222.1, 348/223.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/39451 Augmented reality for robot programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00167 Processing or editing H04N1/00196 - H04N1/00201 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00196 Creation of a photo-montage, e.g. photoalbum H04N1/0019 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00209 Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
• 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 2201/3245 of image modifying data, e.g. handwritten addenda, highlights or augmented reality information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3263 of a graphical motif or symbol, e.g. Christmas symbol, logo H04N2201/3211 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3273 Display
• 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 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• 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: H04N 5/2621 Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects during image pickup, e.g. digital cameras, camcorders, video cameras having integrated special effects capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/272 Means for inserting a foreground image in a background image, i.e. inlay, outlay

Abstract

A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, at a mobile computing device that includes a camera, an input that specifies one or more dimensions for a photograph to be included with a print media item; determining an aspect ratio based on the received input and presenting, on a display screen of the mobile computing device, a camera viewer with an aspect ratio that matches the determined aspect ratio; capturing, via the camera of the mobile computing device, a photograph at a first resolution, where an aspect ratio of the captured photograph matches the determined aspect ratio; uniquely associating the recorded video with the captured photograph, and transmitting, for receipt by a remote computer system, the captured photograph at the first resolution, the recorded video at the second resolution, and an indication of the unique association between the recorded video and the captured photograph, via a transmitter of the mobile computing device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of acquiring electronic content to be used with print media, comprising:

receiving, at a mobile computing device that includes a camera, an input that specifies one or more dimensions for a photograph to be included with a print media item;

determining an aspect ratio based on the received input and presenting, on a display screen of the mobile computing device, a camera viewer with an aspect ratio that matches the determined aspect ratio;

capturing, via the camera of the mobile computing device, a photograph at a first resolution, wherein an aspect ratio of the captured photograph matches the determined aspect ratio;

recording, via the camera of the mobile computing device, a video at a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution, wherein an aspect ratio of the recorded video matches the determined aspect ratio;

uniquely associating the recorded video with the captured photograph; and

transmitting, for receipt by a remote computer system, the captured photograph at the first resolution, the recorded video at the second resolution, and an indication of the unique association between the recorded video and the captured photograph, via a transmitter of the mobile computing device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising presenting a preview of the captured photograph on the display screen of the mobile computing device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more dimensions includes a height and a width for the photograph to be included with the print media item.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the video comprises a plurality of individual frames of the video, and wherein the captured photograph is different from each frame of the plurality of individual frames of the video.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the captured photograph is captured before the video is recorded.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the recorded video is uniquely associated with the captured photograph based on a naming convention.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the camera viewer has a rectangular shape.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a second input that specifies a shape for the photograph to be included in the print media item.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the shape is selected from the group consisting of square, rectangle, ellipse, circle, triangle, quadrilateral, heart, star, and diamond.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the print media item is selected from the group consisting of magazine, newspaper, journal, book, brochure, article of clothing, coffee mug, calendar, greeting card, postcard, poster, and business card.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising presenting, on the display screen of the mobile computing device, a shaded view at a display intensity that is less than a display intensity of the camera viewer.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the camera viewer occupies an area of the display screen that is less than an entire area of the display screen.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the aspect ratio of the camera viewer is different from an aspect ratio of the display screen.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a third input that specifies an edit to the recorded video, and editing the recorded video based on the third input.

15. A computer-implemented method of acquiring electronic content to be used with a print media, comprising:

receiving, at a mobile computing device that includes a camera, i) a first input that specifies a height for a photograph to be included with a print media item, and ii) a second input that specifies a width for the photograph to be included with the print media item;

determining an aspect ratio based on the received first and second inputs and presenting, on a display screen of the mobile computing device, a camera viewer with an aspect ratio that matches the determined aspect ratio;

capturing, via the camera of the mobile computing device, a photograph at a first resolution, wherein an aspect ratio of the captured photograph matches the determined aspect ratio;

recording, via the camera of the mobile computing device, a video at a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution, wherein an aspect ratio of the recorded video matches the determined aspect ratio;

uniquely associating the recorded video with the captured photograph; and

transmitting, for receipt by a remote computer system, the captured photograph at the first resolution, the recorded video at the second resolution, and an indication of the unique association between the recorded video and the captured photograph, via a transmitter of the mobile computing device.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the camera viewer has a rectangular shape.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, further comprising receiving a second input that specifies a shape for the photograph to be included with the print media item.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein the shape is selected from the group consisting of square, rectangle, ellipse, circle, triangle, quadrilateral, heart, star, and diamond.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the video comprises a plurality of individual frames of the video, and wherein the captured photograph is different from each frame of the plurality of individual frames of the video.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the captured photograph is captured before the video is recorded.