Electronic journal link comprising time-stamped user event image content

• US 9,595,015 B2
• Filed: 04/05/2012
• Issued: 03/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Bucchieri, Vittorio, Zavattaro, Manuela, Gronholm, Kim, Turnbull, Matt, Plaisant, Nicola, Mitchelmore, Josh
• Primary Examiner(s): Baderman, Scott
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mrabi, Hassan
• Application Number:
  US13/440,505
• Publication Number:
  US 20130268828A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,804 Days
• Field of Search: 715203-210, 715/704, 715/709, 715/716, 715/723, 715/730, 715/744, 715/745, 715/751, 715/789, 715/817, 715/844
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/447 Temporal browsing, e.g. timeline
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

An apparatus comprises at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: enable the creation of a discrete journal comprising time-stamped user event content taken from a plurality of user applications, the discrete journal relating to a discrete journal timeframe and wherein the time-stamped user event content has time-stamps within the discrete journal timeframe.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

in respect of a particular discrete journal relating to a discrete journal timeframe, the particular discrete journal comprising a plurality of simultaneously displayed types of time-stamped user event content with time-stamps within the discrete journal timeframe, the plurality of types of time-stamped user event content selected from a plurality of photos;

videos;

maps;

screenshots;

sound files;

documents;

e-mails;

messages;

music playlists;

web page bookmarks;

e-books;

contact information, and calendar entries;

enable the creation of a journal link for a recipient of the journal link, the journal link configured to provide an electronic link to all content in the particular discrete journal;

wherein the journal link is itself formed from at least one item of time-stamped user event image content of the time-stamped user event content from the particular discrete journal for which the journal link is configured to provide an electronic link.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the journal link is itself formed from at least a portion of one or more of the time-stamped user event image content from the particular discrete journal for which the journal link is configured to provide an electronic link.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the particular discrete journal comprises the time-stamped user event image content taken from a plurality of user applications.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the journal link is itself formed from a plurality of he time-stamped user event image content from the particular discrete journal for which the journal link is configured to provide an electronic link.

5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the journal link is itself formed from one or more of:

a plurality of, and respective portions of a plurality of, the time-stamped user event image content from the particular discrete journal for which the journal link is configured to provide an electronic link.

6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the particular discrete journal comprises the time-stamped user event image content taken from a plurality of user applications, the particular discrete journal relating to a discrete journal timeframe and comprising the time-stamped user event image content with time-stamps within the discrete journal timeframe, and

wherein the journal link is itself formed from a plurality of the time-stamped user event image content from the particular discrete journal for which the journal link is configured to provide an electronic link.

7. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the journal link comprises a single framed image compiled from one or more of the time-stamped user event image content or respective portions thereof.

8. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the journal link, once formed, is configured to be non-editable.

9. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the journal link comprises a single framed image compiled from a plurality of the time-stamped user event image content or respective portions thereof.

10. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of the time-stamped user event image content, or respective portions thereof, are arranged adjacent to one another in portrait or landscape format.

11. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the journal link comprises a single framed image compiled from one or more of the time-stamped user event image content or respective portions thereof, with a defined border around the perimeter of the frame, the defined border acting as a defined visual frame for the time-stamped user event image content contained therein.

12. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the journal link comprises a single framed image compiled from one or more of the time-stamped user event image content or respective portions thereof, and wherein the journal link is configured to be at least one of automatically displayed on an electronic device in a standard postcard size or automatically printed by a printer in a standard postcard size.

13. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the apparatus is configured to enable the entry of a postal address to be included on the reverse of the printed compiled single framed image to allow for postal delivery of the printed compiled single framed image as a printed standard postcard-size journal link.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to enable annotation of the journal link to create an annotated journal link, wherein annotation of the journal link comprises including one or more of a title, a date, a time, a textual message, a sender name, a recipient name, a sender avatar, and a recipient avatar with the journal link.

15. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic link to the particular discrete journal is non-actuable, and is configured to not provide a link to access the time-stamped user event image content using an electronic device at a location remote to where the time-stamped user event image content of the particular discrete journal is stored.

16. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic link to the particular discrete journal is actuable, and wherein actuation of the electronic link by a recipient allows the recipient to access one or more of:

the time-stamped user event image content; and

the particular discrete journal with which the journal link is associated;

using an electronic device at a location remote to where the time-stamped user event image content of the particular discrete journal is stored.

17. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to enable the creation of the journal link by presenting one or more of the time-stamped user event image content from the particular discrete journal for selection by a user according to a predetermined selection criterion, and wherein the apparatus is configured to form the journal link from the selected time-stamped user event image content.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the predetermined selection criterion for presentation of one or more of the time-stamped user event image content for selection by a user to create a journal link comprises:

presentation of the most recently available time-stamped user event image content in the particular discrete journal;

presentation of the most viewed time-stamped user event image content in the particular discrete journal; and

presentation of time-stamped user event image content designated as favourite time-stamped user event image content in the particular discrete journal.

19. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to enable the automatic compilation of the time-stamped user event image content from the particular discrete journal to form the journal link according to a predetermined compilation criterion.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the predetermined compilation criterion comprises:

compiling a preset number of the time-stamped user event image content from the particular discrete journal;

compiling the time-stamped user event image content from the particular discrete journal in a preset layout;

consideration of the content of the time-stamped user event image content from the particular discrete journal; and

consideration of an associated geographical location for the time-stamped user event image content from the particular discrete journal.

21. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to enable the creation of the journal link by presenting one or more of the time-stamped user event image content from the particular discrete journal for editing by a user, and wherein the apparatus is configured to form the journal link from the edited one or more of the time-stamped user event image content.

22. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the time-stamped user event image content comprises one or more of:

a pre-stored image;

a user-captured photograph;

a user-captured movie still;

a user-captured screenshot;

a map image of a geographical location;

a user-captured photograph of geographical scenery; and

a map image of a geographical location associated with a user-captured photograph of geographical scenery.

23. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the journal link is configured to be uploadable to a social media service.

24. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to enable the creation of the journal link for onward transmission to the recipient by one or more of an MMS transmission, e-mail transmission, Bluetooth®

transmission, NFC transmission, WLAN transmission, radio wave transmission and cellular radio transmission.

25. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the journal link comprises one or more interactive elements.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the one or more interactive elements of the journal link comprise one or more of:

the time-stamped user event image content which is a movie still, wherein user interaction with the movie still causes the originating movie to be played;

the time-stamped user event image content having an associated geographical location, wherein user interaction with the time-stamped user event image content causes a map of the associated geographical location to be displayed;

annotation of the journal link comprising an interactive journal tag, wherein user interaction with the interactive journal tag causes the user to view the corresponding particular discrete journal associated with the annotated journal link; and

annotation of the journal link comprising a sender link, wherein user interaction with the sender link causes a message-to-sender user interface to become available, and wherein the user is able to compose and transmit a message to the sender of the journal link using the message-to-sender user interface.

27. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a portable electronic device, a mobile telephone, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, a media player, a non-portable electronic device, a desktop computer, a server, or a module/circuitry for one or more of the same.

28. A method comprising:

in respect of a particular discrete journal relating to a discrete journal timeframe, the particular discrete journal and comprising a plurality of simultaneously displayed types of time-stamped user event content with time-stamps within the discrete journal timeframe, the plurality of types of time-stamped user event content selected from a plurality of;

photos;

videos;

maps;

screenshots;

sound files;

documents;

e-mails;

messages;

music playlists;

web page bookmarks;

e-books;

contact information, and calendar entries;

creating a journal link for a recipient of the journal link, the journal link configured to provide an electronic link to all content in the particular discrete journal;

wherein the journal link is itself formed from at least one item of time-stamped user event image content of the time-stamped user event content from the particular discrete journal for which the journal link is configured to provide an electronic link.

29. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer program code stored thereon, the computer readable medium and computer program code being configured to, when run on at least one processor, cause an apparatus to perform at least the following:

in respect of a particular discrete journal relating to a discrete journal timeframe, the particular discrete journal comprising a plurality of simultaneously displayed types of time-stamped user event content with time-stamps within the discrete journal timeframe, the plurality of types of time-stamped user event content selected from a plurality of;

photos;

videos;

maps;

screenshots;

sound files;

documents;

e-mails;

messages;

music playlists;

web page bookmarks;

e-books;

contact information, and calendar entries;

enable the creation of a journal link for a recipient of the journal link, the journal link configured to provide an electronic link to all content in the particular discrete journal;

wherein the journal link is itself formed from at least one item of time-stamped user event image content of the time-stamped user event content from the particular discrete journal for which the journal link is configured to provide an electronic link.