Systems and methods for creating and publishing customizable images from within online events

• US 9,712,579 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2015
• Issued: 07/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shindig, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Shindig, Inc.
• Inventors: Gottlieb, Steven M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Adams, Eileen
• Application Number:
  US14/810,307
• Publication Number:
  US 20150334142A1
• Time in Patent Office: 722 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4117 for generating hard copies of the content, e.g. printer, electronic paper interfaces to printers G06F3/12; printing data G06K15/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8153 comprising still images, e.g. texture, background image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media creating and publishing customizable images from within online events are provided. A user may capture an image from an online event presented within a user interface. In response to capturing the image, a pop-up window may be displayed within the presented online event on the user interface. In some embodiments, the pop-up window may include one or more options for customizing or modifying a background of the capture image, as well as including one or more sharing options to publish the captured image.

Claims

1. A method for publishing images from an online event, the method comprising:

presenting, on a user interface, a live online event comprising a plurality of online participants accessing the online event in real-time through a plurality of user devices;

providing an opportunity to make a selection to capture a first image from the presented online event;

receiving the selection to capture the first image;

capturing, in response to receiving the selection, the first image, the first image having a background; and

displaying, in response to capturing, a first pop-up window within the presented online event on the user interface, wherein the first pop-up window comprises;

the first image, wherein the first image is a screenshot of the online event;

at least one sharing option; and

at least one background option for at least one of adding, deleting, and modifying the background.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the opportunity is presented within the user interface.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the opportunity is a button.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the opportunity comprises a button, capturing further comprises:

pressing the button located on the user interface to capture the first image.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the online event comprises at least one of a class, a conference, a lecture, a concert, and a performance.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first image comprises:

a screen shot of a conversation between a user accessing the online event and at least one additional online participant accessing the event.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sharing the first image with at least one additional online participant accessing the online event using the at least one sharing option.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one sharing option enables the first image to be shared via at least one of:

an email, an SMS message, an instant message, a social media post, and a post to the online event.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one background option comprises adding at least one of:

a logo, a picture, a video, and a user uploaded image.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a device, cause the device to:

present, on a user interface, a live online event comprising a plurality of online participants accessing the online event in real-time through a plurality of user devices;

provide a first opportunity to make a first selection to capture a first image from the online event;

receive the first selection to capture the first image;

capture, in response to receiving the first selection, the first image , the first image having a background;

present a first pop-up window comprising the captured first image and a second opportunity to make a second selection of at least one background option;

receive the second selection; and

create, in response to receiving the second selection, a second image, wherein the second image comprises the first image having the background at least one of added, deleted, and modified based on the selected background option.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the device to:

display the created second image on the user interface.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the second image is displayed within at least one of:

an updated version of the first pop-up window; and

a second pop-up window.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the second pop-up window comprises at least one sharing option.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein:

the first selection determines a type of image the captured first image will be; and

the type of image comprises one of;

a screen shot of the online event, a screen shot of a conversation within the online event, and an image of a portion of the online event.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein:

the at least one background option comprises a plurality of backgrounds; and

each background option of the plurality of background images modifies the background of the captured first image.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the plurality of backgrounds comprises at least one of:

the online event;

an image selected from a user device;

an image selected from a social media network account;

a logo corresponding; and

a brand insignia.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein:

second image is displayed within a second pop-up window; and

the second pop-up window comprises an additional option to change a background of the second image.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, when executed by the at least one processor of the device, further causes the device to:

select the additional option corresponding to a new background;

remove the background of the second image; and

replace the background of the second image with the new background based on the selected additional option.

19. A method for adding images to a live online event comprising a plurality of online participants accessing the online event in real-time through a plurality of user devices, comprising:

presenting an online event accessed by a plurality of online participants within a user interface;

capturing a first image using an image capturing component of a user device;

adding the captured first image to the online event;

capturing a second image of the user interface using the image capturing component of the user device, the user interface comprising the presented online event and the captured first image; and

displaying, on the user interface, the second image within a pop-up window, the second image having a background, wherein the pop-up window further comprises;

at least one sharing option; and

at least one background option for at least one of adding, deleting, and modifying a background.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving a user selection to capture the first image prior to the capturing.

21. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving a first user selection of at least one of the at least one sharing options; and

receiving a second user selection of a first background option of the at least one background options.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

modifying a background of the second image to include the selected first background option;

creating a third image comprising the second image having the modified background; and

publishing the third image using the selected at least one sharing option.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein adding further comprises:

placing the captured first image within a predetermined portion of the online event.