Apparatus and method for supplying content aware photo filters

• US 10,348,960 B1
• Filed: 12/01/2017
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• 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 S
• Application Number:
  US15/829,544
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• 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 photograph filter module with instructions executed by a processor to;

identify when a client device captures a photograph;

select a plurality of photograph filters based at least in part on geolocation information received from the client device, the plurality of photograph filters incorporating the geolocation information received from the client device;

supply the plurality of photograph filters to the client device, wherein the plurality of photograph filters are configured to be individually selectable for sequential presentation on a display of the client device and the plurality of photograph filters are not presented on the display of the client device until a gesture is applied to the display of the client device by a user, and then are sequentially overlaid on top of the photograph captured by the client device to augment the photograph in response to the gesture of the user applied to the display of the client device.

2. The server of claim 1, wherein the photograph filter module is further configured to receive a selection of the at least one photograph filter from the client device and route the photograph augmented with the at least one photograph filter to another client device.

3. The server of claim 2, wherein the receiving of the selection of the at least one photograph filter comprises receiving an indication that the user has applied the gesture to the photograph while the photograph is presented on a display of the client device.

4. The server of claim 1, wherein the geolocation information comprises at least one of temperature indicia for the geolocation, date indicia for the geolocation, and time indicia for the geolocation.

5. The server of claim 1, wherein the at least one photograph filter further incorporates indicia associated with the geolocation.

6. The server of claim 5, wherein the indicia comprises brand indicia of a third party associated with the geolocation.

7. The server of claim 1, wherein the selection is further based on explicitly stated preferences supplied by the user.

8. The server of claim 7, wherein the selection is further based on prior use patterns of the user.

9. A method comprising:

identifying when a client device captures a photograph;

selecting a plurality of photograph filters based at least in part on geolocation information received from the client device, the plurality of photograph filters incorporating the geolocation information received from the client device;

supplying the plurality of photograph filters to the client device, wherein the plurality of photograph filters are configured to be individually selectable for sequential presentation on a display of the client device and are not presented on the display of the client device until a gesture is applied to the display of the client device by a user, and then are sequentially overlaid on top of the photograph to augment the photograph in response to the gesture of the user applied to the display of the client device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein further comprising receiving a selection of the at least one photograph filter from the client device and route the photograph augmented with the at least one photograph filter to another client device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the receiving of the selection of the at least one photograph filter comprises receiving an indication that the user has applied the gesture to the photograph while the photograph is presented on a display of the client device.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the geolocation information comprises at least one of temperature indicia for the geolocation, date indicia for the geolocation, and time indicia for the geolocation.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one photograph filter further incorporates indicia associated with the geolocation.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the indicia comprises brand indicia of a third party associated with the geolocation.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the selection is further based on explicitly stated preferences supplied by the user.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the selection is further based on prior use patterns of the user.

17. A server, comprising:

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

identify when a client device captures a photograph;

select a plurality of photograph filters based at least in part on geolocation information received from the client device;

supply the plurality of photograph filters to the client device, wherein the plurality of photograph filters are configured to be individually selectable for sequential presentation on a display of the client device and are not presented on the display of the client device until a gesture is applied to the display of the client device by a user, and then are sequentially overlaid on top of the photograph to augment the photograph in response to the gesture of the user applied to the display of the client device.