Applications and methods for providing a reminder or an alert to a digital media capture device

• US 20050105396A1
• Filed: 11/17/2003
• Published: 05/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Schybergson, Olof
• Granted Patent: US 7,109,848 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 368/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A notification system that reminds and/or alerts a digital media capture device that a media event that warrants capture is imminent. The notification system is implemented in conjunction with a digital planner such that event reminders are placed in the digital planner of a digital device and alerts are then sent to an associated digital media capture device proximate to the occurrence of the media event. The alerts may be sent to internal digital media capture devices or the alerts may be sent to external digital media capture devices that are remote from the device on which the digital planner is implemented.

Claims

1. An application for communicating event reminders to a digital device, the application comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program instructions comprising:

first instructions for generating a calendar view that represents time in calendar format and associates events with respective periods of time; and

second instructions for generating an event reminder that is displayed in the calendar view and provides for communication to the digital device of the event reminder prior to the event.

2. The application of claim 1, wherein the second instructions further generates an event alert in response to instructions of the event reminder and communicates the event alert to the digital device proximate the event.

3. The application of claim 1, wherein the second instructions for generating an event reminder further includes instructions for the event reminder to be communicated, internally, to a digital device.

4. The application of claim 1, wherein the second instructions for generating an event reminder further includes instructions for the event reminder to be communicated, externally, to a remote digital device.

5. The application of claim 2, wherein the second instructions further generates an event alert further includes instructions for the event alert to be communicated, internally, to a digital device.

6. The application of claim 2, wherein the second instructions further generates an event alert further includes instructions for an event alert to be communicated, externally, to a remote digital device.

7. The application of claim 1, wherein the second instructions for generating an event reminder further includes instructions for generating an event reminder that provides for a visual event reminder to be communicated to a digital device.

8. The application of claim 1, wherein the second instructions for generating an event reminder further includes instructions for generating an event reminder that provides for an audible event alert to be communicated to a digital device.

9. The application of claim 2, wherein the second instructions for generating an event alert further includes instructions for generating an event alert that provides for a visual event alert to be communicated to a digital device.

10. The application of claim 2, wherein the second instructions for generating an event alert further includes instructions for generating an event alert that provides for an audible event alert to be communicated to a media capture device.

11. The application of claim 1, further comprising third instructions for generating a digital media diary that provides for digital display of a media view in unison with the display of the calendar view, wherein the media view provides access to digital media files and associates digital media files with a period of time.

12. The application of claim 11, wherein the third instructions for generating a digital media diary further provides for digital display of a timeline view that provides for scrolling of the media view and calendar view in relation to time.

13. A digital device, the device comprising:

a processing unit that executes computer-readable program instructions for accessing media files, the computer-readable program instructions comprising;

first instructions for generating a calendar view that represents time in calendar format and associates events with respective periods of time, and

second instructions for generating an event reminder that is displayed in the calendar view and provides for communication to the digital device of the event reminder prior to the event; and

a display in communication with the processing unit that presents a display of the calendar view and media event reminder.

14. The digital device of claim 13, wherein the second instructions further generates an event alert in response to instructions of the event reminder and communicates to the digital device of the event alert proximate the event.

15. The digital device of claim 13, wherein the second instructions for generating an event reminder further includes instructions for the event reminder to be communicated, internally, to a digital device.

16. The digital device of claim 13, wherein the second instructions for generating a media event reminder further includes instructions for the event reminder to be communicated, externally, to a remote digital device.

17. The digital device of claim 14, wherein the second instructions further generates an event alert further includes instructions for the event alert to be communicated, internally, to a digital device.

18. The digital device of claim 14, wherein the second instructions further generates an event alert further includes instructions for an event alert to be communicated, externally, to a remote digital device.

19. The digital device of claim 13, wherein the second instructions for generating an event reminder further includes instructions for generating an event reminder that provides for a visual event reminder to be communicated to a digital device.

20. The digital device of claim 13, wherein the second instructions for generating an event reminder further includes instructions for generating an event reminder that provides for an audible event alert to be communicated to a digital device.

21. The digital device of claim 14, wherein the second instructions for generating an event alert further includes instructions for generating an event alert that provides for a visual event alert to be communicated to a digital device.

22. The digital device of claim 14, wherein the second instructions for generating an event alert further includes instructions for generating an event alert that provides for an audible event alert to be communicated to a media capture device.

23. The digital device of claim 13, further comprising third instructions for generating a digital media diary that provides for digital display of a media view in unison with the display of the calendar view, wherein the media view provides access to digital media files and associates digital media files with a period of time.

24. The digital device of claim 13, wherein the third instructions for generating a digital media diary further provides for digital display of a timeline view that provides for scrolling of the media view and calendar view in relation to time.

25. A method for alerting a digital capture device of an event warranting media capture, the method comprising the steps of:

inputting an event reminder in a planner application that is implemented on a digital apparatus;

associating the planner application with one of more digital media capture devices; and

communicating an event alert from the digital apparatus to the one or more digital media capture devices proximate to the event occurring.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the step of communicating an event alert from the digital apparatus to the one or more digital media capture devices proximate to the event occurring further comprises communicating an event alert from the digital apparatus to an internal digital media capture device disposed within the digital apparatus prior to the event occurring.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the step of communicating an event alert from the digital apparatus to the one or more digital media capture devices proximate to the event occurring further comprises communicating an event alert from the digital apparatus to one more external digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the step of communicating an event alert from the digital apparatus to the one more external digital media capture devices proximate to the event occurring further comprises communicating, via wireless telecommunication, an event alert from the digital apparatus to one more external digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the step of communicating an event alert from the digital apparatus to the one more external digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring further comprises communicating, via short-range wireless connectivity, an event alert from the digital apparatus to one more external digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein the step of communicating an event alert from the digital apparatus to the one or more digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring further comprises communicating, repeatedly, an event alert from the digital apparatus to one or more digital media capture devices from a predetermined time prior to the media event up until the occurrence of the event.

31. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of activating, automatically, the one or more digital capture devices upon receipt of the event alert.

32. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of converting the event reminder to metadata information.

33. The method of claim 32, further comprising the step of correlating the metadata information with a media file associated with the event.

34. The method of claim 32, further comprising the step of associating the metadata information with a captured media file.

35. The method of claim 33, further comprising the step of presenting at least a portion of the metadata information and a representation of the media file in a media view associated with a media diary application.

36. A method for reminding a digital capture device of an event warranting media capture, the method comprising the steps of:

inputting an event reminder in a planner application that is implemented on a digital apparatus;

associating the planner application with one of more digital media capture devices; and

communicating an event reminder from the digital apparatus to the one or more digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the step of communicating an event reminder from the digital apparatus to the one or more digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring further comprises communicating an event reminder from the digital apparatus to an internal digital media capture device disposed within the digital apparatus prior to the event occurring.

38. The method of claim 36, wherein the step of communicating an event reminder from the digital apparatus to the one or more digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring further comprises communicating an event reminder from the digital apparatus to one more external digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein the step of communicating an event reminder from the digital apparatus to the one more external digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring further comprises communicating, via wireless telecommunication, an event reminder from the digital apparatus to one more external digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring.

40. The method of claim 38, wherein the step of communicating an event reminder from the digital apparatus to the one more external digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring further comprises communicating, via short-range wireless connectivity, an event reminder from the digital apparatus to one more external digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring.

41. The method of claim 36, wherein the step of communicating an event reminder from the digital apparatus to the one or more digital media capture devices prior to the event occurring further comprises communicating, repeatedly, an event reminder from the digital apparatus to one or more digital media capture devices from a predetermined time prior to the media event up until the occurrence of the event.