Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Displaying Virtual Media Items in a Visual Media

• US 20090158206A1
• Filed: 12/12/2007
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Myllyla, Tomi
• Granted Patent: US 8,769,437 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/804
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8153 comprising still images, e.g. texture, background image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for displaying first media content item with a second media content item inserted within the display of the first media content item. In particular, the second media content item can be displayed with the first media content item when location information associated with the second media content item describes a location with a capture zone of the first media content item.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first media content item wherein the first media content item includes location information;

determining a capture zone for the first media content item based upon the location information;

receiving a second media content item wherein the second media content item includes location information; and

providing for a display of the second media content item within a display of the first media content item when the location information of the second media content item indicates that the second media content item is located within the capture zone.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein providing for the display of the second media content item comprises providing for the display of the second media content item at a location within a display of the first media content item that is associated with the location where the second media content item is found within the capture zone.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein providing for the display of the second media content item comprises providing for the display of the second media content item when the location information of the second media content item changes.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein providing for the display of the second media content item comprises providing for the display of the second media content item at differing sizes depending on the distance between the location where the first media content item was captured and the location of the second media content item.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the second media content item further includes orientation information, and wherein providing for the display of the second media content item comprises providing for the display of the second media content item according to the second media content item'"'"'s orientation with respect to the location information and orientation information of the first media content item.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a capture zone further comprises determining a capture zone of the first media content item based upon the location information of the first media content item and orientation information of the first media content item.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing for a display of an indication of the second media content item within the display of the first media content item when the location information of the second media content item indicates that the second media content item is located outside the capture zone but within a predetermined range of the capture zone.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining whether the location information of the second media content item describes a location within the capture zone.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the location of the second media content item is associated with the location of a mobile device.

10. The method of claim 5 wherein the location and orientation of the second media content item are associated with the location and orientation of a mobile device.

11. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to receive a first media content item wherein the first media content item includes location information;

determine a capture zone for the first media content item based upon the location information;

receive a second media content item wherein the second media content item includes location information; and

provide for the display of the second media content item within a display of the first media content item when the location information of the second media content item indicates that the second media content item is located within the capture zone.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the processor is further configured to provide for the display of the second media content item at a location within the display of the first media content item that is associated with the location where the second media content item is found within the capture zone.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the processor is further configured to provide for the display of the second media content item when the location information of the second media content item changes.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the processor is further configured to provide for the display of the second media content item at differing sizes depending on the distance between the location where the first media content item was captured and the location of the second media content item.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the processor is further configured to receive orientation information with respect to the second media content item and provide for the display of the second media content item according to the second media content item'"'"'s orientation with respect to the location information and orientation information of the first media content item.

16. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the processor is further configured to determine a capture zone by using the location information of the first media content item and orientation information of the first media content item.

17. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the processor is further configured to provide for the display of an indication of the second media content item within the first media content item when the location information of the second media content item indicates that the second media content item is located outside the capture zone but within a predetermine range of the capture zone.

18. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the location information of the second media content item describes a location within the capture zone.

19. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the processor is further configured to receive the location information of the second media content item where the location information of the second media content item is associated with the location of a mobile device.

20. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the processor is further configured to receive the location information and orientation information of the second media content item where the location information and orientation information of the second media content item are associated with the location and orientation of a mobile device.

21. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

a first executable portion configured to receive a first media content item wherein the first media content item includes location information;

a second executable portion configured to determine a capture zone for the first media content item based on the location information;

a third executable portion configured to receive a second media content item wherein the second media content item includes location information; and

a fourth executable portion configured to provide for the display of the second media content item within a display of the first media content item when the location information of the second media content item indicates that the second media content item is located within the capture zone.

22. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 wherein the third executable portion is further configured to receive the location information of the second media content item where the location information of the second media content item is associated with the location of a mobile device.

23. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 further comprising a fifth executable portion configured to determine whether the location information of the second media content item describes a location within the capture zone.

24. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a first media content item wherein the first media content item includes location information;

means for determining a capture zone for the first media content item based upon the location information of the first media content item;

means for receiving a second media content item wherein the second media content item includes location information; and

means for providing for a display of the second media content item within a display of the first media content item when the location information of the second media content item indicates that the second media content item is located within the capture zone.

25. A system comprising:

a transmitter module configured to transmit location information associated with the location of the transmitter module; and

a receiver module configured to;

receive a first media content item and a second media content, wherein the first media content item includes location information;

determine a capture zone for the first media content item based on the location information of the first media content item;

associate the location information of the transmitter module to the second media content item; and

provide for the display of the second media content item within the display of the first media content item when the location information associated with the second media content item indicates that the second media content item is located within the capture zone.