Associating Media Content Items With Geographical Data

• US 20110148936A1
• Filed: 12/17/2009
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Bhatt, Nikhil
• Granted Patent: US 8,542,255 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/676
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 used signal is digitally coded
• 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 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

Systems and techniques are disclosed for associating and presenting media content items with locations on a geographical track path. For example, the frames of a video segment can be associated with locations on a track path. The track path can be based on position data, including position coordinates and a corresponding time coordinates, obtained while the video frames were captured. Locations for the video frames can be determined based on a start time of the video segment, a frame rate of the video segment, and the position data. The video segment can be displayed with user controls that enable a user to manipulate the frame of the video segment being displayed including a time indicator and a location indicator displayed on the track path.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

displaying in a user interface a media presentation of a plurality of media content items and an associated geographical track path, the media content items captured in a sequence at locations along the geographical track path; and

providing user interface controls that enable the user to manipulate a first marker associated with a location on the displayed geographical track path and to manipulate a second marker associated with a time in the media presentation, wherein manipulation of the first marker causes the second marker to move to a corresponding time in the presentation and manipulation of the second marker causes the first marker to move to a corresponding location on the displayed geographical track path.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein displaying an associated geographical track path comprises displaying an associated geographical track path on a map.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the media presentation comprises a presentation of the media content items in an order according to the sequence of capture.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of media content items comprise a digital photograph and a video segment.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 4,

wherein the geographical track path is based on geographical data comprising a series of position coordinates and corresponding time coordinates that represent times when the position coordinates were recorded;

and

and further comprising;

receiving the digital photograph and a time of capture for the digital photograph, and

associating the digital photograph with a location on the geographical track path based on the geographical data and the time of capture.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 4,

wherein the geographical track path is based on geographical data comprising a series of position coordinates and corresponding time coordinates that represent times when the position coordinates were recorded;

and

further comprising;

receiving the video segment which comprises video frames;

determining a location for each of the video frames based on a start time for the video segment, a frame rate of the video segment, and the geographical data.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein providing user interface controls that enable the user to manipulate a first marker associated with a location on the displayed geographical track further comprises providing user interface controls that enable a user to slide the first marker along the displayed geographical track path to scan through the media presentation.

8. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by a data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

displaying, in a user interface, a video segment and an associated geographical track path that corresponds to geographical locations at which frames of the video segment were captured; and

providing user interface controls that enable the user to manipulate a first marker associated with a location on the displayed geographical track path and to manipulate a second marker associated with a frame of the video segment, wherein manipulation of the first marker causes the second marker to change to a corresponding video frame for display and manipulation of the second marker causes the first marker to move to a corresponding location on the displayed geographical track path.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the program comprises further instructions that when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving the video segment;

receiving a series of position coordinates and corresponding time coordinates, wherein the geographical track path is based on the series of position coordinates and corresponding time coordinates; and

determining track path locations for the frames within the video segment based on a video capture starting time and a video frame rate of the video segment.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the program comprises further instructions that when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving the video segment, the video segment comprising a reference frame and a location of capture of the reference frame;

receiving a series of position coordinates and corresponding time coordinates, wherein the geographical track path is based on the series of position coordinates and corresponding time coordinates; and

determining track path locations for the frames within the video segment based on the location of capture of the reference frame, a video frame rate of the video segment, and the series of position coordinates and corresponding time coordinates.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein displaying an associated geographical track path comprises displaying an associated geographical track path on a map.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein providing user interface controls that enable the user to manipulate a first marker associated with a location on the displayed geographical track path further comprises providing user interface controls that enable a user to slide the first marker along the displayed geographical track path to scan through the video segment.

13. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by a data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving a video segment comprising a series of frames;

receiving a series of data points for a track path along which the frames of the video segment were captured, each data point comprising a position coordinate and a corresponding time coordinate that represents a time when the position coordinate was recorded;

interpolating a location of capture on the track path for each of the frames based on the data points, reference data for a reference frame in the video segment, and a video frame rate of the video segment;

presenting the video segment in a user interface; and

displaying, on a map in the user interface, a portion of the track path corresponding to the location of capture of the frames, and a first marker configured to move along the track path according to the location of capture of the frame being presented.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the program comprises further instructions that when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising receiving a timing offset to synchronize a timing of the video segment and a timing of the data points.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the reference data comprises a time of capture of the reference frame.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the reference data comprises a location of capture of the reference frame.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 13,

wherein the first marker is configured to be selected and moved along the portion of the track path;

and

wherein presenting the video segment in a user interface comprises presenting the video frames according to the location of first marker along the track path.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the program comprises further instructions that when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

displaying a second marker for indicating frame time in the video segment; and

determining a frame time corresponding to the location of the first marker along the track path, wherein moving the first marker causes the second marker to change to the corresponding frame time.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the program comprises further instructions that when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

displaying a second marker for indicating frame time in a video segment, wherein manipulation of the second marker causes the first marker to move to a corresponding location on the displayed geographical track path.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the program comprises further instructions that when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

determining the portion of the track path corresponding to the location of capture of the frames based on a time of capture of the reference frame and the frame rate.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the program comprises further instructions that when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving a selection of a second video segment; and

interpolating a location of capture on the track path for each of the frames of the second video segment based on the data points, reference data for a reference frame in the second video segment, and a video frame rate;

presenting the second video segment in a user interface;

displaying a second portion of the track path corresponding to the second video segment on the map.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the program comprises further instructions that when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising panning the map to include the location of capture of each of the video frames of the second video segment.

23. A system comprising:

a memory device for storing media content items and geographical track data;

a computing system including processor electronics configured to perform operations comprising;

associating media content items with locations of capture along a track path, the track path based on the stored geographical track data;

preparing a media presentation of the media content items in a series corresponding to locations of capture of the media content items along the track path;

displaying, on a display device associated with a computer, the media presentation;

displaying the track path on the map in the display device; and

providing user controls including a location marker associated with a location on the track path and a time marker associated with a time in the media presentation, wherein manipulation of the location marker to a first location on the track path causes the time marker to move to a corresponding time in the presentation and manipulation of the time marker to a first time in the presentation causes the location marker to move to a corresponding location on the track path.

24. The system of claim 23,

wherein the first time in the presentation corresponds to a frame in a video segment;

and

the processor electronics further configured to perform the operations comprising;

determining the corresponding location on the track path based on the first time, a reference frame in the video segment, and a frame rate of the video segment; and

displaying the frame.

25. The system of claim 23,

wherein the corresponding time in the presentation corresponds to a frame in a video segment;

and

the processor electronics further configured to perform the operations comprising;

determining the corresponding time from the first location on the track path by determining an interpolated time coordinate for the first location based on the track data and converting the interpolated time coordinate into the corresponding time in the presentation based on a reference frame of the video segment and a frame rate of the video. segment; and

displaying the frame.