Audio sharing

• US 8,606,383 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2010
• Issued: 12/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, Jr., John D., Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Robert W.
• Primary Examiner(s): ELBIN, JESSE A
• Application Number:
  US12/799,398
• Publication Number:
  US 20100235466A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,327 Days
• Field of Search: 700/94, 709230-232, 369/47.12, 369/86
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00137 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00148 Storage information retrieval G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00161 Viewing or previewing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00167 Processing or editing H04N1/00196 - H04N1/00201 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00172 directly from a still digital camera or from a storage medium mounted in a still digital camera H04N1/0018 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00188 Printing, e.g. prints or reprints H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00347 with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/42 Systems for two-way working , e.g. conference systems H04N1/32 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera

Abstract

One aspect of the disclosure relates to obtaining at least some audio information, at least partially at a shared audio device. The aspect of the disclosure also relates to temporally coordinating transmitting at the shared audio device the at least some audio information and at least some temporally-associated dissimilar-media information that can be received by at least one other shared audio device such that corresponding segments of the at least some audio information can be received at the at least one other shared audio device substantially temporally corresponding to when corresponding segments of the at least some temporally-associated dissimilar-media information can be received at the at least one other shared audio device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining at least some audio information; and

transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information

(i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and

(ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining at least some audio information comprises:

capturing at least some audio information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining at least some audio information comprises:

retrieving from storage at least some audio information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining at least some audio information comprises:

obtaining at least some audio information at least partially using at least one sharing user interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining at least some audio information comprises:

capturing, at least partially using at least one sharing user interface, at least some audio information.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

considering whether the at least some audio information satisfies at least some copyright criteria.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device comprises:

transmitting, via at least one communication link and to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device comprises:

transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, (A) the at least some audio information and (B) at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device comprises:

transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-audio information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-audio information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device comprises:

transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some image information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some image information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device comprises:

transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some non-audio information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some non-audio information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device comprises:

transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session and in response to physical contact with the at least one device, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device comprises:

transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session and via at least one wireless communication link, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device comprises:

transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session and via at least one wired-based communication link, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving one or more user selections associated with the at least some temporally-associated dissimilar-media information.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device comprises:

transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device and on one or more user selections.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device comprises:

transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some textual information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some textual information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device comprises:

transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some language translation information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some language translation information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device comprises:

transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some video information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some video information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device comprises:

transmitting, to at least one phone device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one phone device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one phone device, and (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one phone device.

21. A system comprising:

at least one article of manufacture bearing one or more instructions for facilitating a process including at least;

obtaining at least some audio information; and

transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information

(i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and

(ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.

22. A system comprising:

circuitry configured for obtaining at least some audio information; and

circuitry configured for transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information

(i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, and

(ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device.