Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090061901 | Personal augmented reality advertising - Personal augmented reality advertising involves detecting a proximity between a participant's mobile device and a viewer's mobile device. An identifier of the participant's mobile device and biometric data that describes the participant have both been made publicly available. The biometric data is obtained in response to detecting the proximity between the participant's mobile device and the viewer's mobile device. A match is detected between the biometric data of the participant and an image captured from a sensor of the viewer's mobile device. In response to detecting the match, the captured image and an advertisement presented with the captured image is presented in the viewer's mobile device. The advertisement is associated with the participant. | 03-05-2009 |
20090064227 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING A PERSONALIZED VISUALIZATION OF BROADCASTING STATIONS - An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for creating a personalized visualization of broadcasting stations that enables a user to quickly identify broadcasting stations that are in line with his or her tastes or preferences. Broadcasting stations may be plotted at specific locations within a personalized visualization based on the categories in which media objects broadcast by those broadcasting stations fall. This location may be continuously updated as the broadcasting stations continue to broadcast additional media objects falling within different categories. A user may similarly be plotted, and continuously updated, within the personalized visualization based on the categories in which media objects reproduced by the user fall. By viewing the personalized visualization, the user may be able to identify which of the broadcasting stations monitored are broadcasting media objects that are most in line with the media objects he or she has been reproducing. | 03-05-2009 |
20090327193 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FILTERING MEDIA FILES - An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for filtering media files for inclusion in a user's profile. A user may define rules to prevent certain media files from being included in his/her profile and, if desired, to redirect the media files to another individual's profile. The recommendation service, itself, may further generate rules to be used to filter the media files. When a media file that meets one of the rules defined by the user, or automatically by the service, is consumed in association with the user's account, a reference associated with the media file may, depending upon the requirements of the rule, be placed into a temporary folder, from which the user may delete the reference or redirect it to his or her own, or another's, profile. | 12-31-2009 |
20090327891 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING A MEDIA CONTENT SELECTION MECHANISM - A method for providing a media content selection mechanism may include providing for display of a selectable object that is representative of a corresponding physical object associated with media content. The selectable object may be arranged in the display based at least in part on a physical location of the physical object represented by the selectable object. The method may further include determining whether the selectable object correlates to a digital content item and enabling the provision of information corresponding to the digital content item in response to selection of the selectable object. | 12-31-2009 |
20100138433 | Method and Apparatus for Generating an Information List Associated with a User - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, comprising a processor configured to receive a request associated with a group, generate an information list based at least in part on the group, and transmit the information list. | 06-03-2010 |
20100138742 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Information Related to User Actions - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising a processor configured to transmit data based at least in part on an action of users related to consumed media. Further the apparatus comprises a user interface configured to display an indicator associated with the data. | 06-03-2010 |
20110190008 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT-BASED NAVIGATION SERVICES - Methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for providing context-based navigation services. A method may include determining a first location and a second location. The method may further include extracting context information from a context model based at least in part upon one or more of the first location or the second location. The extracted context information may include one or more of audio context information, activity context information, social context information, or visual context information. The method may additionally include determining at least one route between the first location and the second location based at least in part upon the extracted context information. The method may also include providing the at least one determined route to a client apparatus. Corresponding apparatuses and systems are also provided. | 08-04-2011 |
20130231761 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN AUDIO SUMMARY OF A LOCATION - Various methods are described for generating an audio summary representing a location on a place exploration service. One example method may comprise receiving at least one audio file. The method may further comprise dividing the at least one audio file into one or more audio segments. Additionally, the method may comprise determining a representative audio segment for each of the one or more audio segments. The method may further comprise generating an audio summary of the at least one audio file by combining one or more of the representative audio segments of the one or more audio segments. Similar and related methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are also provided. | 09-05-2013 |
20130232412 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA EVENT SUGGESTIONS - Various methods are described for providing media event suggestions based at least in part on a co-occurrence model. One example method may comprise receiving a selection of at least one media event to include in a media composition. Additionally, the method may comprise determining at least one suggested media event based at least in part on the at least one media events. The method may further comprise causing display of the at least one suggested media event. Similar and related methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are also provided. | 09-05-2013 |
20130259447 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER DIRECTED VIDEO EDITING - An approach is provided for user directed video editing. A media platform determines one or more viewpoints of a live event selected by a user. The media platform then determines respective media segments that depict the respective one or more viewpoints. The media segments include metadata of orientation information, geo-location information, timing information, or a combination thereof associated with the creation of respective media segments. The media platform then determines to generate a compilation of at least a portion of the media segments based, at least in part, on the metadata. | 10-03-2013 |
20130263016 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION TAGGED USER INTERFACE FOR MEDIA SHARING - An approach is provided for a location-tagged user interface for media sharing. A media service platform determines one or more media profiles associated with at least one point of interest. The media service platform also causes, at least in part, a rendering of at least user interface element in association with at least one representation of the at least one point of interest. The user interface element represents, at least in part, the one or more media profiles. The media service platform further causes, at least in part, a rendering of at least one input connection component, at least one output connection component, or a combination thereof for interacting with the at least one user interface element, the one or more media profiles, or a combination thereof. | 10-03-2013 |
20130263049 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT LISTS USING CONNECTING USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS - An approach is provided for providing content lists using connecting user interface elements. The content-based patching platform causes, at least in part, a rendering of a user interface depicting at least one location-based content list and at least one other location-based content list. Next, the content-based patching platform determines one or more interactions with at least one connecting user interface element to cause, at least in part, an association of the at least one location-based content list with the at least one other location-based content list. Then, the content-based patching platform determines to create at least one mixed content list from the at least one location-based content list, the at least one other location-based content list, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the association. | 10-03-2013 |
20130268414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES USING CONNECTING USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS - An approach is provided for providing services using connecting user interface elements. The connector platform determines one or more functions, one or more properties, or a combination thereof associated with one or more services. Next, the connector platform causes, at least in part, a rendering of at least one connecting user interface element to represent the one or more functions, the one or more properties, or a combination thereof. Then, the connector platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more interactions between the at least one connecting user interface element and one or more service user interface elements to determine whether to enable the one or more functions, the one or more properties, or a combination thereof. | 10-10-2013 |
20130282269 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A CALCULATED ROUTE USING WAYPOINTS ASSOCIATED WITH A TRAVELED ROUTE - An approach is provided for providing a calculated route using waypoints associated with a traveled route. A traveled route platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more location logs to determine one or more waypoints, wherein the one or more location logs include, at least in part, one or more location samples for at least one device on a traveled route. The traveled route platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more waypoints via one or more routing engines to determine a calculated route as a representation of the traveled route. | 10-24-2013 |
20130290359 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING EVENT INFORMATION ON DEMAND - An approach for enabling mobile device users to acquire information regarding events in their proximity on demand is described. An activity processing platform causes, at least in part, an aggregation of activity information associated with at least one device into at least one activity pool. The activity processing platform further processes and/or facilitates a processing of the at least one activity pool against one or more advancement criteria associated with one or more applications, one or more services, or a combination thereof to determine one or more recommendations with respect to the one or more applications, the one or more services, or a combination thereof. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290818 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN PRESENTATIONS OF TWO MEDIA ITEMS - An approach is provided for switching between presentations of two media items. A media platform determines a request to cause, at least in part, a switching of a presentation of a first media item to a second media item. The media platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of metadata associated with the first media item, the second media item, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, a synthesis of one or more transitions. The media platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of the one or more transitions during the switching. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290843 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING PERSONALIZED MEDIA STREAMS - An approach is provided for mixing at least one additional element on top of a media stream. A mix media platform determines at least a first media item for rendering in a first application. The mix media platform next determines one or more interactions with at least one connecting user interface element to associate a first representation of the first media item with a second representation of one or more media sources of a second application. The mix media platform then causes, at least in part, a mixing of the first media item and at least a portion of one or more second media items associated with the one or more media sources to cause, at least in part, a generation of a mix item. | 10-31-2013 |
20130295961 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MEDIA BASED ON MEDIA ELEMENTS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS - An approach is provided for generating and sharing compositions based on media elements acquired from different locations. A media generation platform determines an association of one or more media elements with one or more locations. The media generation platform next determines one or more interactions with at least one connecting user interface element to associate the one or more media composition elements with one or more media composition applications. The media generation platform then causes a generation of at least one media composition that includes, at least in part, the one or more media composition elements based, at least in part, on the one or more interactions. | 11-07-2013 |
20130297454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING ASSOCIATION OF USERS WITH PRODUCTS AND INFORMATION - An approach is provided for substantially automatically determining that a user is associated with at least one product. A processing platform determines one or more media files, one or more content files, or a combination thereof, which are associated with the at least one product. Further, the processing platform associates the one or media files, one or more content files, or a combination thereof with descriptive information associated with the at least one product. | 11-07-2013 |
20130326379 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN INTERFACE FOR TRIGGERING DEVICE ACTION - An approach is provided for causing, at least in part, an identification of one or more triggering devices. A processor may then cause, at least in part, an association of the one or more actions with the one or more triggering devices based, at least in part, on the identification wherein the one or more actions are initiated based, at least in part, on a detection of the one or more triggering devices. | 12-05-2013 |
20140019867 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING AND RECOMMENDING CONTENT - An approach is presented for sharing, discovering, and/or recommending content items associated with user information and/or other content items. A service provider determines an input from at least one user for selecting at least one object depicted in at least one media item. Further, the service provider determines at least one location associated with the at least one object. Furthermore, the service provider causes an association of the at least one user with the at least one location. | 01-16-2014 |
20140052281 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA SUMMARIES FOR CONTENT INFORMATION - An approach is provided for creating multimedia summary for content information. The approach involves receiving a multimedia signal request from a mobile communication device, wherein content information of the mobile communication device is determined and processed. The approach also involves determining the characteristic of the content information, and then determining and processing the multimedia signal based on the characteristic. Then, the multimedia converter causes transmission of the multimedia signal to the user device. | 02-20-2014 |
20140068444 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCORPORATING MEDIA ELEMENTS FROM CONTENT ITEMS IN LOCATION-BASED VIEWING - An approach is provided for incorporating media elements from content items into associated locations presented by a location-based view. A media element platform determines one or more locations associated with at least one location-based view. The media element platform further determines one or more content items associated with the one or more locations. The media element platform also processes the one or more content items to extract one or more media elements. The media element platform further causes a presentation of the one or more media elements in the at least one location-based view. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074392 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ALTERNATE ROUTE RECOMMENDATIONS - An approach is provided for providing alternate route recommendations based on progress information of a user along an alternate route. An adaptive routing platform determines at least one alternate route to a route, wherein the at least one alternate route is taken by at least one user. The adaptive routing platform further determines progress information of the at least one user along the at least one alternate route. The adaptive routing platform also determines whether to cause, at least in part, a recommendation of the at least one alternate route to at least one other user based, at least in part, on the progress information. | 03-13-2014 |
20140085045 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN INTERACTIVE CABLE-BASED INTERFACE TO APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES - An approach is provided for an interactive cable-based interface to applications and services. A cable interface platform determines at least one configuration of at least one cable associated with at least one device. The cable interface platform determines at least one function associated with one or more applications, one or more services, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one configuration. Then, the cable interface platform causes, at least in part, an initiation of the at least one function. | 03-27-2014 |
20140121794 | Method, Apparatus, And Computer Program Product For Providing A Personalized Audio File - A method, apparatus and computer program product is disclosed for providing a personalized audio file. Various recordings of an event or performance may be scored by weighting properties relating to audio quality. The scored properties may include information regarding the quality of a recording device, location or orientation of a recording device relative to a sound source, and/or an amount background noise detected on a recording. Scored properties may be weighted based on provided user preferences, detected user device qualities, and/or user listening environments. A personalized audio file, which may include a combination of audio files or extracted tracks from various audio files, is provided to a user. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122244 | PERSONAL AUGMENTED REALITY ADVERTISING - Personal augmented reality advertising involves detecting a proximity between a participant's mobile device and a viewer's mobile device. An identifier of the participant's mobile device and biometric data that describes the participant have both been made publicly available. The biometric data is obtained in response to detecting the proximity between the participant's mobile device and the viewer's mobile device. A match is detected between the biometric data of the participant and an image captured from a sensor of the viewer's mobile device. In response to detecting the match, the captured image and an advertisement presented with the captured image is presented in the viewer's mobile device. The advertisement is associated with the participant. | 05-01-2014 |
20140286624 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERSONALIZED MEDIA EDITING - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to generate a media compilation based on content generated from a community of users. In the context of a method, input that visually simulates a desired type of content is received. The method includes identifying content that matches the input and generating a media compilation based on the identified content. | 09-25-2014 |
20140298217 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A DRAWER-BASED USER INTERFACE FOR CONTENT ACCESS OR RECOMMENDATION - An approach is provided for causing, at least in part, a generation of at least one representation of at least one building, wherein one or more floors of the at least one building are represented as one or more drawer user interface elements in the at least one representation. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, an association of one or more content items with the one or more drawer user interface elements, wherein one or more user interactions with the one or more drawer user interface elements causes, at least in part, an initiation of one or more operations on the one or more content items. | 10-02-2014 |
20140314392 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING OBJECTS OF INTEREST - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to manage objects of interest. In the context of a method, source content is received, wherein the source content includes at least one of audio, video, or image content. The method includes detecting a representation of an object of interest in the source content and determining, by a processor, whether the detected representation of the object of interest is below a predetermined quality threshold. In an instance in which the representation of the object of interest is below the predetermined quality threshold, the method includes replacing the detected representation of the object of interest in the source content with a higher quality representation of the object of interest acquired from a set of stored representations of objects of interest. A similar apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 10-23-2014 |
20140325408 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MUSICAL CONTENT BASED ON GRAPHICAL USER INPUTS - Mechanisms are provided for receiving a graphical input from a user, such as a sketch, determining at least one musical element represented by the graphical input, identifying at least one item of musical content including the musical element(s), and providing for presentation of the at least one item of musical content to the user, such as by creating a playlist for the user of the identified content. Certain musical elements represented in the graphical input may be emphasized or deemphasized to indicate a dominance of the particular musical element in the desired musical content. The graphical input may be modified by the user to allow the user to iteratively search for music in a dynamic, real-time manner. | 10-30-2014 |
20140344685 | MEDIA CONTENT CONSUMPTION - A method, apparatus and computer program instructions are provided. The method comprises: providing credit that enables a user to skip playback of media content items; identifying that a user has provided input to skip from playing a first media content item to playing a second media content item; and determining, on the basis of at least one contextual characteristic associated with the input, a value by which to reduce the credit. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344686 | MEDIA CONTENT CONSUMPTION - A method, apparatus and computer program instructions are provided. The apparatus comprises: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing computer program instructions configured, working with the at least one processor, to cause at least the following to be performed: causing display of a graphical item pictorially identifying media content and having an appearance that depends upon prior playback of the media content. | 11-20-2014 |
20140357291 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNAL-BASED POSITIONING - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to normalize signal strengths and compensate for the variety of factors that may cause erroneous distance estimation, thereby increasing the accuracy of the distance estimation. In the context of a method, signal information is received relating to a signal transmitted by a first device and measured by a second device. Normalization information is accessed relating to the first device or the second device and normalized signal information is generated based on the signal information and the normalization information. A distance between the first device and the second device is estimated based on the normalized signal information. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING MEDIA TO USERS - An approach is provided for determining at least two associated users who are presented media items based on respective playlists of media items. The approach further involves analysing media items in the respective playlists to determine similarity information for the media items in the respective playlists. The approach further involves causing insertion of at least one further media item in the respective playlists of the at least two users at least in part based on the determined similarity information. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359441 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPRESENTING AND MANIPULATING METADATA - Mechanisms are described for providing visual representations of metadata so as to allow for an easier, more intuitive, and more entertaining way for a user to manage metadata by allowing a user to execute operations relating to the metadata through interactions with the visual representations of that metadata. A user can further define visual objects and use such objects for searching media content items, such as by using a visual representation of metadata as a filter and displaying graphical depictions of associations between the visual representations of metadata and the associated media content item. Moreover, operations executed on the visual representations, such as copying, pasting, and modifying the visual representations, are translated to actions on the metadata itself and can be applied across different devices, as well as different media content items and groups of media content items. | 12-04-2014 |
20140366049 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GATHERING AND PRESENTING EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TO AN EVENT - Provided herein is a method, apparatus and computer program product for gathering and presenting emotional response to an event in the form of an emotional response timeline. In particular, the method may include generating a timeline of a collected emotional response of a user relative to an event, selecting, by a processor, a portion of the timeline of the emotional response that meets at least one predefined criterion, and generating an edited event based on the portion of the timeline of the emotional response that meets the at least one predetermined criterion. The emotional response may include one or more of a heart rate, a facial expression, a vocalization, or a facial flush. The at least one predetermined criterion may include an emotional response above a predefined threshold. | 12-11-2014 |
20140366710 | AUDIO SIGNAL ANALYSIS - Apparatus for audio processing comprises: a beat tracking module for identifying beat time instants in an audio signal and a downbeat identifier for identifying downbeats occurring at beat time instants, each downbeat corresponding to the start of a musical bar or measure. A pattern identifier identifies two or more adjacent bars or measures containing musical characteristics which repeat within the audio signal, the pattern identifier being configured to: generate for each downbeat a plurality of scores using respective analysis methods for indicating different characteristics within the audio signal at the downbeat; combine the scores for each downbeat; and identify based on the combined scores non-adjacent downbeats that correspond to the start of a musical pattern. | 12-18-2014 |
20150094835 | AUDIO ANALYSIS APPARATUS - An apparatus comprising: an analyser determiner configured to determine at least one sub-set of analysers, wherein the sub-set of analysers are determined from a set of possible analysers; at least one analyser module comprising the sub-set of analysers configured to analyse at least one audio signal to generate at least two analysis features; at least one predictor configured to determine from the at least two analysis features the presence or absence of at least one accentuated point within the at least one audio signal. | 04-02-2015 |
20150095749 | Visual Representation of a Character Identity and a Location Identity - A method comprising determining that, at least a part of, content of a section of a document is being displayed, determining at least one character identity, determining at least one location identity indicated by the section, and determining at least one visual representation of the location identity such that the visual representation of the location identity comprises a visual representation of the character identity that indicates a relationship between the character identity and the location identity is disclosed. | 04-02-2015 |
20150104061 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUGMENTED REALITY MESSAGE HIDING AND REVEALING - The present invention relates to an operation method for executing games on mobile camera enabled terminal devices and to devices capable of executing the method. The method is based on hiding augmented reality messages in pictures by taking an image of an object, providing symbols; linking the symbols to the image, such that the symbols are not visible when displaying the image, and sending the image and the linked invisible symbols via a wireless connection as a first image to a mobile camera terminal device. The invention also provides a second component to re-visualize the hidden message by receiving the first image, taking a second image with a camera of the mobile camera terminal device, displaying the second image, comparing the first and second images to determine a matching measure, and visibly displaying the linked invisible symbols on the display, if the comparison fulfills at least one predetermined condition. | 04-16-2015 |
20150110413 | Relevance Based Visual Media Item Modification - A method comprising receiving a visual media item, determining an identity of at least one intended viewer of the visual media item, identifying a visual representation of an object that is comprised by the visual media item, determining a relevance of the object based, at least in part, on the identity, and generating a modified visual media item such that the modified visual media item differs from the visual media item, at least, by visual emphasis of the visual representation of the object is disclosed. | 04-23-2015 |
20150142799 | ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AN OBJECT AND A MOOD MEDIA ITEM - A method comprising identifying a mood media item association with an object media item, the mood media item being a media item of a face of a user while the object media item is being viewed by the user, determining an object that is associated with the object media item, and causing establishment of an association between the object and the mood media item is disclosed. | 05-21-2015 |
20150147049 | VIDEO REMIXING SYSTEM - A method and related apparatus for providing content information for a video remix, the method comprising: identifying at least one performer of an event on the basis of image data of a source video; obtaining information about a role of the at least one performer in the event; determining at least some video frames of the source video to contain said at least one performer as a dominant performer in said event; and annotating said video frames of the source video with a description of the role of the at least one performer. | 05-28-2015 |
20150194185 | VIDEO REMIXING SYSTEM - A method comprising obtaining, by an automatic video media remixing service, at least one source of media content to be used as a reference media content; analysing the at least one reference media content according to at least one stylistic parameter; and determining, on the basis of the at least one stylistic parameter, at least one editing rule or parameter for controlling creation of an automatic media remix. | 07-09-2015 |
20150235405 | DISPLAY OF A DATA SOURCE INDICATOR AND A DATA SINK INDICATOR - A method comprising causing display of a plurality of program interface elements, identifying, from the plurality of program interface elements, of at least one source program interface element that represents a source program, the source program being a program that is configured to send data to one or more programs, causing display of a data source indicator at a position that corresponds with a position of the source program interface element, identifying, from the plurality of program interface elements, of at least one sink program interface element that represents a sink program, the sink program being a program that is configured to receive data from one or more programs, and causing the sink program interface element to comprise a data sink indicator is disclosed. | 08-20-2015 |
20150253158 | Determination of a Charge Surface Position - A method comprising determining that the apparatus is placed at a charge surface position on a charger apparatus, the charge surface position being a position of the apparatus on the charge surface of the charger apparatus, and the apparatus being configured to receive a charge signal from the charger apparatus based, at least in part, on placement of the apparatus at the charge surface position, determining that the charge surface position is associated with control of at least one separate apparatus, determining at least one operational directive associated with control of the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the charge surface position is associated with control of the separate apparatus, and causing sending of the operational directive to the separate apparatus is disclosed. | 09-10-2015 |
20150253750 | Determination of a Parameter Device - A method comprising receiving information indicative of a rotational input on a knob apparatus, the knob apparatus being an apparatus that comprises a knob configured to receive the rotational input, identifying a predetermined parameter directive type associated with the rotational input, the parameter directive type corresponding to a parameter of a separate apparatus that is configurable by way of a parameter directive, determining a parameter directive value adjustment based, at least in part, on the rotational input, determining the parameter directive such that the parameter directive identifies the parameter directive type and the parameter directive value adjustment, and causing the separate apparatus to configure the parameter by way of sending of the parameter directive to the separate apparatus is disclosed. | 09-10-2015 |
20150264256 | DISPLAY OF VIDEO INFORMATION - A method comprising receiving information indicative of an object sharing input, receiving video information from a camera module that is configured to have a field of capture that corresponds with a field of view through a see through display, identifying at least one object representation comprised by the video information, the object representation being a visual representation of an object that within the field of view of the see through display, causing display of the video information on a different display, determining that the video information fails to comprise the object representation, and terminating display of the video information on the different display based, at least in part, on the determination that the video information fails to comprise the object representation is disclosed. | 09-17-2015 |
20150268820 | CAUSATION OF A RENDERING APPARATUS TO RENDER A RENDERING MEDIA ITEM - A method comprising determining that an apparatus is pointing at a separate apparatus, receiving information indicative of at least one media item candidate from the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the separate apparatus, determining a rendering media item based, at least in part, on the media item candidate, determining that the apparatus is pointing at a rendering apparatus, and causing the rendering apparatus to render the rendering media item based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the rendering apparatus is disclosed. | 09-24-2015 |
20150268840 | DETERMINATION OF A PROGRAM INTERACTION PROFILE BASED AT LEAST IN PART ON A DISPLAY REGION - A method comprising determining a first display region in which to display a first program interaction screen associated with a program, determining a first program interaction profile for the program based, at least in part, on the first display region, generating the first program interaction screen based, at least in part, on the first program interaction profile, causing display of the first program interaction screen at a position that corresponds with the first display region, receiving information indicative of a program interaction screen transfer input, determining a second display region in which to display a second program interaction screen associated with the program based, at least in part, on the interaction screen transfer input, determining a second program interaction profile for the program based, at least in part, on the second display region, generating the second program interaction screen based, at least in part, on the second program interaction profile, and causing display of the second program interaction screen at a position that corresponds with the second display region is disclosed. | 09-24-2015 |
20150268917 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ALIGNING IMAGES VIEWED ACROSS MULTIPLE DISPLAYS - Mechanisms are described for sensing and compensating for the misalignment of multiple displays that are cooperating to present an image. A unitary viewing area is determined across the multiple displays that includes a portion of the first display and a portion of the second display based on a location of a linear component of a single user input applied to both displays, such as a hovering gesture provided by a user's finger. The unitary viewing area is determined in such a way that the portion of the image presented on the first display is horizontally aligned with the portion of the image presented on the second display within the viewing area. In this way, the image appears continuous to the viewer across the displays, regardless of the misalignment of the user devices. | 09-24-2015 |
20150278228 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FILTERING MEDIA FILES - An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for filtering media files for inclusion in a user's profile. A user may define rules to prevent certain media files from being included in his/her profile and, if desired, to redirect the media files to another individual's profile. The recommendation service, itself, may further generate rules to be used to filter the media files. When a media file that meets one of the rules defined by the user, or automatically by the service, is consumed in association with the user's account, a reference associated with the media file may, depending upon the requirements of the rule, be placed into a temporary folder, from which the user may delete the reference or redirect it to his or her own, or another's, profile. | 10-01-2015 |
20150280846 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING A PERSONALIZED VISUALIZATION OF BROADCASTING STATIONS - An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for creating a personalized visualization of broadcasting stations that enables a user to quickly identify broadcasting stations that are in line with his or her tastes or preferences. Broadcasting stations may be plotted at specific locations within a personalized visualization based on the categories in which media objects broadcast by those broadcasting stations fall. This location may be continuously updated as the broadcasting stations continue to broadcast additional media objects falling within different categories. A user may similarly be plotted, and continuously updated, within the personalized visualization based on the categories in which media objects reproduced by the user fall. By viewing the personalized visualization, the user may be able to identify which of the broadcasting stations monitored are broadcasting media objects that are most in line with the media objects he or she has been reproducing. | 10-01-2015 |
20150293590 | Method, Apparatus, And Computer Program Product For Haptically Providing Information Via A Wearable Device - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for haptically provided information via a wearable device, and controlling a user device, such as with a gesture input. The user device may be the wearable device, or another user device in close proximity to the wearable device. The wearable device may be beneficial to a user while exercising, such as to control music playback or workout programs. Haptically provided information may be provided via the wearable device to provide feedback in response to the gesture input, and/or to facilitate user provision of the gesture input. The haptically provided information may convey a beat or rhythm of the content or characteristics of a media file, and the gesture input may indicate selection of the media file. An operation to be performed on the user device may be determined based on the selected data item and/or type of gesture input. | 10-15-2015 |