Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090024559 | Context based media content presentation - The invention allows location and other context based presentation of media content while capturing new content with a mobile device. First media content is captured with the mobile device located at a current location. A current context of the mobile device is determined. Second media content is retrieved based on the determined current context of the mobile device. Then, the captured first media content is presented concurrently with the retrieved second media content. | 01-22-2009 |
20090031258 | GESTURE ACTIVATED CLOSE-PROXIMITY COMMUNICATION - A system for establishing a link from a wireless communication device (WCD) to at least one target device that is a member of a particular user group. The process of both locating the target device and establishing a link may incorporate the orientation and/or movement of the WCD into the procedure in lieu of the extensive use of traditional menu interfaces. For example, a WCD may recognize a combination of orientation and/or movement changes as a pattern for triggering activities, such as scanning for other devices. Various movement patterns may also be employed to establish a wireless link and for further interaction between users/devices in a user group. | 01-29-2009 |
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 |
20090300500 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DETERMINING ICONS FOR AUDIO/VISUAL MEDIA CONTENT - An apparatus may include a processor configured to determine one or more attributes of a video clip. The video clip may comprise a plurality of video frames. The processor may be further configured to determine a video frame from the video clip based upon the one or more determined attributes of the video clip. The processor may be additionally configured to annotate a region of image data with an icon. The icon may comprise the determined video frame and an associated link to the video clip. | 12-03-2009 |
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 |
20100053187 | Method, Apparatus, and Computer Readable Medium for Editing an Avatar and Performing Authentication - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising a processor configured to determine a property associated with an access device; and automatically select a characteristic of an avatar based at least in part on the property is disclosed. | 03-04-2010 |
20100091011 | Method and Apparatus for Generating and Image - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, comprising a processor configured to determine a position information related to a first media object, determine a position information related to a second media object, and automatically generate at least one image based at least in part on the position information related to the first media object and based at least in part on the position information related to said second media object is disclosed. | 04-15-2010 |
20100094895 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Media Object - In accordance with an example embodiment of the invention, an apparatus comprising a processor configured to receive information related to a media object, and automatically select at least one supplemental media object based at least in part on a competency of a user related to the media object is disclosed. | 04-15-2010 |
20100144440 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS IN SOCIAL SERVICES - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for providing user identity management in social services. An apparatus may include a processor configured to monitor a first user's behavior on a social service. The processor may be further configured to generate a first user behavior model representative of the first user's behavior over a period of time on the social service based at least in part upon the first user's monitored behavior. The processor may additionally be configured to provide the first user guidance about the first user's behavior based at least in part upon the first user behavior model. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided. | 06-10-2010 |
20110050732 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUSTOMIZING MAP PRESENTATIONS BASED ON USER INTERESTS - An approach is provided for customizing map presentations. A map customizing platform determines a degree of interest of a site represented on an image of a map by tracking at least one of a frequency of visit to the site and a time period of visit at the site. The map customizing platform then changes an image size of the site relative to the image of the map based on the degree of interest. | 03-03-2011 |
20110061108 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDIA RELAYING AND MIXING IN SOCIAL NETWORKS - An approach is provided for relaying media and creating new content from the media via a social network. Audio content is caused to be received from one of a plurality of devices. The one device is associated with a member of a first list of contacts. New audio content is generated based on the received audio content. The new audio content is caused, at least in part, to be transmitted to another one of the devices. The other one device is associated with a member of a second list of contacts. | 03-10-2011 |
20110148935 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTROL OVER A DEVICE DISPLAY BASED ON DEVICE ORIENTATION - An apparatus for enabling provision of control over a device display based on device orientation may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least receiving an indication of data associated with a first potential display view, receiving orientation information indicative of an orientation angle of a device including a display, and enabling provision of a display view at the display that includes a variable portion the first potential display view based on the orientation angle. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided. | 06-23-2011 |
20110249024 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE WORKSPACE - An approach is provided for creating a virtual workspace among devices based, at least in part, on location information. The virtual workspace corresponds to an application or a service common to the devices. Monitoring of the movement of one or more of the devices causes manipulation of the virtual workspace, the application, the service, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the movement. Example applications and services include media editing, media playback, image processing, social networking, and social control functionality. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252320 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE WORKSPACE - An approach is provided for creating a virtual workspace among devices based, at least in part, on location information. The virtual workspace corresponds to an application or a service common to the devices. Monitoring of the movement of one or more of the devices causes manipulation of the virtual workspace, the application, the service, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the movement. Example applications and services include media editing, media playback, image processing, social networking, and social control functionality. | 10-13-2011 |
20110316790 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROXIMITY BASED INPUT - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for transferring information items between communications devices. A source device detects a selection input by an input object. Direction of movement of the input object is detected after the selection input. A target device is identified on the basis of the direction of movement of the input object. The target device is connected for transferring an information item associated with the selection input. | 12-29-2011 |
20120044153 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING CONTENT FILES - An approach is presented for browsing content files. The data manager determines to present a file at a device. Further, the data manager receives an input for selecting one or more of elements of metadata associated with the file based, at least in part, on the presentation of the file. Then, the data manager determines to select one or more other files based, at least in part, on the input. | 02-23-2012 |
20120113138 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANNOTATING POINT OF INTEREST INFORMATION - An approach is provided for annotating point of interest information to structures. One or more representations of at least one structure are determined. One or more partitions of the at least one structure is determined based, at least in part, on one or more features of the one or more representations. One or more points of interest associated with the at least one structure are determined. One or more points of interest are determined to be rendered for presentation based, at least in part, on the one or more partitions. | 05-10-2012 |
20120206319 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING MEDIA IN A MULTI-DEVICE ENVIRONMENT - An approach is provided for sharing media in a multi-device environment. A group of devices for sharing one or more media files is determined. A shared media manager causes joining of one or more displays of the devices. The shared media manager then determines to generate a common user interface for presenting the one or more media files on the joined one or more displays. | 08-16-2012 |
20120218296 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEATURE-BASED PRESENTATION OF CONTENT - An approach is provided for location-based presentation of content. A content service platform determines one or more representations of at least one structure. The content service platform also processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more representations to determine one or more features of the one or more representations. The content service platform further causes, at least in part, designation of the one or more features as elements of a virtual display area, wherein the one or more representations comprise, at least in part, the virtual display area. The content service platform also causes, at least in part, presentation of one or more outputs of one or more applications, one or more services, or a combination thereof in the virtual display area. | 08-30-2012 |
20120311131 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring and Controlling Data Sharing - An approach is provided for managing data sharing at user device. A data sharing module determines one or more requests for a transmission or a reception of one or more data items at a device. Next, the data sharing module causes, at least in part, a time delay in the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items. Further, the data sharing module determines to monitor during the time delay for one or more inputs specifying at least one operation with respect to the transmission or the reception of the one or more data items. | 12-06-2012 |
20130031497 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING MULTI-PARAMETER DISCOVERY AND INPUT - An approach is provided for enabling multi-parameter discovery and input. A user interface platform determines to generate a user interface presenting one or more representations of one or more parameters associated with at least one categorical dimension. The user interface platform also determines one or more manipulations of the one or more representations in the user interface. The user interface platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more manipulations to select from among the one or more parameters, the at least one categorical dimension, or a combination thereof. | 01-31-2013 |
20130061181 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL INPUT - An approach is provided for generating a multi-dimensional input. A user interface platform causes, at least in part, a mapping of one or more parameters, one or more representations of the one or more parameters, or a combination thereof onto one or more respective surface segments of at least one three-dimensional icon. The user interface platform then causes, at least in part, a rendering of the at least one three-dimensional icon in a user interface. The user interface platform then determines one or more manipulations of the at least one three-dimensional icon in the user interface, and processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more manipulations to determine one or more weighting values for the one or more parameters. | 03-07-2013 |
20130083005 | Method and Apparatus for Accessing a Virtual Object - An approach is introduced for providing, by an apparatus, a virtual object that represents an item. The virtual object is perceivable to a user by at least one of the following ways: audibly, visibly or by haptic feedback. The item may be accessed by another apparatus when the postion of the other apparatus corresponds to a perceived position of the virtual object. Once the item has been accessed, it can be copied and edited by the other apparatus. | 04-04-2013 |
20130107069 | Apparatus and Method for Forming Images | 05-02-2013 |
20130110974 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED SELECTION AND COPYING OF FILES TO A TARGET DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
20130147702 | Method, Apparatus, Computer Program and User Interface - A method, apparatus, computer program and user interface wherein the method comprises: detecting a user input at a first apparatus; determining that the user input was also detectable by a second apparatus; and causing a function to be performed where at least part of the function is performed by the first apparatus and at least part of the function is performed by the second apparatus. | 06-13-2013 |
20130162667 | USER INTERFACES AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - One example apparatus is provided that includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code with the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least detect one or more particular user inputs from respective one or more positions, each position associated with a respective edge region of a display. The at least one memory and computer program code may also be configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to, upon detection of the one or more particular user inputs, modify at least a portion of a foreground view on the display to create a peep-hole within the foreground view in the portion, the foreground view comprising first content data associated with a foreground application and the peep-hole comprising second content data. | 06-27-2013 |
20130222222 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF AN IMAGE DEPENDENT UPON THE SHAPE OF A DISPLAY - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to cause different multi-dimensional representations of an image to be presented upon a display and to facilitate changing from one multi-dimensional representation of the image to another multi-dimensional representation of the image, such as in response to a change in the shape of the display. In the context of a method, a first, multi-dimensional representation of an image is caused to be presented upon the display while the display has a first shape. The method also causes a second, multi-dimensional representation of the image, different than the first, multi-dimensional representation of the image, to be presented upon the display while the display has a second shape, different than the first shape. The method also determines the shape of the display such that the corresponding representation of the image is caused to be presented in response thereto. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222432 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT - A method, apparatus and computer program comprises: displaying, first content on a display; detecting a user input wherein the user input comprises deforming at least a portion of a housing of an apparatus; and in response to detecting the user input, performing a geometric transformation on the content such that after the geometric transformation second content, different to the first content is displayed on the display; wherein the location of the deforming within the housing of the apparatus determines a location within the content for performing the geometric transformation. | 08-29-2013 |
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 |
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 |
20130297690 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BINDING DEVICES INTO ONE OR MORE GROUPS - An approach is provided for binding devices into a group for one or more collaborative applications. A device binding application determined a request, from at least one host device, to bind one or more other devices for initiating at least one collaborative application. The device binding application determines an order for binding the one or more other devices to the at least one host device. The device binding application causes, at least in part, a presentation of one or more binding instructions to the at least one host device, the one or more other devices, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the order. | 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 |
20130332837 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SOUND MANAGEMENT - Systems and techniques for location based sound management. Information associated with a display is defined or selected based on user inputs and sounds associated with responsive locations of the display. Defining of the information associated with the display may be based at least in part on user touches to a touch screen display. Parameters for playback are also selected, such as a number of audio channels, based on user inputs that may similarly comprise user touches to the touch screen display. Playback parameters may be changed during playback based on user inputs occurring during playback. | 12-12-2013 |
20130335446 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING LOCATION BASED IMAGES BASED ON A FIELD-OF-VIEW - An approach for enabling users to view an image of a location from different fields-of-view is described. A field-of-view generator causes a rendering of a user interface element representing a field-of-view. The field-of-view generator further processes one or more interactions with the user interface element to determine one or more parameters for specifying the field-of-view. The field-of-view generator further determines a portion of at least one panoramic image that is visible in the field-of-view based, at least in part, on the one or more parameters. Still further, the field-of-view generator causes a rendering of the portion of that at least one panoramic image | 12-19-2013 |
20140019580 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DERIVATIVE PUBLICATIONS OF A PUBLICATION AT ONE OR MORE SERVICES - An approach is provided for providing a derivative publication of a publication at one or more services. The publishing service platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of at least one publication to cause, at least in part, a generation of at least one derivative publication. Next, the publishing service platform determines at least one service for publishing the at least one derivative publication. Then, the publishing service platform causes, at least in part, a transmission of the at least one derivative publication to the at least one service for publication. | 01-16-2014 |
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 |
20140029767 | Downmixing Control - An apparatus including an audio mixer configured to mix at least two audio channels of an audio signal; and a sensor configured to sense motion and/or orientation of the apparatus. The audio mixer is configured to change mixing of the at least two audio channels based, at least partially, on an output from the sensor regarding the sensed motion and/or orientation of the apparatus. | 01-30-2014 |
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 |
20140053079 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROXIMITY BASED INPUT - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for transferring information items between communications devices. A source device detects a selection input by an input object. Direction of movement of the input object is detected after the selection input. A target device is identified on the basis of the direction of movement of the input object. The target device is connected for transferring an information item associated with the selection input. | 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 |
20140079225 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING AUDIO OBJECTS WITH CONTENT AND GEO-LOCATION - An approach is provided for efficiently capturing, processing, presenting, and/or associating audio objects with content items and geo-locations. A processing platform may determine a viewpoint of a viewer of at least one content item associated with a geo-location. Further, the processing platform and/or a content provider may determine at least one audio object associated with the at least one content item, the geo-location, or a combination thereof. Furthermore, the processing platform may process the at least one audio object for rendering one or more elements of the at least one audio object based, at least in part, on the viewpoint. | 03-20-2014 |
20140081760 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CONTENT TO PRESENT ONE OR MORE USERS OF A LOCATION-BASED GROUPING - An approach is provided for determining content data to present to one or more users of a location-based grouping. A group content platform determines at least one location-based grouping of one or more users that have at least one common profile characteristic. The group content platform then determines one or more attributes of the at least one location-based grouping. The group content platform then processes the at least one common profile characteristic, the one or more attributes, or a combination thereof to determine content data to present to at least a subset of the one or more users. | 03-20-2014 |
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 |
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 |
20140313365 | VIRTUAL PRESENCE SYSTEM - A method comprising capturing, by a device equipped with a first camera, at least one image about an object of interest; determining at least one of location and orientation information of the device; retrieving, on the basis of at least one of said at least one image and said location and orientation information, at least one image of the object of interest from a service comprising media associated with location information; capturing, by a second camera, at least one image about an object currently locating in the vicinity of the object of interest; creating a cropped image from the at least one image about said object, the cropped image comprising at least a cropped portion of said object; and embedding the cropped image of said object to the at least one image of the object of interest retrieved from said service. | 10-23-2014 |
20140337742 | METHOD, AN APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINATION OF AN AUDIO TRACK - An audio processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprising an audio analysis unit configured to obtain a group of audio signals, each audio signal associated with an image of a group of images, the group of images being provided for a presentation having an assigned overall viewing time with each image having an assigned viewing time, and to analyze at least one of the audio signals to determine one or more intermediate audio signals for determination of an audio track having a first duration, which first duration essentially covers said assigned overall viewing time. The apparatus further comprises an audio track determination unit configured to compose the audio track having said first duration on basis of said one or more intermediate audio signals. The apparatus may further comprise a classification unit configured to obtain a plurality of audio signals, each audio signal associated with an image of a plurality of images, to obtain a plurality of location indicators, each location indicator associated with an image of the plurality of images, and to determine the group of images as a subset of the plurality of images such that the group comprises images having location indicator referring to a first location associated therewith. | 11-13-2014 |
20140347273 | User Interface Apparatus and Associated Methods - An apparatus including at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: determine a curvature of a deformable flexible user interface area of an electronic device, the deformable flexible user interface area being capable of detecting user input within a hover region; and based on the determined curvature, enable adjusting the hover input region of the user interface area to maintain a substantially flat planar hover input region across the deformable flexible user interface area. | 11-27-2014 |
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 |
20150033123 | AUDIO-VISUAL INTERFACE FOR APPARATUS - An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code is configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: associating at least one user interface visual display element and at least one user interface audio display element with a data representation; determining a user interface position for the data representation determining whether the user interface position for the data representation is within a visual display region; outputting the at least one visual display element when the user interface position is within the visual display region; and outputting the at least one audio display element with the user interface position wherein the outputting of at least one audio display element is generated based on the user interface position relative to the visual display region. | 01-29-2015 |
20150039302 | SPATIAL AUDIO SIGNALING FILTERING - An apparatus comprising: an analyser configured to analyse at least one input to determine one or more expression within the at least one input; and a controller configured to control at least one audio signal associated with the at least one input dependent on the determination of the one or more expression. | 02-05-2015 |