Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090106671 | DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA SHARING IN VIRTUAL WORLDS - A method for producing and presenting a virtual immersive multimedia presentation in a virtual world environment. The method includes obtaining access to a plurality of digital multimedia, obtaining access to a virtual world environment capable of displaying digital multimedia. Based on a designated criteria automatically selecting one or more of the following: a subset of the digital multimedia from the plurality of digital multimedia, an immersive virtual environment from the plurality of prefabricated environments, and an avatar configuration from the plurality of avatar configurations for creating the digital multimedia presentation for display in the virtual world environment. | 04-23-2009 |
20110270813 | DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEM EMPLOYING USER PERSONALIZATION AND IMAGE UTILIZATION PROFILES - A computer or computer system stores digital images, user personalization profiles, and image usage profiles. The image usage profiles contain information identifying how often and by what user a digital image was viewed, shared, printed or otherwise used by a user. The user personalization profiles include information identifying the digital images that are viewed, shared, printed or otherwise used by a user. The system automatically generates and stores a preferred product or service associated with a user personalization profile based on the information in the user profile and on information in an image usage profile. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270947 | DIGITAL IMAGING METHOD EMPLOYING USER PERSONALIZATION AND IMAGE UTILIZATION PROFILES - A method for creating image products and services for users connected to and in communication with a server through a computer network. User personalization profiles are generated and stored for each of the users and each personalization profile contains personal preferences for the plurality of users. Digital images are received from the plurality of client computers and are stored in a storage system on the digital image server. In response to a particular user selecting an image product or service using a stored digital image, the server automatically provides over the network a customized offering of a second product or service to the particular user. The offering is customized in response to at least one of the image usage profiles and in response to at least one of the user personalization profiles. | 11-03-2011 |
20120229672 | DISTRIBUTED IMAGE ACQUISITION AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A distributed image acquisition and storage system connected to a communication network includes one or more digital cameras, each digital camera having a digital image sensor that acquires digital images, a unique camera identifier, and a current user identifier, and further includes one or more storage devices, each storage device having a digital memory that store the acquired digital images and a unique storage identifier, and further including a computer server. Connections, communications, and access privileges between the various system components is described. | 09-13-2012 |
20120249853 | DIGITAL CAMERA FOR REVIEWING RELATED IMAGES - A digital camera system for capturing and reviewing a group of related digital still images, comprising: an image sensor for capturing a digital image; a user interface including one or more user interface elements; a storage memory; and a program memory storing instructions configured to cause a data processing system to implement a method for capturing and reviewing a group of related digital still images. The instructions include: capturing and storing a group of related digital still images of the scene at a sequence of image capture times; providing a user interface for enabling a user interface to select a stored group of related digital still images for review; providing a user interface for enabling the user to delete a subset of the digital still images. | 10-04-2012 |
20120266066 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDING SUBJECT-DEPENDENT FEEDBACK - A digital image display device for displaying a collection of digital media assets, comprising: a display screen; a network connection; a user interface for receiving input from a user of the digital image display device; and a program memory. The program memory stores executable instructions for receiving a set of digital media assets and associated metadata using the network connection; displaying a digital media asset on the display screen; identifying a subject depicted in the displayed digital media asset; determining a particular set of feedback message choices responsive to the determined subject; displaying the particular set of feedback message choices on the display screen; receiving input via the user interface to select a particular feedback message choice; and using the network connection to provide the selected feedback message. | 10-18-2012 |
20120266077 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDING FEEDBACK MESSAGES - A digital image display device for displaying a collection of digital media assets, comprising: a display screen; a network connection; a user interface; and a program memory. The program memory stores executable instructions for receiving a set of digital media assets and associated metadata using the network connection, wherein each digital media asset is provided by a particular individual using a particular sharing method; displaying a digital media asset on the display screen; identifying a subject depicted in the displayed digital media asset; displaying a set of feedback message choices on the display screen; receiving input via the user interface to select a particular feedback message choice; and using the network connection to provide the selected feedback message to the particular individual who provided the digital media asset using the particular sharing method that was used to provide the displayed digital media asset. | 10-18-2012 |
20120266084 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED FEEDBACK - A digital image display device for displaying a collection of digital media assets, comprising: a display screen; a network connection; a user interface for receiving input from a user of the digital image display device; and a program memory. The program memory stores executable instructions for receiving a set of digital media assets and associated metadata using the network connection; displaying a digital media asset on the display screen; determining a particular individual who provided the displayed digital media asset; determining a particular set of feedback message choices responsive to the determined particular individual; displaying the particular set of feedback message choices on the display screen; receiving input via the user interface to select a particular feedback message choice; and using the network connection to provide the selected feedback message to the individual who provided the digital media asset. | 10-18-2012 |
20120327252 | GUIDANCE FOR IMAGE CAPTURE AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS - A method for providing guidance to a user as to what images should be captured by the user as the user moves from location to location, comprising receiving a first captured digital image having pixel data captured of a scene at a first location, using a processor to analyze the pixel data of the first captured digital image and determining based on such analysis a second possible image capture location for the user, wherein the second possible image capture location is selected from a plurality of different possible locations, and transmitting guidance to the user over a communications network, the guidance including information concerning a next scene to be captured at the second location. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327257 | PHOTO PRODUCT USING IMAGES FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS - A method for providing a photo product, comprising receiving, over a wireless communications network, a plurality of captured images from a wireless capture device taken at different locations along a route, evaluating one or more images taken at different locations according to predetermined criteria and if an image meets such criteria selecting such image so that a predetermined number of images has been selected at least one of which relates to each location; and producing a photo product including the selected images positioned in the photo product in association with prestored information that relates to the respective scenes in the plurality of locations. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327265 | IMAGING DEVICE PROVIDING CAPTURE LOCATION GUIDANCE - An image capture device, comprising an image sensor, an image display, a data processing system; a storage memory and a program memory storing instructions configured to cause the data processing system to provide guidance for capturing images at a plurality of locations, by displaying guidance information for capturing a first digital image at a first location, using the image sensor to capture a first digital image, storing the first digital image in the storage memory, using the data processing system to analyze the pixel data of the first digital image and determining based on such analysis a second possible image capture location, wherein the second possible image capture location is selected from a plurality of different possible locations, displaying guidance information for a capturing a second scene at the second location, using the image sensor to capture a second digital image; and storing the second digital image in the storage memory. | 12-27-2012 |
20130055079 | DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED FEEDBACK - A digital image display device comprising: a display screen; a processor; a network connection for receiving digital media assets provided by a plurality of individuals; an image memory; a user interface for receiving input from a user of the digital image display device; and a program memory. The program memory stores instructions to execute the steps of: receiving a digital media asset; displaying the received digital media asset on the display screen; determining the individual who provided the displayed digital media asset; selecting a set of classified feedback message choices responsive to the determined individual; displaying the selected set of feedback message choices, receiving input from the user to select a particular feedback message choice; and providing an indication of the selected feedback message to the individual who provided the displayed digital media asset. | 02-28-2013 |
20130055088 | DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDING FEEDBACK BASED ON IMAGE CLASSIFICATION - A digital image display device comprising: a display screen; a processor; a network connection for receiving digital media assets provided by a plurality of individuals; an image memory; a user interface for receiving input from a user of the digital image display device; and a program memory. The program memory stores instructions to execute the steps of: receiving a digital media asset; displaying the received digital media asset on the display screen; determining an asset classification for the displayed digital media asset; selecting a set of classified feedback message choices responsive to the determined asset classification; displaying the selected set of feedback message choices, receiving input from the user to select a particular feedback message choice; and providing an indication of the selected feedback message to the individual who provided the displayed digital media asset. | 02-28-2013 |
20130191211 | CUSTOMIZING PRINTED PRODUCTS BASED ON TRAVEL PATHS - A method for providing customized printed products at a printing location, including storing a collection of prestored information associated with a plurality of different travel paths, receiving a digital message from a wireless device positioned at a first location, transmitting an offer to provide a printed product at the printing location; determining a travel path between the first capture location and the printing location, selecting particular prestored information responsive to the determined travel path; and providing a customized printed product at the printing location which includes the selected particular prestored information. | 07-25-2013 |
20140132783 | IMAGING DEVICE PROVIDING CAPTURE LOCATION GUIDANCE - An image capture device, comprising an image sensor, an image display, a data processing system; a storage memory and a program memory storing instructions configured to cause the data processing system to provide guidance for capturing images at a plurality of locations, by displaying guidance information for capturing a first digital image at a first location, using the image sensor to capture a first digital image, storing the first digital image in the storage memory, using the data processing system to analyze the pixel data of the first digital image and determining based on such analysis a second possible image capture location, wherein the second possible image capture location is selected from a plurality of different possible locations, displaying guidance information for a capturing a second scene at the second location, using the image sensor to capture a second digital image; and storing the second digital image in the storage memory. | 05-15-2014 |