Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080250080 | Annotating the dramatic content of segments in media work - A media work, such as a movie, musical composition, book, or interactive computer game, may be analyzed, segmented, and annotated based on its content. Segment annotations may include a dramatic content level, an indication of thematic importance or key events occurring during the media segment, and other descriptive data relating the content of the media segments. Additionally data identifying the location of the segment within the full version of the media, for example, time codes, page numbers, or game levels, may also be included in the segment annotations. Using an annotated version of the media work, a condensed version may be created based on user preferences and other determined criteria, such as a predetermined time duration, media size, compression ratio, and any content characteristics stored in the segment annotation data. | 10-09-2008 |
20090005167 | Mobile Gaming with External Devices in Single and Multiplayer Games - Methods, systems and apparatuses for gaming using one or more mobile communication devices and one or more remotely-controllable drones, the one or more mobile communication devices being adapted to remotely-control the one or more remotely-controllable drones; including providing game control software to one or more of the mobile communication devices, the game control software including rules for play affecting the operation of the remotely-controllable drones; and, operating a remotely-controllable drone using the mobile communication device with remote control within the rules of play of the game. | 01-01-2009 |
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 |
20090118020 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING GAME CONTENT INCLUDING DOWNLOAD THEREOF - The present invention generally relates to methods and devices as well as handheld stations and computer program products for sending video game content to handheld mobile terminals, comprising broadcasting common video game content to handheld mobile communication terminals via a digital video broadcast handheld channel, to enable said handheld mobile terminals to execute video game applications. | 05-07-2009 |
20090150433 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Using Media Content as Awareness Cues - An apparatus for enabling the use of media content for providing awareness cues may include a processor. The processor may be configured to provide, to a network device, a query regarding a particular entity, receive a content item from the network device in response to the query, the content item being determined as a result of a search by the network device for content stored in association with a current location of the particular entity, and present the received content item. | 06-11-2009 |
20090161963 | METHOD. APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR UTILIZING REAL-WORLD AFFORDANCES OF OBJECTS IN AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA DATA TO DETERMINE INTERACTIONS WITH THE ANNOTATIONS TO THE OBJECTS - An apparatus for determining interactions with annotations to objects based upon real-world affordances of the objects in audio-visual media data may include a processing element configured to receive image data describing one or more objects having real-world affordances, to identify the one or more objects having real-world affordances, and to create one or more semiotic regions by associating with the one or more objects interaction rules corresponding to the respective real-world affordances of the one or more objects. | 06-25-2009 |
20090254859 | Automated selection of avatar characteristics for groups - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for automating avatar selection for groups are disclosed. A representative method includes providing a software application accessible to multiple users, and a database of available avatar characteristics that are selectively combinable to create user-specific avatars with which the users can represent themselves to each other in the application. User(s) associated with a group provide an instruction that associates a first set of the available avatar characteristics with the group. For users associated with the group, access is then restricted to the first set of avatar characteristics, and for users not associated with the group, access is restricted to a different second set of available avatar characteristics. Avatar characteristics in the first set may be selected by an automated procedure that analyzes user-specific avatars of some users, and selects which of the available avatar characteristics to include in the first set based on the analysis. | 10-08-2009 |
20100125603 | Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Determining Media Item Privacy Settings - An apparatus for determining media item privacy settings may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive media item capture data associated with a media item. The media item capture data may include at least a capture location. The processor may also be configured to identify a privacy context that corresponds to the media item capture data. In this regard, the capture location of the media item capture data may be within a geographic zone of the privacy context. The processor may be further configured to determine a privacy setting for the media item based on the corresponding privacy context, and, in some embodiments, control access to the media item in accordance with the determined privacy setting. Associated methods and computer program products may also be provided. | 05-20-2010 |
20100130226 | Determination of event of interest - A method includes receiving first media data from a plurality of persons; identifying first media data generated within a window of time at a certain location and associating the identified first media data with an occurrence of a first event; determining which persons of the plurality of persons were present at the occurrence of the first event; and storing information related to the first event in association with information identifying those persons determined to be present at the occurrence of the first event. The method further includes, in response to receiving further media data from a plurality of persons, determining if the further media data was generated within a window of time at a certain location; determining based at least in part of the stored information if the certain location associated with the further media data is the same as the certain location associated with the first media data, and if at least some of the persons from which the further media data is received are the same as the persons from which the first media data was received and, if so, declaring that a second event is occurring that is related to the first event; and sending a notification of the occurrence of the second event to those persons who were determined to be present at the occurrence of the first event and who are determined to not currently be present at the occurrence of the second event. | 05-27-2010 |
20100251094 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING COMMENTS DURING CONTENT RENDERING - An approach is provided for selecting comments to present when rendering content such as music, images, video, games and other digital media. The approach includes determining a preference of a user for types of expressions presented as comments. Content received for rendering on a device of the user is determined. A comment about the content, based on the preference of the user, is automatically presented on the device in response to the content being received for rendering. In some embodiments an entity is determined to which the comment is attributed, and an identifier for the entity, such as an avatar, is also presented on the device when the content is being rendered to represent that the identified entity is providing the comment. In various embodiments, the entity is a default commentator, a celebrity or a contact of the user. | 09-30-2010 |
20100262616 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VISUAL SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS - An approach is provided for modifying the image content of returned images resulting from a search query. The portions of each image that is unrelated to the search query is omitted or other wise obscured so as to reduce the amount of image data in the search results. Additionally, related advertising, hyperlinks, or other object can be combined with the image data to enhance the information returned to the user. | 10-14-2010 |
20110004613 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR HANDLING INTELLIGENT MEDIA FILES - A method, apparatus and computer program product are disclosed which provide availability to a media file with the media file including media data and access to associated instructions regarding the disposition of the media file in response to one or more inputs. The method, apparatus and computer program product may also receive information as an input and then automatically alter at least one aspect of the media file. The at least one aspect of the media file may be automatically altered based upon the input and as directed by the instructions associated with the media file that define the disposition of the media file. | 01-06-2011 |
20110047509 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUPING POINTS-OF-INTEREST ON A MAP - An approach is provided for grouping points-of-interest on a map. Information is aggregated about a plurality of points-of-interest. The plurality of points-of-interest are categorized into a first level grouping based on a first criterion and the aggregated information. The plurality of points-of-interest are categorized into a second level grouping based on a second criterion that is less restrictive than the first criterion and the aggregated information. The first level grouping is assigned to a first scale level of a map. The second level grouping is assigned to a second scale level of the map. | 02-24-2011 |
20110077861 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THEMATICALLY MODIFYING LOCATION AND RELATED INFORMATION - An approach is provided for thematically modifying location and related information. A location modification platform determines location information of a device associated with a first user. The location modification platform then modifies the location information to indicate a location other than an actual location of the device according to a predetermined theme and causes, at least in part, actions that result in presentation of the modified location information to a second user. | 03-31-2011 |
20110096992 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR UTILIZING REAL-WORLD AFFORDANCES OF OBJECTS IN AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA DATA TO DETERMINE INTERACTIONS WITH THE ANNOTATIONS TO THE OBJECTS - An apparatus for determining interactions with annotations to objects based upon real-world affordances of the objects in audio-visual media data may include a processing element configured to receive image data describing one or more objects having real-world affordances, to identify the one or more objects having real-world affordances, and to create one or more semiotic regions by associating with the one or more objects interaction rules corresponding to the respective real-world affordances of the one or more objects. | 04-28-2011 |
20110099180 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING GEO-TAGGED INFORMATION - An approach is provided for presenting search information based on search parameters including a specified search region. Input parameters graphically specifying a search region on an image of a map are received. The input parameters include a height parameter and the search region corresponds to one or more search criteria. A search based on the criteria is caused, at least in part, according to the specified search region to output a search result. Presentation of the search result is caused, at least in part, within the search region. | 04-28-2011 |
20110119298 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING INFORMATION - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing information search service is disclosed. A first request comprising a search query expression is received from a first party ( | 05-19-2011 |
20110126236 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING MEDIA SEGMENTS - An approach is provided for presenting media segments. A media segment manager receives an input, from a device, for specifying a plurality of segments. Each of the plurality of segments corresponds to one or more media streams and is associated with a respective duration of time. The media segment manager then causes, at least in part, presentation of the plurality of segments in a predetermined order based on the input and the respective durations of time. | 05-26-2011 |
20110128906 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY RECEIVING COMMUNICATION - An approach is provided for selectively receiving communication from a sender. After the communication platform receives a communication from a user device, the communication platform generates a request for an action to be performed by a user via the user device and transmits the request to the user device. Then, the communication platform receives, from the user device, a response relating to the action, and evaluates the response for treatment of the communication. | 06-02-2011 |
20110130949 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAP OBJECTS TO PRESENT NAVIGATION INFORMATION - An approach is provided for presenting navigation information to a user. An image representing one or more three dimensional map objects is retrieved. A point on one of the map objects is selected. The one map object is transformed at the selected point to represent a navigational element. Presentation of the transformed map object is caused, at least in part, using a graphical user interface of a mobile device. | 06-02-2011 |
20110143728 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING ACQUIRED MEDIA FOR MATCHING AGAINST A TARGET EXPRESSION - An approach is provided for acquiring media corresponding to a target expression. The expression platform receives a request specifying one or more target expressions. Next, the expression platform causes, at least in part, acquisition of media including an expression of one or more emotions. Next, the expression platform performs recognition analysis on the media to extract expression data. Next, the expression platform matches the extracted expression data against reference data corresponding to the one or more target expressions. Then, the expression platform computes a similarity score between the extracted expression data and the matched target expression. | 06-16-2011 |
20110208814 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A RELEVANT SOCIAL GRAPH - An approach is provided for generating a relevant social graph. A social graph identifying people associated with a user is retrieved. A communication history from a device associated with the user is retrieved. Information regarding a respective occurrence of each identified person in the communication history is determined. A relevant social graph is generated based, at least in part, on the determined occurrence information. | 08-25-2011 |
20120068941 | Apparatus And Method For Proximity Based Input - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for controlling display operations is provided, comprising: detecting presence of an object in close proximity to an input surface, detecting at least one information item associated with the object, detecting distance information on the distance of the object to the input surface, and controlling selection of additional information associated with the at least one information item for display on the basis of the distance information. | 03-22-2012 |
20120280898 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION DETAIL IN A MULTI-DEVICE ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided for controlling information detail in a multi-device environment. In particular, example methods may provide for operating a device in a multi-device environment, directing the presentation, on a display of the device, of a first image, detecting a motion of the device, directing a change of the image presented on the display of the device from the first image to a second image in response to detecting the motion of the device. The first image presented on the device is related to images displayed on other devices in the multi-device environment. The second image may be a scaled version of the first image and the second image may be scaled based on at least one property of the motion. Each device in the multi-device environment may be directed to display a portion of a complete image, where the first image is a portion of the complete image. | 11-08-2012 |
20130097716 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING MEDIA ITEM PRIVACY SETTINGS - An apparatus for determining media item privacy settings may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive media item capture data associated with a media item. The media item capture data may include at least a capture location. The processor may also be configured to identify a privacy context that corresponds to the media item capture data. In this regard, the capture location of the media item capture data may be within a geographic zone of the privacy context. The processor may be further configured to determine a privacy setting for the media item based on the corresponding privacy context, and, in some embodiments,control access to the media item in accordance with the determined privacy setting. Associated methods and computer program products may also be provided. | 04-18-2013 |
20130103680 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DYNAMIC AND VISUAL OBJECT SEARCH INTERFACE - Provided herein are a method, apparatus and computer program product for dynamically and visually interfacing with a device to locate information and objects using a dynamic graphical interface to select and adjust the weight afforded to individual search criterion and a search. Example methods may provide for display of a search target, provide for display of a first search criterion disposed at a first distance from the search target where the first distance corresponds to a first search criterion weight, and provide for display of a second search criterion disposed at a second distance from the search target, where the second distance corresponds to a second search criterion weight. Methods may further include providing for searching the search target using the first search criterion afforded the first search criterion weight and the second search criterion afforded the second search criterion weight. | 04-25-2013 |
20130194314 | DESKTOP EXTENSION - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided, including detecting user applied twisting of an apparatus having a touch display that provides a desktop; and revealing a desktop extension on twist-direction side of the desktop in response to the detected twisting. | 08-01-2013 |
20130202265 | Video Viewing Angle Selection - A method including identifying a plurality of common objects-of-interest in each of a plurality of videos, where each of the plurality of videos has a different viewing angle of the plurality of objects-of-interest; and automatically selecting a first one of the videos to send to a user based, at least partially, upon a selection by the user of one of the objects-of-interest. | 08-08-2013 |
20140071349 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CHANGING A VIEWING ANGLE OF A VIDEO IMAGE - A method, apparatus and computer program product for changing a viewing angle of a video image. An indication to change a viewing angle of a first video image of a subject may be received, and in response, a second video image of the subject, captured from a different angle, is displayed. The indication is detected by user input such as selection of an area of an image, movement of a mobile device, or detection of a user's gaze. Display adjustments may be made by zooming and cropping, and audio adjustments may be made by changing a volume associated with an area of an image, allowing for a customizable viewing experience. | 03-13-2014 |
20140108553 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A RELEVANT SOCIAL GRAPH - An approach is provided for generating a relevant social graph. A social graph identifying people associated with a user is retrieved. A communication history from a device associated with the user is retrieved. Information regarding a respective occurrence of each identified person in the communication history is determined. A relevant social graph is generated based, at least in part, on the determined occurrence information. | 04-17-2014 |
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 |
20140168098 | APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An apparatus, the 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 configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: when the determined relative position of a first portable electronic device with respect to a second electronic device is within a predetermined overlying proximity position in which at least a portion of the first portable electronic device overlies the second electronic device, consider at least one of input from or for the first portable electronic device as input for the second electronic device, and output from or for the second electronic device as output from the first portable electronic device. | 06-19-2014 |
20140181712 | ADAPTATION OF THE DISPLAY OF ITEMS ON A DISPLAY - An apparatus receives information about at least one item displayed on a display and singled out by a user via a user interface, wherein the at least one singled out item is a part of a group of items displayed on the display on a par with each other. The apparatus determines items, which are displayable on a display and which are related according to a given criterion to the at least one singled out item. The same or another apparatus causes a replacement of displayed items of the group of items that are not related according to the given criterion to the at least one singled out item by items determined to be related to the at least one singled out item such that the at least one singled out item is displayed as a part of a group of items displayed on the display on a par with each other and comprising the determined items. | 06-26-2014 |
20140222855 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE - An approach is provided for presenting a measure of relevant information stored on or associated with a nearby device using one or more lighting parameters and/or one or more short-range communication technologies. An information platform determines one or more queries from at least one device. The information platform causes, at least in part, a measurement of an amount of information associated with one or more other devices that is responsive to the one or more queries. The information platform further causes, at least in part, a presentation of one or more representations of the amount. | 08-07-2014 |
20140258394 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEVERAGING OVERLAPPING GROUP AREAS - An approach is provided for determining a group of users based on the overlapping area of two or more existing groups and providing services and/or content to the group based on the services and content of the existing groups. An interaction platform determines shapes of groups based, at least in part, on location information associated with one or more member devices of the groups. The interaction platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of one or more representations of the shapes in a location-based user interface. The interaction platform determines one or more applications, one or more content items, or a combination thereof being used at the one or more member devices. The interaction platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of one or more other representations of the one or more applications, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof in the location-based user interface. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258880 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GESTURE-BASED INTERACTION WITH DEVICES AND TRANSFERRING OF CONTENTS - An approach is provided for enabling gesture-based interaction with devices and transferring of contents. A device may process and/or facilitate a processing of one or more interactions with at least one first device to cause, at least in part, a selection of at least one content item, one or more information items associated with the at least one content item, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one first device. The device may further process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more interactions, one or more other interactions with at least one second device, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, a selection of the at least one second device. Additionally, the device may cause, at least in part, a transfer of the at least one content item, the one or more information items associated with the at least one content item, or a combination thereof to the at least one second device. | 09-11-2014 |
20140310636 | USER INTERFACE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DEFORMATION-SENSITIVE INPUT - A method, apparatus, computer program and user interface wherein the method comprises 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, varying the amount of content displayed on a display, in dependence upon the deformation made to the housing of the apparatus. | 10-16-2014 |
20140327779 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CROWDSOURCED VIDEO - A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for providing video data. One example method includes receiving sensor data from one or more mobile terminals, analyzing the sensor data to determine whether to utilize video data captured by or able to be captured by at least one mobile terminal, and generating video content comprising video data captured by at least one mobile terminal. The video content may be a real time video broadcast, comprising live or near live data during one or more periods of time when a mobile terminal is able to capture a target and previously recorded video data of one or more events during one or more periods of time when a mobile terminal is not capturing the target. | 11-06-2014 |
20140369506 | METHOD, AN APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MODIFICATION OF A COMPOSITE AUDIO SIGNAL - The present invention provides an arrangement, e.g. a method, an apparatus and a computer program. The arrangement comprises obtaining information indicative of spatial positions of one or more sound sources within an audio image of a composite audio signal, obtaining information indicative of the types of the one or more sound sources, determining, for each of the one or more sound sources, a position in a display of the apparatus indicative of the spatial position of the sound source and causing an apparatus to display an item representing the sound source in the determined position in the display, wherein the item representing the sound source is determined on basis of the type of the sound source. The arrangement further comprises receiving an indication of a user action associated with an item indicative of a first sound source, determining an indication of a user selected modification of the audio image on basis of the user action, and modifying the composite audio signal in accordance with the user selected modification. | 12-18-2014 |