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20080201649 | Visualization of information associated with applications in user interfaces - Methods, computer program products and apparatus are provided that enable a user interface or user interface element (e.g., an icon) to communicate additional contextual information for an associated application or file through attributes of the user interface or user interface element. For example, a simulated shadow of an icon or a simulated image projected on an icon can communicate contextual information for the application or file corresponding to the icon. One exemplary method includes: displaying an icon associated with an application or file; and displaying in association with the icon a simulated shadow having contextual information associated with the application or file. | 08-21-2008 |
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 |
20080295035 | Projection of visual elements and graphical elements in a 3D UI - A method includes determining user interface data based at least on a projection of visual element information from a projector at a first location in a three-dimensional space onto a screen object defined in the space. The screen object forms at least a portion of a user interface. The method includes determining an area of the screen object viewable by a camera positioned in a second location in the three dimensional space, and communicating the user interface data corresponding to the area to a display interface suitable for coupling to one or more displays. Apparatus and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 11-27-2008 |
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 |
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 |
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20080244655 | VIRAL MARKETING OF BROADCAST CONTENT - Viral marketing may be used in the delivery of broadcast content over networks such as DVB-H networks. By tracking and monitoring viewer recommendations and viewer responses to recommendations, content providers may target viewers and/or peer groups for marketing various types of content. Content may include advertisements, television programs, service announcements and the like. Feedback from viewers may be received on a user device through a backward or upstream channel. The viewers may be provided with a recommendation interface. In one or more configurations, the interface may be integrated into an electronic programming guide. | 10-02-2008 |
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 |
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 |
20110287811 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN AUGMENTED REALITY X-RAY - An approach is provided for generating an augmented reality X-Ray composite image. A visual saliency is determined of one or more features of a first image, a second image, or a combination thereof. The one or more features of the first image occlude, at least in part, one or more features of the second image. The first image and the second image are composited based, at least in part, on the visual saliency. | 11-24-2011 |
20130207973 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING PANORAMIC MAPS WITH ELEMENTS OF SUBTLE MOVEMENT - An approach is provided for generating panoramic maps with elements of subtle movement. A media platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more panoramic images to cause, at least in part, a segmentation of at least one object from the one or more panoramic images. A media platform then determines one or more animations associated with the at least one object. A media platform thereafter causes, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more panoramic images with the one or more animations substituting for, modifying, or a combination thereof the at least one object. | 08-15-2013 |
20140005919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SHADOW-BASED LOCATION POSITIONING | 01-02-2014 |
20140301645 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAPPING A POINT OF INTEREST BASED ON USER-CAPTURED IMAGES - An approach is provided for mapping a point of interest (POI) based on user-captured images. One or more user-captured images are queried based, at least in part, on a POI data record. One or more identifying features of a POI associated with the POI data record are recognized in the one or more user-captured images and a position of the one or more identifying features is determined in the one or more user-captured images. The POI is mapped based, at least in part, on the position of the one or more identifying features and image metadata associated with the one or more user-captured images. | 10-09-2014 |
20140340394 | Image Enhancement Using a Multi-Dimensional Model - A method and apparatus for enhancing an image capture of a geographic area is presented. The enhancement involves receiving an image and aligning a three dimensional model to the received image. A view of the three dimensional model defined by the outline of the received image may be determined. A point of interest in the determined view of the aligned three dimensional model may be identified. A transition may be triggered between the received image to information from the three dimensional model associated with the point of interest. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340395 | Image Enhancement Using a Multi-Dimensional Model - A method and apparatus for enhancing an image capture of a geographic area is presented. The enhancement involves determining an estimated pose within a model that is related to an image using orientation and location data associated with the image. An alternate pose within the three dimensional model may be selected based on the estimated pose. A virtual image of the three dimensional model may be generated as a function of the alternate pose. The image and the virtual image may be combined to create a stereoscopic image. | 11-20-2014 |
20150206343 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURES FOR IN-SITU CONTENT AUGMENTATION - An approach is provided for determining three-dimensional mesh data associated with one or more object surfaces depicted in at least one image. The approach involves processing and/or facilitating a processing of the three-dimensional mesh data, the at least one image, or a combination thereof to determine one or more visual features of the one or more object surfaces. The approach further involves determining at least one score indicating a suitability for in-situ augmentation of the one or more object surfaces with at least one content presentation based, at least in part, on the one or more visual features. | 07-23-2015 |