Systems and methods for capturing content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10404906-B2
Application number	US-201715855418-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2017
Priority date	Dec 27, 2017
Publication date	Sep 3, 2019
Grant date	Sep 3, 2019

Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a first faceplate installed in the computing device, the first faceplate being an attachment that is capable of being physically installed in the computing device. A faceplate profile associated with the first faceplate can be determined. At least one setting of the computing device or operation performed by the computing device can be modified based at least in part on information specified by the faceplate profile associated with the first faceplate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
determining, by a computing device, a first faceplate installed in the computing device, the first faceplate being an attachment that is capable of being physically installed in the computing device;
determining, by the computing device, a faceplate profile associated with the first faceplate; and
modifying, by the computing device, at least one setting of the computing device or operation performed by the computing device based at least in part on information specified by the faceplate profile associated with the first faceplate.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the information includes instructions for modifying at least one illumination pattern for one or more light sources associated with the computing device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the illumination pattern includes at least one of flashing one or more of the light sources, blinking one or more of the light sources, activating one or more light sources that emit a particular color, or activating one or more light sources at a particular brightness level.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the light sources is masked by the first faceplate to represent a particular shape or icon.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the information includes instructions for applying at least one visual filter to content captured by the computing device, wherein the at least one visual filter modifies subject matter represented in the content.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the at least one visual filter applies at least one face filter to modify at least one human face represented in the captured subject matter.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the at least one visual filter applies at least one environment filter to modify at least a portion of an environment represented in the captured subject matter.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein content captured by the computing device corresponds to at least a media content item or a live content stream.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the content is published through a social networking system.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
determining, by the computing device, a second faceplate installed in the computing device, the second faceplate being an attachment that is capable of being physically installed in the computing device;
determining, by the computing device, a faceplate profile associated with the second faceplate; and
modifying, by the computing device, at least one setting of the computing device or operation performed by the computing device based at least in part on information specified by the faceplate profile associated with the second faceplate.

11. A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform:
determining a first faceplate installed in the computing device, the first faceplate being an attachment that is capable of being physically installed in the computing device;
determining a faceplate profile associated with the first faceplate; and
modifying at least one setting of the computing device or operation performed by the computing device based at least in part on information specified by the faceplate profile associated with the first faceplate.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the information includes instructions for modifying at least one illumination pattern for one or more light sources associated with the computing device.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the illumination pattern includes at least one of flashing one or more of the light sources, blinking one or more of the light sources, activating one or more light sources that emit a particular color, or activating one or more light sources at a particular brightness level.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the light sources is masked by the first faceplate to represent a particular shape or icon.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the information includes instructions for applying at least one visual filter to content captured by the computing device, wherein the at least one visual filter modifies subject matter represented in the content.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:
determining a first faceplate installed in the computing device, the first faceplate being an attachment that is capable of being physically installed in the computing device;
determining a faceplate profile associated with the first faceplate; and
modifying at least one setting of the computing device or operation performed by the computing device based at least in part on information specified by the faceplate profile associated with the first faceplate.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the information includes instructions for modifying at least one illumination pattern for one or more light sources associated with the computing device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the illumination pattern includes at least one of flashing one or more of the light sources, blinking one or more of the light sources, activating one or more light sources that emit a particular color, or activating one or more light sources at a particular brightness level.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein at least one of the light sources is masked by the first faceplate to represent a particular shape or icon.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the information includes instructions for applying at least one visual filter to content captured by the computing device, wherein the at least one visual filter modifies subject matter represented in the content.

Assignees

• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Spalter Ian
• Krieger Michel
• Silber Ian McIntyre
• Elmieh Baback
• Whaley John Russell
• Crossen Rex
• Jais Alexandre

Classifications

• H04N23/56

  provided with illuminating means · CPC title

• H04N23/64

  Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image · CPC title

• H04N23/661 Primary

  Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet · CPC title

• H04N23/617 Primary

  Upgrading or updating of programs or applications for camera control · CPC title

• G06F16/955

  using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL] · CPC title