Event media distribution

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10678940-B2
Application number	US-201715858544-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2017
Priority date	Dec 29, 2017
Publication date	Jun 9, 2020
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing event media distribution associated with an event to a user include receiving an electronic invitation to the event having a time and location associated therewith and displaying the electronic invitation, including a response option and one or more mode options. The mode options are associated with one or more rules regarding automatic sharing of media associated with the event. The user may give an affirmative response that they will attend, as well as a selection of one or more mode options. When user of the mobile communications device is present at the event, the user device shares information to and from the devices of other attendees in accordance with the selected mode option(s).

First claim

We claim:

1. A mobile communications device for providing event media distribution associated with an event to a user, the device comprising:
a display;
a network connection;
a processor configured to receive at the mobile communications device an electronic invitation to the event, the event having a time and location associated therewith, and at least partly in response to receiving the invitation, to cause a response option and one or more mode options to be displayed on a display, each mode option being associated with one or more rules regarding automatic sharing of media associated with the event, to detect an affirmative user input to the response option and an affirmative user input to at least one of the one or more mode options, to determine that the user of the mobile communications device is present at the event, and in response, to share information to and from the mobile communications device in accordance with the at least one mode option, wherein the one or more mode options further include a discovery mode, wherein the mobile communications device is authorized to share media gathered by the mobile communications device during or prior to the event with other accepting users that are not known contacts of the user, the selection of the discovery mode causing the mobile communications device to be discoverable to unknown devices and share credentials with unknown devices during the event time at the event location.

2. The mobile communications device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the one or more mode options include an automatic notification mode wherein the mobile communications device is authorized to notify other accepting users of the presence at the party of the user and to receive notifications from devices associated with the other accepting users that they have arrived at the event.

3. The mobile communications device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the one or more mode options include a contacts mode wherein the mobile communications device is authorized to share media gathered by the mobile communications device during the event with other accepting users that are known contacts of the user.

4. The mobile communications device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to make the mobile communications device discoverable by broadcasting a MAC (media access control) of the mobile communications device.

5. The mobile communications device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the invitation is received via one of a social site, an email, a message, an online hangout or a calendar events.

6. The mobile communications device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to enable a microphone of the mobile communications device during the event time at the event location to capture and extract information from audible signals.

7. The mobile communications device in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the audible signals convey at least one of a name, a title, an arrival, a word, a voice and an unspoken noise.

8. A method of providing event media distribution associated with an event to a user of a mobile communications device, the method comprising:
receiving at the mobile communications device an electronic invitation to the event, the event having a time and location associated therewith;
displaying the electronic invitation, including a response option and one or more mode options, each mode option being associated with one or more rules regarding automatic sharing of media associated with the event, wherein the one or more mode options include a discovery mode wherein the mobile communications device is authorized to share media gathered during the event with other accepting users that are not known contacts of the user, wherein selection of the discovery mode cause the mobile communications device to be discoverable to, and share credentials with, unknown devices during the event time at the event location;
detecting an affirmative user input to the response option;
detecting an affirmative user input to at least one of the one or more mode options;
determining that the user of the mobile communications device is present at the event; and
in response to determining that the user of the mobile communications device is present at the event, sharing information to and from the mobile communications device in accordance with the at least one mode option.

9. The method in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the one or more mode options include an automatic notification mode wherein the mobile communications device is authorized to notify other accepting users of the presence at the party of the user and to receive notifications from devices associated with the other accepting users that they have arrived at the event.

10. The method in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the one or more mode options include a contacts mode wherein the mobile communications device is authorized to share media gathered by the mobile communications device during the event with other accepting users that are known contacts of the user.

11. The method in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the mobile communications device becomes discoverable by exposing a MAC (media access control) address.

12. The method in accordance with claim 8 , wherein receiving the invitation comprises receiving the invitation via one of a social site, an email, a message, an online hangout or a calendar event.

13. The method in accordance with claim 8 , further comprising enabling a microphone of the mobile communications device during the event time at the event location to capture and extract information from audible signals at the event.

14. The method in accordance with claim 13 , wherein the audible signals convey at least one of a name, a title, an arrival, a word, a voice and an unspoken noise.

Assignees

• Motorola Mobility Llc

Inventors

• Alameh Rachid
• Ji Zhengping
• Flowers Christian
• Wylder James
• Simerson Jarrett

Classifications

• G06F21/6245 Primary

  Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes · CPC title

• H04W4/02

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• H04W4/20

  Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel · CPC title

• H04W8/005

  Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title