Systems, methods and apparatus for providing content based on a collection of images

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9146940-B2
Application number	US-201113994991-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2011
Priority date	Dec 28, 2011
Publication date	Sep 29, 2015
Grant date	Sep 29, 2015

Abstract

Systems, methods, articles of manufacture and apparatus provide for an augmented media experience. In some embodiments, the recognition of an image (e.g., by a mobile device and/or a central server) results in providing at least one associated media file to a user (e.g., via a display device).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a central controller device and from a mobile device, a digital image captured using the mobile device;
determining, by the central controller device and based on the digital image, that the digital image is a composite image formed from a plurality of images registered in a database;
determining, by the central controller device and in response to determining that the composite digital image is formed from a plurality of images registered in a database, at least one media file associated with the composite digital image; and
transmitting, by the central controller device to the mobile device, the at least one media file.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that the composite digital image comprises the plurality of images arranged in a predetermined arrangement.

3. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein each of the plurality of images is a piece of a larger picture, and further comprising:
recognizing that the composite digital image formed from the plurality of images comprises a representation of the larger picture.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of images comprises respective pictures of individuals.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of images is registered in the database as a group.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the at least one media file comprises accessing an image/media association database to determine an identifier, associated with the composite digital image, that identifies the at least one media file.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the at least one media file comprises initiating transmission of the at least one media file from a media server to the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one media file comprises one or more of: a video file, an audio file, an advertisement, a text message, and an e-mail message.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the central controller device from a user device, the plurality of images;
registering, by the central controller device, each of the plurality of images in the database;
receiving, by the central controller device from the user device, an indication of a first media file;
associating, by the central controller device, the first media file with a first image of the plurality of images; and
transmitting, by the central controller device to a display device, the first image.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the display device comprises one or more of: a low power display device, an e-ink display device, a table computer, a laptop computer and a mobile device.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing specially-programmed instructions that when executed by a computing device, result in:
receiving, by a central controller device and from a mobile device, a digital image captured using the mobile device;
determining, by the central controller device and based on the digital image, that the digital image is a composite image formed from a plurality of images registered in a database;
determining, by the central controller device and in response to determining that the composite digital image is formed from a plurality of images registered in a database, at least one media file associated with the digital image; and
transmitting, by the central controller device to the mobile device, the at least one media file.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the specially-programmed instructions, when executed by the computing device, further result in:
determining that the composite digital image comprises the plurality of images arranged in a predetermined arrangement.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 ,
wherein each of the plurality of images is a piece of a larger picture, and
wherein the specially-programmed instructions, when executed by the computing device, further result in:
recognizing that the composite digital image formed from the plurality of images comprises a representation of the larger picture.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the at least one media file comprises one or more of: a video file, an audio file, an advertisement, a text message, and an e-mail message.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving, by the central controller device from a user device, the plurality of images;
registering, by the central controller device, each of the plurality of images in the database;
receiving, by the central controller device from the user device, an indication of a first media file;
associating, by the central controller device, the first media file with a first image of the plurality of images; and
transmitting, by the central controller device to a display device, the first image.

16. An apparatus, comprising:
a computerized processing device;
an operating system; and
a memory device in communication with the computerized processing device and storing specially-programmed instructions that when executed by the computerized processing device in accordance with the operating system result in:
receiving a digital image captured using a mobile device;
determining, based on the digital image, that the digital image is a composite image formed from a plurality of images registered in a database;
determining, in response to determining that the composite digital image is formed from a plurality of images registered in a database, at least one media file associated with the digital image; and
transmitting, to the mobile device, the at least one media file.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the specially-programmed instructions, when executed by the computerized processing device, further result in:
determining that the composite digital image comprises the plurality of images arranged in a predetermined arrangement.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 ,
wherein each of the plurality of images is a piece of a larger picture, and
wherein the specially-programmed instructions, when executed by the computerized processing device, further result in:
recognizing that the composite digital image formed from the plurality of images comprises a representation of the larger picture.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the at least one media file comprises one or more of: a video file, an audio file, an advertisement, a text message, and an e-mail message.

20. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the specially-programmed instructions, when executed by the computerized processing device, further result in:
receiving, from a user device, the plurality of images;
registering each of the plurality of images in the database;
receiving, from the user device, an indication of a first media file;
associating the first media file with a first image of the plurality of images; and
transmitting, to a display device, the first image.

Assignees

• Schlieski Tondra J
• Melican James P
• Ainsworth Lucas B
• Porzio Jotham
• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Schlieski Tondra J
• Melican James P
• Ainsworth Lucas B
• Porzio Jotham

Classifications

• G06K9/325

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04N21/4784

  receiving rewards · CPC title

• H04N21/6582

  Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number (arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38) · CPC title

• H04N1/00127

  Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture · CPC title

• H04N21/4223

  Cameras (H04N23/00 takes precedence) · CPC title