Audio sharing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9325781-B2
Application number	US-201314074424-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2013
Priority date	Jan 31, 2005
Publication date	Apr 26, 2016
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016

Abstract

One aspect of the disclosure relates to obtaining at least some audio information, at least partially at a shared audio device. The aspect of the disclosure also relates to temporally coordinating transmitting at the shared audio device the at least some audio information and at least some temporally-associated dissimilar-media information that can be received by at least one other shared audio device such that corresponding segments of the at least some audio information can be received at the at least one other shared audio device substantially temporally corresponding to when corresponding segments of the at least some temporally-associated dissimilar-media information can be received at the at least one other shared audio device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
obtaining at least some audio information;
receiving an indication of at least one motivating event; and
transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information
(i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device,
(ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device, and
(iii) that is at least partially based on the received indication of at least one motivating event.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining at least some audio information comprises:
capturing at least some audio information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining at least some audio information comprises:
obtaining at least some audio information at least partially using at least one sharing user interface.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining at least some audio information comprises:
capturing, at least partially using at least one sharing user interface, at least some audio information.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
considering whether the at least some audio information satisfies at least some copyright criteria.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device, and (iii) that is at least partially based on the received indication of at least one motivating event comprises:
transmitting, via at least one communication link and to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device, and (iii) that is at least partially based on the received indication of at least one motivating event.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device, and (iii) that is at least partially based on the received indication of at least one motivating event comprises:
transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, (A) the at least some audio information and (B) at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device, and (iii) that is at least partially based on the received indication of at least one motivating event.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device, and (iii) that is at least partially based on the received indication of at least one motivating event comprises:
transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-audio information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-audio information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device, and (iii) that is at least partially based on the received indication of at least one motivating event.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device, and (iii) that is at least partially based on the received indication of at least one motivating event comprises:
transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some image information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some image information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device, and (iii) that is at least partially based on the received indication of at least one motivating event.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some dissimilar-media information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some dissimilar-media information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device, and (iii) that is at least partially based on the received indication of at least one motivating event comprises:
transmitting, to at least one device joined in at least one sharing session, at least some non-audio information (i) that can be presented by the at least one device in association with the at least some audio information, such that the at least some non-audio information substantially temporally corresponds to the at least some audio information when presented by the at least one device, (ii) that is at least partially selected based on one or more locations of the at least one device, and (iii) that is at le

Assignees

• Searete Llc
• Invention Science Fund I Llc

Inventors

• Jung Edward K Y
• Levien Royce A
• Lord Robert W
• Malamud Mark A
• Rinaldo Jr John D

Classifications

• H04N1/00161

  Viewing or previewing · CPC title

• H04N1/00148

  Storage (information retrieval G06F16/00) · CPC title

• H04N21/42203

  sound input device, e.g. microphone · CPC title

• H04N1/00347

  with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus (circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32) · CPC title

• H04N1/42

  Systems for two-way working {, e.g. conference systems (H04N1/32 takes precedence)} · CPC title