Methods And Apparatus For Use in Providing Object Indicators During Video Recording Or Playback
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsRisvan Coskun, Seyed Jafar Shafaeddin Banadaki, Ali Omer Mubarek
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Abstract
Techniques for use in providing object indicators for video recording or playback are described. A mobile device includes a media recorder module and a sensor device. The media recorder module is used to record video data in a media file. The sensor device detects signals which indicate the presence of an object during a time period of the recording. The mobile device receives object data comprising an identification of the object, and stores the object data in association with timestamp data which corresponds to the time period during which the object is present during the recording.
Claims22
A method for use in a mobile communication device which includes a media recorder module and a sensor device, the method comprising:
- recording, via the media recorder module, video data in a media file;
- detecting, at the sensor device, signals which indicate the presence of an object during a time period of the recording;
- receiving object data comprising an identification of the object;
- and
- storing the object data in association with timestamp data which corresponds to the time period during which the object is present during the recording.
A mobile communication device, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a radio frequency (RF) transceiver coupled to the one or more processors;
- a multimedia recording module coupled to the one or more processors, the multimedia recording module being configured to record video data in a media file;
- a sensor device coupled to the one or more processors, the sensor device being configured to detect signals which indicate the presence of an object during a time period of the recording;
- the one or more processors being configured to:
- receive object data comprising an identification of the object;
- and
- store the object data in association with timestamp data which corresponds to the time period during which the object is present during the recording.
A method for use in providing object indicators during playback of a media file, the method comprising:
- storing one or more metadata blocks, wherein:
- each said metadata block includes object data corresponding to is an identification of an object which is present at one or more playback positions in the media file;
- each said metadata block including timestamp data corresponding to the one or more playback positions in the media file during which the object is present;
- each said metadata block including x-y coordinate data corresponding to an x-y position of the object provided at the one or more playback positions;
- when a current playback position of the media file matches one of the playback positions in the metadata block:
- reading the x-y coordinate data corresponding to the current playback position;
- and
- causing an object indicator to be displayed, over or adjacent to the object, at the x-y position associated with the x-y coordinate data read from the identified metadata block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.