Social networking for surfers
OwnerWilliam F. Tapia, Benjamin Pei-Ming Chia +3inventors
InventorsWilliam F. Tapia, Benjamin Pei-Ming Chia, Stephen Hooper, Laurence Brian McGann, Stanley Pratt, III
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for communicating surfing experience by capturing pictures or videos of one or more surfers; uploading the pictures or videos to a remote host computer; creating at least one collage from the pictures or videos, wherein items in the collage are variably sized based on one or more predetermined factors; and sharing the collage with at least another user.
Claims22
A process for communicating surfing experience, comprising
- capturing pictures or videos of one or more surfers using a camera;
- uploading the pictures or videos from the camera to a remote host computer;
- creating at least one collage from the pictures or videos, wherein items in the collage are variably sized based on one or more predetermined factors;
- and
- sharing the collage with at least another user.
A process for communicating surfing experience, comprising:
- capturing pictures or videos of one or more surfers;
- uploading the pictures or videos to a host computer;
- creating at least one collage from the pictures or videos;
- showing a user's surfing equipment;
- and
- trading or selling the user's surfing equipment with other users in the network.
The process of claim 19, comprising capturing 3D surfing experience and displaying the experience for a viewer as a 3D image or 3D video.
A system for communicating surfing experience, comprising:
- a camera mounted on a surf-board to capture one or more pictures or videos of one or more surfers;
- a remote host computer to receive the pictures or videos and to support creation of at least one collage from the pictures or videos, wherein items in the collage are variably sized based on one or more predetermined factors, wherein the remote host computer shares the collage in a social network;
- and
- a transceiver coupled to the camera to transmit the one or more videos or pictures to the remote host computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.