System and method for digital media capture and related social networking
AssigneeFootspot, Inc.
InventorsNathan Bin Mahfooz, Ryane Bin Mahfooz
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for media capture and social networking that encourages communication via media posts in an interactive manner. The media content can be recorded via a mobile application running on a mobile device. The application presents an intuitive display in a single screen for capturing various media formats, including images, video, and audio, as well as media compilations of multiple media formats (e.g., still image and audio, video and still image, and others) in a single file. The resulting media content can be shared to the social network via the application.
Claims20
A computer system for providing controlled access over a network to registered users sharing user-generated media among connected users, comprising:
- a networked server system accessible by remote user devices via a network, the networked server system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory;
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- at least one database accessible by the networked server system that stores (a) user profiles of registered users, (b) media content items associated with the user profiles, and (c) relationship data that specifies access relationships established between the registered users;
- the networked server system being programmed, via executable program instructions, to:
- receive media content from registered users, and upon uploading the media content, allow a first registered user to identify other registered users via a user interface and to indicate a desire to share the media content with the other registered users, wherein each of the selected other registered users are presented with the media content;
- allow the selected other registered users to respond to the media content uploaded by the first registered user by allowing the other registered users to upload their own audio/voice recording or type out a text response by clicking once for the keyboard to pop up, or pressing and holding that same icon to start recording, wherein each uploaded response generates a notification to the first registered user that one or more other registered users have responded to his uploaded media content;
- and allowing the first user to further respond by commenting via text or audio;
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- allow the first registered user to access a list displaying all uploaded responses from the respective other registered users, wherein the uploaded responses are represented by icons which, upon pressing the respective icons, the uploaded voice/audio comment is played back for the first registered user.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing;
- an image sensor assembly coupled to the housing that captures visual media, digitally, to include still images and video;
- a display assembly coupled to the housing in digital communication with the image sensor assembly that presents visual media from the image sensor assembly, the display assembly including a display screen and a touch controller that identifies touch contact on the display screen and duration and location of the touch contact, to include initiation location and release location of the touch contact;
- an audio sensor system coupled to the housing to record audio, digitally;
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- a photograph touch controller that provides a photo icon on the display screen, configured to alternately capture a photograph or to capture a combination of a photograph and an associated sound recording, based upon the duration of haptic contact engagement and contact release of the photo icon;
- wherein a touch and release results in the capture of a photo only, and a touch and hold results in the capture of a photo and the capture of audio for the duration of the hold until contact release.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.