Communications devices and methods for single-mode and automatic media capture

Abstract

Devices are configured to capture and share media based on user touch and other interaction. Functional labels show the user the operation being undertaken for any media captured. For example, functional labels may indicate a group of receivers, type of media, media sending method, media capture or sending delay, media persistence time, discrimination type and threshold for capturing different types of media, etc., all customizable by the user or auto-generated. Media is selectively captured and broadcast to receivers in accordance with the configuration of the functional label. A user may engage the device and activate the functional label through a single haptic engagement, allowing highly-specific media capture and sharing through a single touch or other action, without having to execute several discrete actions for capture, sending, formatting, notifying, deleting, storing, etc. Devices include any number of sensors to properly detect and act in accordance with the user engagement.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner, said method comprising:
 presenting at least a media on at least a display;   presenting at least a functional label on at least a pre-defined portion of said at least a display, said functional label being functionally configured to correspond to at least a receiver, said functional label being further functionally configured to capture said at least presented media while selecting said at least a receiver, said functional label being still further functionally configured to share said captured media, said at least a receiver being communicably coupled to a sender through said method; and   identifying haptic contact engagement, using at least a touch sensor, on said at least a functional label in order to select said at least a receiver, to capture said presented at least a media, and to send said captured at least a media to said at least a receiver, all in a single haptic engagement manner.   
     
     
         2 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said method comprising a step of dynamically presenting one or more functional labels for media capture controller on said at least a display, further wherein dynamically present visual media capture controllers comprise user-created and user-selected, auto generated, or selected, recently used, ranked visual media capture controllers functional labels or icons 
     
     
         3 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said haptic contact engagement is a single click. 
     
     
         4 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said haptic contact engagement is discrete. 
     
     
         5 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said haptic contact engagement is continuous. 
     
     
         6 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said media is selected from a group of media consisting of visual media, audio media, static visual media, dynamic visual media, image, photograph, video, multimedia, audio-visual media. 
     
     
         7 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said method being configured to group a plurality of receivers into at least one functional label. 
     
     
         8 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said method being configured to group to set, make as default, apply, attach, associate, and select one or more functional labels into one of more groups or sets of input icons or labels. 
     
     
         9 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said at least a touch sensor is at least a media capture controller. 
     
     
         10 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said method comprising as step of sensing, said step of sensing being performed by said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a visual media capture controller being configured to present a single mode input label or icon or images on said at least a display in order to receive haptic contact engagement, haptic contact persistence, and haptic content release for capturing or recording said at least a media as well as for executing, invoking, or triggering of associated one or more functions. 
     
     
         11 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said method comprising a step of identifying haptic contact engagement, using at least a touch sensor, said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a media capture controller being configured to selectively store captured photograph in a photograph library. 
     
     
         12 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said method comprising a step of identifying haptic contact engagement, using at least a touch sensor, said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a media capture controller being configured to selectively store captured video in a video library. 
     
     
         13 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said method comprising a step of identifying haptic contact engagement, using at least a touch sensor, said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a media capture controller being configured to selectively store captured music data in a music library. 
     
     
         14 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said method comprising a step of recognizing type of haptic engagement of said at least a functional label, said type of haptic engagement being selected from a group of haptic engagements consisting of a single discrete haptic engagement, a double discrete haptic engagement, a plurality of discrete haptic engagements, a continuous haptic engagement, a continuous pre-defined time haptic engagement, a gesture-defined haptic engagement, an orientation-defined haptic engagement, a swipe haptic engagement, a direction-defined swipe haptic engagement, an orientation-defined swipe haptic engagement, a gesture haptic engagement, a direction-defined gesture haptic engagement, an orientation-defined gesture haptic engagement, and other haptic engagements. 
     
     
         15 . A method for selecting and sharing media in a single click manner as claimed in  claim 1  wherein, said method further comprising:
 at least a step of providing settings configurable by a user in order to invoke at least one of an audio media, a visual media, and a multimedia capturing mode based on said settings. 
 
     
     
         16 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner, said device comprising:
 at least an image sensor configured to present at least a media on at least a display;   at least a display configured to present at least a functional label on at least a pre-defined portion of said at least a display, said functional label being functionally configured to correspond to at least a receiver, said functional label being further functionally configured to capture said at least presented media while selecting said at least a receiver, said functional label being still further functionally configured to share said captured media, said at least a receiver being communicably coupled to a sender through said method; and   at least a touch sensor configured to identify haptic contact engagement on said at least a functional label in order to select said at least a receiver, to capture said presented at least a media, and to send said captured at least a media to said at least a receiver, all in a single haptic engagement manner.   
     
     
         17 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said device comprising means for dynamically presenting one or more functional labels for media capture controller on said at least a display, further wherein dynamically present visual media capture controllers comprise user-created and user-selected, auto generated, or selected, recently used, ranked visual media capture controllers functional labels or icons 
     
     
         18 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said haptic contact engagement is a single click. 
     
     
         19 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said haptic contact engagement is discrete. 
     
     
         20 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said haptic contact engagement is continuous. 
     
     
         21 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said media is selected from a group of media consisting of visual media, audio media, static visual media, dynamic visual media, image, photograph, video, multimedia, audio-visual media. 
     
     
         22 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said device comprising means to group a plurality of receivers into at least one functional label. 
     
     
         23 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said device comprising means configured to set, make as default, apply, attach, associate, and select one or more functional labels into one of more groups or sets of input icons or labels. 
     
     
         24 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said device comprising said at least a touch sensor is at least a media capture controller. 
     
     
         25 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said device comprising said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a visual media capture controller is configured to present a single mode input label or icon or images on said at least a display in order to receive haptic contact engagement, haptic contact persistence, and haptic content release for capturing or recording said at least a media as well as for executing, invoking, or triggering of associated one or more functions. 
     
     
         26 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said device comprising said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a visual media capture controller comprises means to selective store captured photograph in a photograph library. 
     
     
         27 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said device comprising said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a visual media capture controller comprises means to selective store captured video in a video library. 
     
     
         28 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said device comprising said at least a touch sensor being at least a media capture controller, characterised in that, said at least a media capture controller comprises means to selective store captured music data in a music library. 
     
     
         29 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said device comprising mechanism to recognise type of haptic engagement of said at least a functional label, said type of haptic engagement being selected from a group of haptic engagements consisting of a single discrete haptic engagement, a double discrete haptic engagement, a plurality of discrete haptic engagements, a continuous haptic engagement, a continuous pre-defined time haptic engagement, a gesture-defined haptic engagement, an orientation-defined haptic engagement, a swipe haptic engagement, a direction-defined swipe haptic engagement, an orientation-defined swipe haptic engagement, a gesture haptic engagement, a direction-defined gesture haptic engagement, an orientation-defined gesture haptic engagement, and other haptic engagements. 
     
     
         30 . An electronic device for selecting and sharing media in a single haptic engagement manner as claimed in  claim 16 , said device comprising at least a settings' mechanism configured to provide settings configurable by a user in order to invoke at least one of an audio media, a visual media, and a multimedia media capturing mode based on said settings.