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Granted Patent B2
US 9,712,579 · App. 14/810,307 · Granted Jul 18, 2017

Systems and methods for creating and publishing customizable images from within online events

Inventor: Steven M. Gottlieb (New York, NY)
Assignee: Shindig. Inc.
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Patent No.
US 9,712,579
App. No.
14/810,307
Granted
Jul 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media creating and publishing customizable images from within online events are provided. A user may capture an image from an online event presented within a user interface. In response to capturing the image, a pop-up window may be displayed within the presented online event on the user interface. In some embodiments, the pop-up window may include one or more options for customizing or modifying a background of the capture image, as well as including one or more sharing options to publish the captured image.

Claims (73)

1. A method for publishing images from an online event, the method comprising:

presenting, on a user interface, a live online event comprising a plurality of online participants accessing the online event in real-time through a plurality of user devices;

providing an opportunity to make a selection to capture a first image from the presented online event;

receiving the selection to capture the first image;

capturing, in response to receiving the selection, the first image, the first image having a background; and

displaying, in response to capturing, a first pop-up window within the presented online event on the user interface, wherein the first pop-up window comprises:

the first image, wherein the first image is a screenshot of the online event;

at least one sharing option; and

at least one background option for at least one of adding, deleting, and modifying the background.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the opportunity is presented within the user interface.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the opportunity is a button.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the opportunity comprises a button, capturing further comprises:

pressing the button located on the user interface to capture the first image.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the online event comprises at least one of a class, a conference, a lecture, a concert, and a performance.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first image comprises:

a screen shot of a conversation between a user accessing the online event and at least one additional online participant accessing the event.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sharing the first image with at least one additional online participant accessing the online event using the at least one sharing option.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one sharing option enables the first image to be shared via at least one of: an email, an SMS message, an instant message, a social media post, and a post to the online event.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one background option comprises adding at least one of: a logo, a picture, a video, and a user uploaded image.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a device, cause the device to:

present, on a user interface, a live online event comprising a plurality of online participants accessing the online event in real-time through a plurality of user devices;

provide a first opportunity to make a first selection to capture a first image from the online event;

receive the first selection to capture the first image;

capture, in response to receiving the first selection, the first image , the first image having a background;

present a first pop-up window comprising the captured first image and a second opportunity to make a second selection of at least one background option;

receive the second selection; and

create, in response to receiving the second selection, a second image, wherein the second image comprises the first image having the background at least one of added, deleted, and modified based on the selected background option.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the device to:

display the created second image on the user interface.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the second image is displayed within at least one of:

an updated version of the first pop-up window; and

a second pop-up window.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the second pop-up window comprises at least one sharing option.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein:

the first selection determines a type of image the captured first image will be; and

the type of image comprises one of: a screen shot of the online event, a screen shot of a conversation within the online event, and an image of a portion of the online event.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein:

the at least one background option comprises a plurality of backgrounds; and

each background option of the plurality of background images modifies the background of the captured first image.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of backgrounds comprises at least one of:

the online event;

an image selected from a user device;

an image selected from a social media network account;

a logo corresponding; and

a brand insignia.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein:

second image is displayed within a second pop-up window; and

the second pop-up window comprises an additional option to change a background of the second image.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , when executed by the at least one processor of the device, further causes the device to:

select the additional option corresponding to a new background;

remove the background of the second image; and

replace the background of the second image with the new background based on the selected additional option.

19. A method for adding images to a live online event comprising a plurality of online participants accessing the online event in real-time through a plurality of user devices, comprising:

presenting an online event accessed by a plurality of online participants within a user interface;

capturing a first image using an image capturing component of a user device;

adding the captured first image to the online event;

capturing a second image of the user interface using the image capturing component of the user device, the user interface comprising the presented online event and the captured first image; and

displaying, on the user interface, the second image within a pop-up window, the second image having a background, wherein the pop-up window further comprises:

at least one sharing option; and

at least one background option for at least one of adding, deleting, and modifying a background.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

receiving a user selection to capture the first image prior to the capturing.

21. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

receiving a first user selection of at least one of the at least one sharing options; and

receiving a second user selection of a first background option of the at least one background options.

22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

modifying a background of the second image to include the selected first background option;

creating a third image comprising the second image having the modified background; and

publishing the third image using the selected at least one sharing option.

23. The method of claim 19 , wherein adding further comprises:

placing the captured first image within a predetermined portion of the online event.

Continuity (4)
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