IP Library Granted Patent US 9,866,630
Granted Patent B2
US 9,866,630 · App. 15/201,500 · Granted Jan 9, 2018

System, method and apparatus for media submission

Inventors: Lisa T. Wood (Danville, CA); Scott M. Lewis (Midway, UT); Robin T. Fried (Prague, CZ)
Assignee: Summit 6 LLC
H04L67/1091G06Q30/02H04L67/14H04L67/42Y10S707/99943
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Patent No.
US 9,866,630
App. No.
15/201,500
Granted
Jan 9, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system, method and apparatus for media submission. The submission mechanism is configurable to perform a variable amount of intelligent preprocessing on media objects prior to upload. In the example of digital images, the tool can perform sizing and formatting, for example.

Claims (40)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having an image submission tool stored thereon for use on a user device, the image submission tool including:

an image identifier section that when executed, causes the image submission tool to generate a first visual representation of a first image, to associate first text information as a first annotation for the first image or a first replacement image that replaces the first image, and to pre-process the first image or the first replacement image to produce a first pre-processed image, and when executed causes the image submission tool to generate a second visual representation of a second image, to associate second text information as a second annotation for the second image or a second replacement image that replaces the second image, and to pre-process the second image or the second replacement image to produce a second pre-processed image, wherein the pre-processing by the image submission tool is controlled by one or more pre-processing parameters received from a device separate from the user device in a conversion of the first image or the first replacement image and in a conversion of the second image or the second replacement image as specified for use by a receiving party;

a submission section that when executed, causes the image submission tool to request a confirmation from a user to submit the first pre-processed image; and

an image upload control section that when executed, causes the image submission tool to transmit the first pre-processed image, and when executed causes the image submission tool to transmit the second pre-processed image, wherein the first pre-processed image and the second pre-processed image are catalogued together.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first pre-processed image has a compression level as specified by the one or more pre-processing parameters.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first pre-processed image is cropped in a manner specified by the one or more pre-processing parameters.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first pre-processed image has a quality as specified by the one or more pre-processing parameters.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first pre-processed image has an encoding as specified by the one or more pre-processing parameters.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first image is a video image.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the image upload control section when executed causes the image submission tool to transmit the first text information.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the image upload control section when executed causes the image submission tool to transmit location information associated with the first pre-processed image.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first pre-processed image and the second pre-processed image are combined into a presentation.

10. A computer implemented method performed by an image submission tool on a user device, comprising:

generating, by the image submission tool, a first visual representation of a first image, to associate first text information as a first annotation for the first image or a first replacement image that replaces the first image, and to pre-process the first image or the first replacement image to produce a first pre-processed image;

generating, by the image submission tool, a second visual representation of a second image, to associate second text information as a second annotation for the second image or a second replacement image that replaces the second image, and to pre-process the second image or the second replacement image to produce a second pre-processed image, wherein the pre-processing by the image submission tool is controlled by one or more pre-processing parameters received from a device separate from the user device in a conversion of the first image or the first replacement image and in a conversion of the second image or the second replacement image as specified for use by a receiving party;

requesting, by the image submission tool, a confirmation from a user to submit the first pre-processed image;

transmitting, by the image submission tool, the first pre-processed image; and

transmitting, by the image submission tool, the second pre-processed image, wherein the first pre-processed image and the second pre-processed image are catalogued together.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first pre-processed image has a compression level as specified by the one or more pre-processing parameters.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first pre-processed image is cropped in a manner specified by the one or more pre-processing parameters.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first pre-processed image has a quality as specified by the one or more pre-processing parameters.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first pre-processed image has an encoding as specified by the one or more pre-processing parameters.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first image is a video image.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising transmitting, by the image submission tool, the first text information.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising transmitting, by the image submission tool, location information associated with the first pre-processed image.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first pre-processed image and the second pre-processed image are combined into a presentation.

19. A computer implemented method performed by an image submission tool on a user device, comprising:

generating, by the image submission tool, a first visual representation of a first image, to associate first text information as a first annotation for the first image or a first replacement image that replaces the first image, and to pre-process the first image or the first replacement image to produce a first pre-processed image;

generating, by the image submission tool, a second visual representation of a second image, and to pre-process the second image or a second replacement image that replaces the second image to produce a second pre-processed image, wherein the pre-processing by the image submission tool is controlled by one or more pre-processing parameters received from a device separate from the user device in a conversion of the first image or the first replacement image and in a conversion of the second image or the second replacement image as specified for use by a receiving party;

requesting, by the image submission tool, a confirmation from a user to submit the first pre-processed image;

transmitting, by the image submission tool, the first pre-processed image; and

transmitting, by the image submission tool, the second pre-processed image, wherein the first pre-processed image and the second pre-processed image are catalogued together.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the first pre-processed image has a compression level as specified by the one or more pre-processing parameters.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the first pre-processed image is cropped in a manner specified by the one or more pre-processing parameters.

22. The method of claim 19 , wherein the first pre-processed image has a quality as specified by the one or more pre-processing parameters.

23. The method of claim 19 , wherein the first pre-processed image has an encoding as specified by the one or more pre-processing parameters.

24. The method of claim 19 , wherein the first image is a video image.

25. The method of claim 19 , further comprising transmitting, by the image submission tool, the first text information.

26. The method of claim 19 , further comprising transmitting, by the image submission tool, location information associated with the first pre-processed image.

27. The method of claim 19 , wherein the first pre-processed image and the second pre-processed image are combined into a presentation.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2016
From: WOOD, LISA T.; LEWIS, SCOTT M.; FRIED, ROBIN T.
To: PICTUREWORKS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 040386/0060 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2016
From: PW TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: IPIX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040386/0179 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2016
From: IPIX CORPORATION
To: ADMISSION CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040386/0328 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2016
From: ADMISSION CORPORATION
To: ADMISSION LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 040386/0412 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 21, 2016
From: PICTUREWORKS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: PW TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 040652/0778 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 21, 2016
From: ADMISSION LICENSING LLC
To: SUMMIT 6 LLC
Reel/Frame 040652/0841 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 14107261 · Dec 16, 2013
Continuation 13098090 · Apr 29, 2011
Continuation 12831503 · Jul 7, 2010
Continuation 10961720 · Oct 8, 2004
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