IP Library Granted Patent US 11,140,313
Granted Patent B1
US 11,140,313 · App. 16/947,368 · Granted Oct 5, 2021

Image capture device with scheduled capture capability

Inventor: Michael Adkins Knott (San Mateo, CA)
Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
H04N5/23216H04N5/232933H04N5/2252
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Patent No.
US 11,140,313
App. No.
16/947,368
Granted
Oct 5, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A user interface of an image capture device may provide options for a user to schedule future capture of visual content by the image capture device. The user may interact with the options to specify the start time and the capture duration for the future capture of visual content.

Claims (41)

1. An image capture device that enables scheduled capture of video, the image capture device comprising:

a housing;

an image sensor carried by the housing and configured to generate a visual output signal conveying visual information based on light that becomes incident thereon, the visual information defining visual content;

an optical element carried by the housing and configured to guide light within a field of view to the image sensor;

a first display and a second display carried by the housing and configured to visually present information, the second display smaller than the first display; and

one or more physical processors carried by the housing, the one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:

present a scheduled capture user interface on the first display, the scheduled capture user interface including one or more schedule options for a user to schedule future capture of the visual content, user scheduling of the future capture of the visual content including the user setting a start time at which the image capture device is to start capture of the visual content and a capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content;

determine user interaction with the one or more schedule options to schedule the future capture of the visual content;

responsive to the user scheduling the future capture of the visual content, configure the image capture device to start capture of the visual content at the start time for the capture duration, wherein configuration of the image capture device to start capture of the visual content at the start time for the capture duration allows usage of the image capture device to capture other content before the start time; and

start the capture of the visual content for the capture duration at the start time;

wherein:

information on scheduled future capture of the visual content is presented on the first display such that the start time at which the image capture device is to start capture of the visual content and the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content are simultaneously presented on the first display; and

the information on the scheduled future capture of the visual content is presented on the second display such that the start time at which the image capture device is to start capture of the visual content and the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content are alternately presented on the second display.

2. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more options for the user to schedule the future capture of the visual content includes a start capture option for the user to set the start time at which the image capture device is to start capture of the visual content and a capture duration option for the user to set the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content.

3. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more options for the user to schedule the future capture of the visual content includes a start capture option for the user to set the start time at which the image capture device is to start capture of the visual content and an end capture option for the user to set an end time at which the image capture device is to end capture of the visual content, the capture duration defined by difference between the start capture time and the end capture time.

4. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein responsive to the image capture device being on proximate to the start time, a scheduled capture alert is presented on the first display, the scheduled capture alert including a countdown to the start time and the capture duration.

5. The image capture device of claim 4 , wherein one or more modify options are presented for the user to modify the start time at which the image capture device is to start the capture of the visual content and to modify the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content.

6. The image capture device of claim 5 , wherein the one or more modify options to modify the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content is enabled during the capture of the visual content.

7. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the scheduled future capture of the visual content is associated with a capture setting before the start time, and the capture of the visual content is performed by the image capture device using the capture setting.

8. The image capture device of claim 7 , wherein the capture setting associated with the scheduled future capture of the visual content is identified by a clock icon in a list of capture settings.

9. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein responsive to the image capture device being off or in a standby mode proximate to the start time, the image capture device is activated for the scheduled future capture of the visual content.

10. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein: the information on the capture of the visual content is presented on the first display such that an amount of time elapsed in the capture of the visual content and the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content are simultaneously presented on the first display; and the information on the capture of the visual content is presented on the second display such that the amount of time elapsed in the capture of the visual content and the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content are alternately presented on the second display.

11. A method for enabling scheduled capture of video, the method performed by an image capture device, the image capture device including one or more processors, an image sensor, an optical element, a first display, and a second display smaller than the first display, the image sensor configured to generate a visual output signal conveying visual information based on light that becomes incident thereon, the visual information defining visual content, the optical element configured to guide light within a field of view to the image sensor, the first and second displays configured to visually present information, the method comprising:

presenting a scheduled capture user interface on the first display, the scheduled capture user interface including one or more schedule options for a user to schedule future capture of the visual content, user scheduling of the future capture of the visual content including the user setting a start time at which the image capture device is to start capture of the visual content and a capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content;

determining user interaction with the one or more schedule options to schedule the future capture of the visual content;

responsive to the user scheduling the future capture of the visual content, configuring the image capture device to start capture of the visual content at the start time for the capture duration, wherein configuration of the image capture device to start capture of the visual content at the start time for the capture duration allows usage of the image capture device to capture other content before the start time; and

starting the capture of the visual content for the capture duration at the start time;

wherein:

information on scheduled future capture of the visual content is presented on the first display such that the start time at which the image capture device is to start capture of the visual content and the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content are simultaneously presented on the first display; and

the information on the scheduled future capture of the visual content is presented on the second display such that the start time at which the image capture device is to start capture of the visual content and the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content are alternately presented on the second display.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more options for the user to schedule the future capture of the visual content includes a start capture option for the user to set the start time at which the image capture device is to start capture of the visual content and a capture duration option for the user to set the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more options for the user to schedule the future capture of the visual content includes a start capture option for the user to set the start time at which the image capture device is to start capture of the visual content and an end capture option for the user to set an end time at which the image capture device is to end capture of the visual content, the capture duration defined by difference between the start capture time and the end capture time.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein responsive to the image capture device being on proximate to the start time, a scheduled capture alert is presented on the first display, the scheduled capture alert including a countdown to the start time and the capture duration.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein one or more modify options are presented for the user to modify the start time at which the image capture device is to start the capture of the visual content and to modify the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more modify options to modify the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content is enabled during the capture of the visual content.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the scheduled future capture of the visual content is associated with a capture setting before the start time, and the capture of the visual content is performed by the image capture device using the capture setting.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the capture setting associated with the scheduled future capture of the visual content is identified by a clock icon in a list of capture settings.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein responsive to the image capture device being off or in a standby mode proximate to the start time, the image capture device is activated for the scheduled future capture of the visual content.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the information on the capture of the visual content is presented on the first display such that an amount of time elapsed in the capture of the visual content and the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content are simultaneously presented on the first display; and

the information on the capture of the visual content is presented on the second display such that the amount of time elapsed in the capture of the visual content and the capture duration for which the image capture device is to capture the visual content are alternately presented on the second display.

Assignments (5)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2025
From: GOPRO, INC.
To: FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 072340/0676 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2025
From: GOPRO, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 072358/0001 →
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2021
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: GOPRO, INC.
Reel/Frame 055106/0434 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2020
From: GOPRO, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 054113/0594 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2020
From: KNOTT, MICHAEL ADKINS
To: GOPRO, INC.
Reel/Frame 053348/0264 →
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