Techniques to selectively capture visual media using a single interface element

US9800784B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FACEBOOK, INC. · US

Inventors

• William M. Ruben · New York, US
• Daniel J. Smith · La Habra, US
• Nilesh Vinubhai Patel · Novi, US
• Mykyta Lutsenko · Menlo Park, US
• William Joseph Flynn, III · San Francisco, US
• Andrei V. C. Gheorghe · London, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 17, 2014
• Grant date: Oct 24, 2017
• Expiry date: Nov 17, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04N2101/00
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.