US 11,949,731 B2
Capturing and automatically uploading media content
Mark Wagner, Clyde Hill, WA (US); Thomas H. Taylor, Redmond, WA (US); and David P. Conway, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/171,633.
Application 18/171,633 is a continuation of application No. 17/649,701, filed on Feb. 2, 2022, granted, now 11,588,880.
Application 17/649,701 is a continuation of application No. 16/686,485, filed on Nov. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,277,468, issued on Mar. 15, 2022.
Application 16/686,485 is a continuation of application No. 15/493,527, filed on Apr. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,484,457, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Application 15/493,527 is a continuation of application No. 13/772,256, filed on Feb. 20, 2013, granted, now 9,667,694, issued on May 30, 2017.
Application 13/772,256 is a continuation of application No. 11/937,976, filed on Nov. 9, 2007, granted, now 8,385,950, issued on Feb. 26, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0199059 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 67/06 (2022.01); H04L 67/62 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 67/04 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/06 (2013.01) [H04L 67/62 (2022.05); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by a computing device and from an online service provider, an indication that a media input component has uploaded media content, wherein the computing device is remote to the media input component; and
providing, by the computing device, access to the media content uploaded by the media input component, the media content having been automatically uploaded by the media input component to the online service provider, wherein the automatically uploading of the media content occurs over a communications channel established in response to the media input component having been activated.