US 12,470,815 B2
Request queue for shared control of camera device by multiple devices
Brian Anthony Smith, Brentwood, NY (US); and Rajan Vaish, Beverly Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/479,547.
Application 18/479,547 is a continuation of application No. 18/165,777, filed on Feb. 7, 2023, granted, now 11,856,288.
Application 18/165,777 is a continuation of application No. 17/679,616, filed on Feb. 24, 2022, granted, now 11,606,491.
Application 17/679,616 is a continuation of application No. 17/125,298, filed on Dec. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,290,632.
Application 17/125,298 is a continuation of application No. 16/443,614, filed on Jun. 17, 2019, granted, now 10,897,564.
Prior Publication US 2024/0031674 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 23/661 (2023.01); H04L 65/1069 (2022.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 23/661 (2023.01) [H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04N 1/00095 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0084 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving session configuration information via a user interface provided to a wearable device, the session configuration information comprising a user-generated textual description and a user identifier corresponding to a first user, the wearable device being worn by a second user;
based on session configuration information, transmitting, to a first device associated with the first user, an invitation to join a camera sharing session, the invitation comprising the user-generated textual description, the camera sharing session enabling the first user to control image capturing at a camera embedded in the wearable device worn by the second user;
triggering an image capture at the camera based on the first user joining the camera sharing session, the image capture resulting in first image data comprising a first image; and
transmitting, to the first device, a message comprising the first image data.