US 11,856,289 B1
Portable media capture device
Richard Bacon, Los Angeles, CA (US); Reed Seerman, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Geoffrey Abbott, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Yes Yes Media Limited, London (GB)
Filed by Yes Yes Media Limited, London (GB)
Filed on Jun. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/333,419.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/661 (2023.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC H04N 23/661 (2023.01) [G06F 3/1454 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable media capture device, comprising:
an image sensor;
a support portion configured to receive a mobile device, and support the image sensor in a front-facing configuration relative to the mobile device, in which a user region forward of a display screen of the mobile device falls within a field of view of the image sensor; and
a host computer configured to pair with the mobile device, the host computer comprising:
a data interface configured to establish a pairing connection with the mobile device,
a camera interface configured to connect to the image sensor;
a memory configured to store computer-readable instructions, and
a processor coupled to the memory, the image sensor and the data interface, and configured to execute the computer-readable instructions, which upon execution cause the processor to:
cause the image sensor to begin capturing a camera video image responsive to a first message received from the mobile device via the pairing connection indicating a first change in display state of the display screen of the mobile device, and
terminate capturing of the camera video image responsive to a second message received from the mobile device via the pairing connection indicating a second change in display state of the display screen of the mobile device.