Nokia Corporation

Nokia Technologies Oy

Tapani Rantakokko

Juha Kela

Samuli Silanto

Sanna Kallio

Jari Kangas

Esko-Juhani Malm

Jussi Holopainen

Jani Mantyjarvi

Panu Korpipaa

Heikki Keranen

Jussi Pekka Holopainen

Juha Henrik Arrasvuori

Hannu Korhonen

Marion Boberg

Tero Jokela

Andrés Lucero

Jaakko Keränen

Erika Piia Pauliina Reponen

Jari T Kangas

Stephan Meyers

Timo Eemeli Nummenmaa

Jani Mäntyjärvi

Panu Korpipää

Eero Räsänen

Jaakko Olli Taavetti Keränen

Markus Montola

Terje Lundin

Kaisa Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila

Heikki Keränen

Jonka Mattila

An approach is provided for sharing media in a multi-device environment. A group of devices for sharing one or more media files is determined. A shared media manager causes joining of one or more displays of the devices. The shared media manager then determines to generate a common user interface for presenting the one or more media files on the joined one or more displays.

Method and apparatus for sharing media in a multi-device environment

An approach is provided for creating a virtual workspace among devices based, at least in part, on location information. The virtual workspace corresponds to an application or a service common to the devices. Monitoring of the movement of one or more of the devices causes manipulation of the virtual workspace, the application, the service, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the movement. Example applications and services include media editing, media playback, image processing, social networking, and social control functionality.

Method and apparatus for generating a virtual interactive workspace

A control system basing on the use of gestures and functioning especially in mobile terminals. The gesture control system is provided with a general purpose interface () with its commands for applications () to be controlled. The processing software () of the gesture signals includes a training program (), trained free-form gestures made by the user being stored in the gesture library, and a recognizing program (), which matches a gesture made by the user to the stored gestures and chooses the most similar gesture thereof. Gestures can hence be used as commands for controlling any application configured or programmed to receive the command. One and the same application functions in different models of mobile terminals without matching, and in a certain mobile terminal all applications can be run, which applications use specified interface commands. The application () can be e.g. a game or activity being included in basic implementation of a mobile terminal.

Gesture control system

A method includes receiving first media data from a plurality of persons; identifying first media data generated within a window of time at a certain location and associating the identified first media data with an occurrence of a first event; determining which persons of the plurality of persons were present at the occurrence of the first event; and storing information related to the first event in association with information identifying those persons determined to be present at the occurrence of the first event. The method further includes, in response to receiving further media data from a plurality of persons, determining if the further media data was generated within a window of time at a certain location; determining based at least in part of the stored information if the certain location associated with the further media data is the same as the certain location associated with the first media data, and if at least some of the persons from which the further media data is received are the same as the persons from which the first media data was received and, if so, declaring that a second event is occurring that is related to the first event; and sending a notification of the occurrence of the second event to those persons who were determined to be present at the occurrence of the first event and who are determined to not currently be present at the occurrence of the second event.

Determination of event of interest

An apparatus for using metadata to more precisely process displayed content may include a processor executing stored instructions, which causes the apparatus to at least receive an image data frame including pixels having a visual object(s), wherein bits in the image data frame includes pixel data for a single pixel. The pixel data includes content and metadata fields. The metadata field includes a value. The metadata value indicates that the single pixel is part of a visual object in a category. The execution of the stored instructions may also cause the apparatus to identify pixels including a visual object by their metadata fields. The pixels include a visual object identifiable within the image data frame such that certain operations are performed on the pixels forming an individual visual object separate from pixels forming remaining visual objects in the visual field. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.

Statistical metering and filtering of content via pixel-based metadata

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Jussi Pekka Holopainen