Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-21
2011-06-21
Patel, Ajit (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S414100, C345S636000, C382S190000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07966024
ABSTRACT:
Users with mobile computing devices author skywriting and submit them to a virtual skywriting service. A mobile computing device having wireless network access is configured to capture a digital image of a real world scene including sky. The image is captured while the mobile computing device is in a geographical location or area. While the mobile computing device is still in the geographical location or area, it transmits via the wireless network a request for virtual skywriting. The request is received by a skywriting service that obtains or determines the geographical location/area that the computing device is in or near. The skywriting service selects a skywriting from among the previously submitted skywritings; the skywriting may be selected based on its having been entered at or associated with the geographical location. The mobile device receives the virtual skywriting from the service and displays a version of the digital image with the virtual skywriting added to the sky in the version of the digital image. Either the service or the mobile device may render the skywriting onto the image. Various effects may be applied in rendering the skywriting to give it realistic or vapor-like appearance.
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Microsoft Corporation
Navar Erica
Patel Ajit
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