{
  "patent_number": "US 10318574",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Google Automatically Groups Photos and Contextual Data into Moments",
  "original_title": "Generating moments",
  "summary": "A method for automatically grouping photos from front and rear cameras with related data like audio, weather, and location to create a rich, interactive digital memory.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes a system that creates a 'moment' by bundling visual content with environmental data. Specifically, it captures images from two different camera lenses simultaneously—such as a front and rear camera—and pairs them with non-visual data like ambient audio, location, and even temperature readings derived from objects in the photos. Once this bundle is created, the system dynamically builds a user interface that adjusts its layout based on the types of content included. For example, if a moment contains both a photo and an audio file, the interface automatically launches both a photo viewer and an audio player to display them together.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover simple photo grouping based only on timestamps or location metadata.",
    "Does not cover manual photo albums created by a user without automated sensor-based data collection.",
    "Does not cover the hardware design of the camera lenses themselves, only the software method of processing their output.",
    "Does not cover systems that lack the specific requirement of simultaneous capture from dual lenses on opposite sides of a device."
  ],
  "filed": "2015-03-16",
  "granted": "2019-06-11",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Google LLC",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/google-llc",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Marco Bonechi",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/marco-bonechi"
    },
    {
      "name": "Christopher Lauritzen",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/christopher-lauritzen"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 12,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "software",
    "ai_ml"
  ],
  "abstract": "Implementations generally relate to generating moments. In some implementations, a method includes generating a moment, where the moment includes one or more visual content items. The method further includes determining one or more other types of content items in response to the generating of the moment. The method further includes associating the one or more other types of content items with the moment.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10318574/arkit",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10318574/arkit/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US10318574",
  "relatedPatents": []
}