Streaming at target locations
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, at a server based on location information associated with a mobile device, that the mobile device is at a first location that is within a particular range of a target location;
sending, from the server to the mobile device, a live streaming request for a user associated with the mobile device to travel to the target location and capture a video stream at the target location;
sending, after the live streaming request, a travel direction instruction and configuration information to the mobile device, the configuration information associated with capturing the video stream; and
after receiving at least a portion of the video stream from the mobile device and while a second portion of the video stream is captured at the mobile device, sending to the mobile device a second live streaming request requesting a second video stream to be captured at a second target location that is near the target location.
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Abstract
A method includes determining, at a server based on location information associated with a mobile device, that the mobile device is within a particular range of a target location. The method also includes sending a notification to the mobile device requesting a video stream from the mobile device, where the video stream is to be captured at the target location.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, at a server based on location information associated with a mobile device, that the mobile device is at a first location that is within a particular range of a target location; sending, from the server to the mobile device, a live streaming request for a user associated with the mobile device to travel to the target location and capture a video stream at the target location; sending, after the live streaming request, a travel direction instruction and configuration information to the mobile device, the configuration information associated with capturing the video stream; and after receiving at least a portion of the video stream from the mobile device and while a second portion of the video stream is captured at the mobile device, sending to the mobile device a second live streaming request requesting a second video stream to be captured at a second target location that is near the target location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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sending, from a mobile device, an opt-in indication, the opt-in indication indicating that the mobile device is available to receive live streaming requests from a server; receiving, at the mobile device from the server after sending the opt-in indication, a first live streaming request to capture a video stream at a target location that is within a particular range of the mobile device; receiving, at the mobile device after the first live streaming request, direction information indicating a path to the target location; and after sending at least a portion of the video stream from the mobile device to the server and while a second portion of the video stream is captured at the mobile device, receiving at the mobile device a second live streaming request requesting a second video stream to be captured at a second target location that is near the target location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface configured to; receive location information associated with a mobile device; receive a video stream from the mobile device; send a live streaming request to the mobile device, the live streaming request indicating a request for a user associated with the mobile device to travel to a target location and capture the video stream at the target location; send, to the mobile device after the indicated request, direction information and configuration information, the configuration information associated with capturing the video stream; and after receiving at least a portion of the video stream from the mobile device and while a second portion of the video stream is captured at the mobile device, send the mobile device a second live streaming request requesting a second video stream to be captured at a second target location that is near the target location; a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including determining, based on the location information associated with the mobile device, that the mobile device is within a particular range of the target location. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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