Location-based image sharing

• US 20030004916A1
• Filed: 06/28/2001
• Published: 01/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Lewis, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 7,908,629 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00153 for sharing images with a selected individual or correspondent
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00209 Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00212 Attaching image data to computer messages, e.g. to e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00323 with a measuring, monitoring or signaling apparatus, e.g. for transmitting measured information to a central location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3208 of an e-mail or network address
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information

Abstract

A method and system for location-based image sharing is disclosed. The method comprises providing a sharing rule defining with which one or more recipients images are shared based on location-identifying information, and applying location-identifying information associated with an image to the sharing rule to determine the one or more recipients with which the image should be shared. The system comprises a sharing rule defining with which one or more recipients images are shared based on location-identifying information, and a sharing engine to apply location-identifying information associated with an image to the sharing rule to determine the one or more recipients with which the image should be shared.

Claims

1. A method for location-based image sharing, comprising:

providing a sharing rule defining with which one or more recipients images are shared based on location-identifying information; and

applying location-identifying information associated with an image to the sharing rule to determine the one or more recipients with which the image should be shared.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

making the image available automatically to the determined one or more recipients.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein making the image available comprises either automatically sending a copy of the image to the determined one or more recipients by e-mail or automatically sending a link to the image on a Web site to the determined one or more recipients.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising converting the location-identifying information into location data using a location database.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the location-identifying information is latitude and longitude coordinates.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the image is either a digital photo or a digital video.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the sharing rule specifies any one of a proximity to the location-identifying information, a set of location-identifying information or a bounding perimeter of location-identifying information.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the sharing rule comprises a rule that images are only to be shared with the one or more recipients that are on a buddy list.

9. A system for location-based image sharing, comprising:

a sharing rule defining with which one or more recipients images are shared based on location-identifying information; and

a sharing engine to apply location-identifying information associated with an image to the sharing rule to determine the one or more recipients with which the image should be shared.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a sending unit to make the image available automatically to the determined one or more recipients.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the sending unit is adapted to either automatically send a copy of the image to the determined one or more recipients by e-mail or automatically send a link to the image on a Web site to the determined one or more recipients.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the sharing engine is further adapted to convert the location-identifying information into location data using a location database.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein the location-identifying information is latitude and longitude coordinates.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the image is either a digital photo or digital video.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein the sharing rule specifies any one of a proximity to the location-identifying information, a set of location-identifying information or a bounding perimeter of location-identifying information.

16. The system of claim 9 wherein the sharing rule comprises a rule that images are only to be shared with the one or more recipients that are on a buddy list.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises making the image available automatically to the determined one or more recipients.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein making the image available comprises either automatically sending a copy of the image to the determined one or more recipients by e-mail or automatically sending a link to the image on a Web site to the determined one or more recipients.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises converting the location-identifying information into location data using a location database.

21. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein the location-identifying information is latitude and longitude coordinates.

22. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein the image is either a digital photo or digital video.

23. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein the sharing rule specifies any one of a proximity to the location-identifying information, a set of location-identifying information or a bounding perimeter of location-identifying information.

24. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein the sharing rule comprises a rule that images are only to be shared with the one or more recipients that are on a buddy list.

26. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein making the image available comprises either automatically sending a copy of the image to the determined one or more recipients by e-mail or automatically sending a link to the image on a Web site to the determined one or more recipients.

27. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the method further comprises converting the location-identifying information into location data using a location database.

28. The computer program product of claim 25 wherein the location-identifying information is latitude and longitude coordinates.

29. The computer program product of claim 25 wherein the image is either a digital photo or digital video.

30. The computer program product of claim 25 wherein the sharing rule specifies any one of a proximity to the location-identifying information, a set of location-identifying information or a bounding perimeter of location-identifying information.

17. A computer program product including computer program code to cause a microprocessor to perform a method for location-based image sharing, the method comprising:

providing a sharing rule defining with which one or more recipients images are shared based on location-identifying information; and

applying location-identifying information associated with an image to the sharing rule to determine the one or more recipients with which the image should be shared.

25. A computer program product including computer program code to cause a microprocessor to perform a method of sharing an image having location-identifying information, the method comprising:

determining a recipient of the image based upon the location-identifying information; and

making the image available to the recipient.