Method and system for sending location coded images

• US 20060111143A1
• Filed: 11/07/2005
• Published: 05/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: SIRF Technology Incorporated (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Inventors: Pande, Ashutosh, Chadha, Kanwar
• Granted Patent: US 7,630,737 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.100
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/17 Emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/485 whereby the further system is an optical system or imaging system
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0018 Transmission from mobile station to base station
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/16 using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• 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 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00315 with a radio transmission apparatus with a cordless telephone H04N1/00305; systems or arrangements for the transmission of a picture signal specially adapted for transmission via radio H04N1/00103; H04N1/00307 takes precedence; radio transmission systems H04B7/00; wireless communication networks H04W
• 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 2201/0084 Digital still camera

Abstract

A system is described that utilizes an imager in a wireless device in a wireless network and tags a digital image with positioning data.

Claims

1. A wireless device, comprising:

a means for receiving at the wireless device positioning data;

a transceiver capable of data communication with a network;

an imager capable of capturing a digital image; and

a controller coupled to the means for receiving, the transceiver, and imager, where the controller associates the digital image with the positioning data and transmits it to the network.

2. The wireless device of claim 1, where the positioning data is satellite positioning data.

3. The wireless device of claim 1, where the wireless device is a cellular telephone.

4. The wireless device of claim 1, further includes, a function identifier that is associated with the digital image by the controller.

5. The wireless device of claim 4, where the function identifier is a request for direction.

6. The wireless device of claim 4, where the function identifier is an E911 identifier.

7. The wireless device of claim 1, further includes a tagging message received by the transceiver and results in the controller activating the image.

8. A method for position determination of a wireless device, comprising:

receiving at the wireless device positioning data;

capturing a digital image with an imager;

associating the positioning data with the digital image resulting in a tagged image; and

transmitting the tagged image to a predetermined device in a network.

9. The method of claim 8, where the positioning data is satellite positioning data.

10. The method of claim 8, where transmitting further includes, transmitting to a cellular network.

11. The method of claim 8, further includes,

associating a function identifier with the digital image.

12. The method of claim 11, where the function identifier is a request for direction.

13. The method of claim 11, where the function identifier is an E911 identifier.

14. The method of claim 8, further includes,

receiving a tagging message at the wireless device;

and

activating the image in response to the tagging message.

15. A wireless device, comprising:

means for receiving positioning data at the wireless device;

.

means for capturing a digital image;

means for associating the positioning data with the digital image resulting in a tagged image; and

means for transmitting the tagged image to a network.

16. The wireless device of claim 15, where the positioning data is satellite positioning data.

17. The wireless device of claim 15, where the means for transmitting further includes, transmission to a cellular network.

18. The wireless device of claim 15, further includes, means for associating a function identifier with the digital image.

19. The wireless device of claim 18, where the function identifier is a request for direction.

20. The wireless device of claim 18, where the function identifier is an E911 identifier.

21. The wireless device of claim 15, further includes,

means for receiving a tagging message at the wireless device;

and

means for activating the image in response to receipt of the tagging message.