AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION

• US 20080320036A1
• Filed: 06/23/2008
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gentle E. Winter
• Original Assignee: Gentle E. Winter
• Inventors: Winter, Gentle E.
• Application Number:
  US12/144,355
• Publication Number:
  US 20080320036A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A system for capturing and indexing information including a data capture device, a metadata collection component and a data transmission component. In operation the data capture device, metadata collection component, and transmission component are integrated with the data capture device.

Claims

1. A system for capturing data from geographically dispersed areas comprising:

a means for capturing image data;

a means for storing image data;

a means for capturing meta data;

a means for storing meta data,

a means for associating meta data with recorded image data; and

a means for providing the metadata to a database;

wherein the means for capturing data is configured to convey captured image data to the means for storing image data;

the means for capturing metadata is configured to convey captured meta data to the means for storing metadata;

the means for associating meta data with image data is configured to temporally

inter-relate the recorded image data with associated meta data, and the means for providing the meta data to the database provides the meta data to a searchable database.

2. The system for capturing data from geographically dispersed areas of claim 1, wherein the means for providing metadata to a database allows the data to be provided anonymously.

3. The system for capturing data from geographically dispersed areas of claim 1, wherein the metadata is searchable using at least one of the following criteria:

location;

time;

coordinates;

orientation;

keyword; and

category.

4. The system for capturing data from geographically dispersed areas of claim 1, wherein the metadata includes at least one of:

satellite based coordinates;

terrestrially determined coordinates;

user defined location;

time;

orientation; and

subject matter.

5. The system for capturing data from geographically dispersed areas of claim 1, wherein the metadata may include user added metadata and said user added metadata may include:

audio information;

verbal information;

reference marks; and

significance scores.

19. The system for capturing data from geographically dispersed areas of claim 1, wherein the metadata is searchable using at least one of the following criteria:

location;

time;

coordinates;

orientation;

keyword; and

category.

20. The system for capturing data from geographically dispersed areas of claim 1, wherein the metadata includes at least one of:

satellite based coordinates;

terrestrially determined coordinates;

user defined location;

time;

orientation; and

subject matter; and

wherein the recorded data includes human observed data, including at least one of;

audio information;

verbal information;

reference marks; and

significance scores.

6. The system for capturing data from geographically dispersed areas of claim 1, wherein the meta data is linked with the associated image data wherein a subscription is required as a prerequisite to accessing the associated image data.

6-1. (canceled)

7. A system for capturing and indexing information comprising:

an image capture component;

a geographic position indicator;

a clock;

a directional indicator;

at local database;

a central database;

wherein the image capture component provides an image signal to the at least one local database;

the geographic position indicator provides geographical signal to the at least one local database, the clock provides a time signal to the at least one local database, the directional indicator provides a directional signal to the at least one local database and the at least one local database associatively couples at least one of the geographical, clock, and directional signals with the image signal, and at least on local database conveys data to the central database.

8. The system for capturing and indexing information set forth in claim 7, wherein the central database is a distributed database.

9. The system for capturing and indexing information set forth in claim 8, wherein the distributed database is the internet.

10. The system for capturing and indexing information set forth in claim 7, wherein the geographic position is based on terrestrial signals.

11. The system for capturing and indexing information set forth in claim 7, wherein the central database is searchable by time, location, and direction.

12. The system for capturing and indexing information set forth in claim 8, wherein the search simultaneously allows for a narrow value and a broad value.

13. The system for capturing and indexing information set forth in claim 9, wherein narrow value is a location and the broad value is a period of time.

14. A system for capturing and indexing information comprising:

a terrestrially tethered airborne support;

at least one image capture device;

at least one metadata collection component;

at least data transmission component;

wherein the terrestrially tethered airborne support is configured to support the at least one image capture device, metadata collection component, and transmission component, and the at least one metadata collection component includes a metadata collection component integrated with the image capture device.

15. The system for capturing and indexing information of claim 14, wherein the a terrestrially tethered airborne support is a lighter than air vehicle.

16. The system for capturing and indexing information of claim 14 further comprising a damage detection component associated with the terrestrially tethered airborne support.

17. A system for capturing data from geographically dispersed areas comprising:

a means for recording detected data;

a means for capturing and storing data;

a means for associating meta data with recorded image data; and

a means for providing the metadata to a database;

wherein the means for recording detected data and the means for capturing metadata are configured to convey recorded detected data and captured meta data to the means for storing data; and

the means for associating meta data with image data is configured to temporally inter-relate the recorded image data with associated meta data, and the means for providing the meta data to the database provides the meta data to a searchable database.

18. The system for capturing data from geographically dispersed areas of claim 17, wherein the means for providing metadata to a database allows the data to be provided anonymously.