METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING AND BROADCASTING AUDIO/VIDEO CONTENT BASED ON LOCATION

• US 20090064241A1
• Filed: 09/04/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Fellenstein, Craig William, Jackson, Steven Van
• Granted Patent: US 8,234,677 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/87
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42692 for reading from or writing on a volatile storage medium, e.g. Random Access Memory [RAM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00

Abstract

A selection method and system. The method comprises receiving by a tracking apparatus data comprising audio/video data segments with associated tracking data segments. The audio/video data segments and the associated tracking data segments are associated with a plurality of locations. The tracking apparatus is moved within a specified proximity of a first location of the locations. The tracking apparatus senses the first location. The tracking apparatus retrieves a first audio/video data segment of the audio/video data segments associated with the first location. The retrieving is based on a first tracking data segment of the associated tracking data segments associated with the first audio/video data segment. The tracking apparatus broadcasts a specified portion of the first audio/video data segment. The specified portion is dependent on a specified condition of the tracking apparatus.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a tracking apparatus, data, said data comprising audio/video data segments with associated tracking data segments, said audio/video data segments and said associated tracking data segments associated with a plurality of locations, each audio/video data segment of said audio/video data segments and each associated tracking data segment of said tracking data segments associated with a different location from said plurality of locations, each said location at a different geographical area;

moving said tracking apparatus within a specified proximity of a first location of said locations;

sensing, by said tracking apparatus, said first location of said locations;

retrieving, by said tracking apparatus, a first audio/video data segment of said audio/video data segments associated with said first location, said retrieving based on a first tracking data segment of said associated tracking data segments associated with said first audio/video data segment; and

broadcasting, by said tracking apparatus, a specified portion of said first audio/video data segment, said specified portion dependent on a specified condition of said tracking apparatus.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said tracking apparatus comprises a global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver, wherein said first associated tracking data segment comprises a first GPS data segment associated with said specified condition, wherein said sensing comprises retrieving a GPS location for said first location, and wherein said method further comprises:

matching, by said tracking apparatus, said first GPS data segment with said specified condition.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said tracking apparatus further comprises a digital compass, and wherein said method further comprises:

pivoting, said tracking apparatus towards a second location;

retrieving, by said tracking apparatus, a second audio/video data segment of said audio/video data segments associated with said second location, said retrieving said second audio/video data segment based on orientation data supplied by said digital compass and said GPS location; and

broadcasting, by said tracking apparatus, a specified portion of said second audio/video data segment.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein said specified condition comprises a condition selected from the group consisting of a direction of said tracking apparatus with respect to said first location, a distance that said tracking apparatus is from said first location, and a speed of said moving.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said tracking apparatus comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader, wherein said first location comprises a first structure, wherein said first structure comprises a first RFID tag, wherein said first tracking data segment comprises information related to said RFID tag, and wherein said method further comprises:

matching, by said tracking apparatus, said information with said first RFID tag.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said information comprises a serial number for said first RFID tag.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said broadcasting is dependent on a specified amount of time that said tracking apparatus is located within said specified proximity of said first location.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said tracking apparatus comprises a removable memory unit. and wherein said data is stored on said removable memory unit.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said removable memory unit is selected from the group consisting of a read only memory (ROM) unit and a flash memory unit.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said first audio/video data segment comprises information describing said first location.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said specified portion of said first audio/video data segment does not comprise an entire portion of said first audio/video data segment.

12. A tracking apparatus comprising a processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising data and instructions that when executed by the processor implement a tracking method, said data comprising audio/video data segments with associated tracking data segments, said audio/video data segments and said associated tracking data segments associated with a plurality of locations, each audio/video data segment of said audio/video data segments and each associated tracking data segment of said tracking data segments associated with a different location from said plurality of locations, each said location at a different geographical area, said method comprising;

receiving, by said tracking apparatus, data;

moving, said tracking apparatus within a specified proximity of a first location of said locations;

sensing, by said tracking apparatus, said first location of said locations;

retrieving, by said tracking apparatus, a first audio/video data segment of said audio/video data segments associated with said first location, said retrieving based on a first tracking data segment of said associated tracking data segments associated with said first audio/video data segment; and

broadcasting, by said tracking apparatus, a specified portion of said first audio/video data segment, said specified portion dependent on a specified condition of said tracking apparatus.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said tracking apparatus comprises a global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver, wherein said first associated tracking data segment comprises a first GPS data segment associated with said specified condition, wherein said sensing comprises retrieving a GPS location for said first location, and wherein said method further comprises:

matching, by said tracking apparatus, said first GPS data segment with said specified condition.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a digital compass, and wherein said method further comprises:

pivoting, said tracking apparatus towards a second location;

retrieving, by said tracking apparatus, a second audio/video data segment of said audio/video data segments associated with said second location, said retrieving said second audio/video data segment based on orientation data supplied by said digital compass and said GPS location; and

broadcasting, by said tracking apparatus, a specified portion of said second audio/video data segment.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, said specified condition comprises a condition selected from the group consisting of a direction of said tracking apparatus with respect to said first location, a distance that said tracking apparatus is from said first location, and a speed of said moving.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said tracking apparatus comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader, wherein said first location comprises a first structure, wherein said first structure comprises a first RFID tag, wherein said first tracking data segment comprises information related to said RFID tag, and wherein said method further comprises:

matching, by said tracking apparatus, said information with said first RFID tag.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said information comprises a serial number for said first RFID tag.

18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said broadcasting is dependent on a specified amount of time that said tracking apparatus is located within said specified proximity of said first location.

19. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said memory unit comprises a removable memory unit, and wherein said data is stored on said removable memory unit.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said removable memory unit is selected from the group consisting of a read only memory (ROM) unit and a flash memory unit.

21. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said first audio/video data segment comprises information describing said first location.

22. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said specified portion of said first audio/video data segment does not comprise an entire portion of said first audio/video data segment.

23. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium comprising data and a computer readable program code embodied therein, said data comprising audio/video data segments with associated tracking data segments, said audio/video data segments and said associated tracking data segments associated with a plurality of locations, each audio/video data segment of said audio/video data segments and each associated tracking data segment of said tracking data segments associated with a different location from said plurality of locations, each said location at a different geographical area, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm adapted to implement a tracking method within a tracking apparatus, said method comprising:

receiving, by said tracking apparatus, data;

moving, said tracking apparatus within a specified proximity of a first location of said locations;

sensing, by said tracking apparatus, said first location of said locations;

retrieving, by said tracking apparatus, a first audio/video data segment of said audio/video data segments associated with said first location, said retrieving based on a first tracking data segment of said associated tracking data segments associated with said first audio/video data segment; and

broadcasting, by said tracking apparatus, a specified portion of said first audio/video data segment, said specified portion dependent on a specified condition of said tracking apparatus.

24. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein said tracking apparatus comprises a global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver, wherein said first associated tracking data segment comprises a first GPS data segment associated with said specified condition, wherein said sensing comprises retrieving a GPS location for said first location, and wherein said method further comprises:

matching, by said tracking apparatus, said first GPS data segment with said specified condition.

25. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein said tracking apparatus further comprises a digital compass, and wherein said method further comprises:

pivoting, said tracking apparatus towards a second location;

retrieving, by said tracking apparatus, a second audio/video data segment of said audio/video data segments associated with said second location, said retrieving said second audio/video data segment based on orientation data supplied by said digital compass and said GPS location; and

broadcasting, by said tracking apparatus, a specified portion of said second audio/video data segment.

26. The computer program product of claim 24, said specified condition comprises a condition selected from the group consisting of a direction of said tracking apparatus with respect to said first location, a distance that said tracking apparatus is from said first location, and a speed of said moving.

27. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein said tracking apparatus comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader, wherein said first location comprises a first structure, wherein said first structure comprises a first RFID tag, wherein said first tracking data segment comprises information related to said RFID tag, and wherein said method further comprises:

matching, by said tracking apparatus, said information with said first RFID tag.

28. The computer program product of claim 27, wherein said information comprises a serial number for said first RFID tag.

29. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein said broadcasting is dependent on a specified amount of time that said tracking apparatus is located within said specified proximity of said first location.

30. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein said computer usable medium comprises a removable computer usable medium, and wherein said data is stored on said removable computer usable medium.

31. The computer program product of claim 30, wherein said removable computer usable medium is selected from the group consisting of a read only memory (ROM) unit and a flash memory unit.

32. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein said first audio/video data segment comprises information describing said first location.

33. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein said specified portion of said first audio/video data segment does not comprise an entire portion of said first audio/video data segment.