Wirelessly-enabled identification of digital media generated at an event

• US 20090106362A1
• Filed: 10/23/2007
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jabbour, Fadi R., Kuhlke, Matthew, Ramalho, Michael A., Lee, David C., Lee, Eric H.
• Granted Patent: US 7,814,151 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

A method in one embodiment includes embedding a unique event tag into media files recorded at an event by a first media recording device, which is operable to wirelessly discover a second media recording device at the event. The first media recording device wirelessly communicates the unique event tag to the second media recording device for embedding into media files recorded at the event by the second media recording device. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

attaching a unique event tag to one or more media files recorded at an event by a first device; and

wirelessly discovering, by the first device, a second device at the event;

wirelessly communicating the unique event tag to the second device for attaching to one or more media files recorded at the event by the second device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first device comprises a digital image recording device.

3. A method comprising:

wirelessly receiving, by a first device, a request to join an event, the request being transmitted by a second device;

accepting the request to join the event;

wirelessly receiving, by the first device, a tag identifying the event transmitted by the second media recording device; and

attaching the tag to one or more media files recorded at the event by the first device.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the tag comprises a time and date of the event.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the tag further comprises global position coordinates of the event.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein the first device comprises a digital image recording device.

7. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

wirelessly discovering, by the first device, a third device at the event;

wirelessly exchanging information about the event; and

changing the tag attached to the media files recorded at the event by the first device to a new tag received from the third device during the wireless exchange of information.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the tag and the new tag are associated with respective first and second timestamps, the tag being changed to the new tag in accordance with a predetermined criteria based upon a difference between the first and second timestamps.

9. The method of claim 3 wherein accepting the request to join the event comprises sending a password associated with the event to the second device.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

means coupled with the wireless transceiver for wirelessly communicating with a plurality of media recording devices operating in accordance with a specified protocol within a transmission range of the wireless transceiver, the means also for broadcasting an event tag for attachment to media files recorded by the media recording devices during the event.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the means is further for sending a message that notifies each of the media recording devices to switch off a publish mode of operation.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the event the tag further comprises global position coordinates, a date, and a time of the event.

13. An apparatus comprising:

a media capture device;

a wireless transceiver;

one or more processors coupled to the wireless transceiver and to the media capture device; and

a memory comprising one or more instructions executable at the processors, the one or more processors being operable, when executing the instructions, to;

store data captured at an event by the media capture device into one or more media files in the memory;

receive, via the wireless transceiver, a request to join the event, the request being transmitted by a first device;

accept the request to join the event;

receive, from the first device, a tag uniquely identifying the event; and

attach the tag to the one or more media files recorded at the event.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the media capture device comprises an audio/video (A/V) recording device.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the one or more processors is further operable, when executing the instructions, to change the tag attached to the one or more media files recorded at the event responsive to communications with another wireless device present at the event.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the first device comprises a wireless access point.

17. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the first device comprises a wirelessly-enabled digital camera or digital video recorder.

18. A method comprising:

wirelessly detecting, by a recording device, a wireless access point (WAP) having media tagging capabilities;

wirelessly registering, by the recording device, an event with the WAP, in response, the WAP broadcasting a tag assigned to the event to wirelessly-enabled media recording devices within a transmission range of the WAP;

attaching, by the recording device, the tag to one or more media files recorded at the event by the recording device.

19. The method of claim 21 wherein the tag comprises a time and date of the event.

20. The method of claim 21 further comprising receiving a message sent from the WAP notifying the recording device to switch off a publish mode of operation.