Method and Device for Geo-Tagging an Object Before or After Creation

• US 20090324211A1
• Filed: 06/25/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Strandell, Toni Peter, Reilly, James Francis
• Application Number:
  US12/146,191
• Publication Number:
  US 20090324211A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 396/310
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0045 Transmission from base station to mobile station G01S5/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/24 with means for separately producing marks on the film, e.g. title, time of exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/246 Details of the markings

Abstract

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a process communicates with a location source to obtain location information. The process determines a location of an object at a time other than creation of the object based on the location information. The process associates the determined location with the object.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

communicating with a location source to obtain location information;

determining a location of an object at a time other than creation of the object based on the location information; and

associating the determined location with the object.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the location source is on the same network platform as the object.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the location source is in a remote location.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the location information comprises at least one of the following listed items:

at least one timestamp;

metadata;

a device identifier.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a location further comprises applying a rule to the location information.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a location further comprises using a dynamic time period.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

applying a rate of motion rule to determine the dynamic time period.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a location further comprises:

communicating with an electronic device; and

obtaining the location from the electronic device.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a location further comprises:

communicating with a service; and

obtaining the location from the service.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a location further comprises:

communicating with an Internet application; and

obtaining the location from the Internet application.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a location further comprises:

comparing a plurality of remote timestamps, associated with the location and remote metadata, to a local timestamp and local metadata;

matching the local timestamp and local metadata and at least one remote timestamp and remote metadata; and

identifying the location.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein associating the determined location with the object further comprises:

tagging the object with meta data.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein tagging the object is geo-tagging.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the object is a video;

audio file;

Short Message Service;

other data object.

15. An apparatus, comprising:

a wireless transceiver configured for communication with a location source to obtain location information; and

a processor configured for;

determination of a location for an object at a time other than creation of the object based on the location information; and

association of the determined location with the object.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the location source is on the same network platform as the object.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the location source is in a remote location.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the location information comprises at least one of the following listed items:

at least one timestamp;

metadata;

a device identifier.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the processor is further configured for application of a rule to the location information to determine the location.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein determination of a location uses a dynamic time period.

21. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the processor is further configured for:

application of a rate of motion rule to determine the dynamic time period.

22. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the determination of a location further comprises:

the wireless transceiver further configured for communication with an electronic device; and

the processor further configured for determination of the location from the electronic device.

23. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the determination of a location further comprises:

the wireless transceiver further configured for communication with a service; and

the processor further configured for determination of the location from the service.

24. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the determination of a location further comprises:

the wireless transceiver further configured for communication with an Internet application; and

the processor further configured for determination of the location from the Internet application.

25. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the processor is further configured for:

comparison of a plurality of remote timestamps, associated with the location and remote meta data, to a local timestamp and local metadata;

match the local timestamp and local metadata and at least one remote timestamp and remote metadata; and

identification of the location.

26. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the processor in association of the determined location is further configured for:

tagging the object with meta data.

27. The apparatus of claim 26 wherein tagging the object is geo-tagging.

28. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the object is a video;

audio file;

Short Message Service;

other data object.

29. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium bearing computer program code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code comprising:

code for communicating with a location source to obtain location information;

code for determining a location of an object at a time other than creation of the object based on the location information; and

code for associating the determined location with the object.

30. A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform:

communicating with a location source to obtain location information;

determining a location of an object at a time other than creation of the object based on the location information; and

associating the determined location with the object.