METHOD AND APPLICATION FOR PUBLICLY DISPLAYING CELL PHONE PHOTOGRAPHS

• US 20120197687A1
• Filed: 01/11/2012
• Published: 08/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Optime Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Optime Incorporated
• Inventors: Mansour, Lawrence, Yousif, Martin
• Application Number:
  US13/348,156
• Publication Number:
  US 20120197687A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00129 with a display device, e.g. CRT or LCD monitor with a television apparatus H04N1/00283; arrangements for control of display devices G09G
• 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 1/2116 Picture signal recording combined with imagewise recording, e.g. photographic recording photographic cameras G03B19/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission

Abstract

The present invention provides for a computer based method of uploading and displaying media taken by a user on a mobile device wherein the media, such as a photograph, is displayed on a public display unit. The method comprises the steps of downloading an application on a mobile device wherein the application is operable to allow a user to take a photograph on the mobile device. The method further includes the steps of uploading the photograph to a computer based database server, storing the photograph in a first file, monitoring the photograph for inappropriate content, storing the photograph in a second file if the photograph is deemed appropriate for public viewing, and displaying the photograph on the public display unit. The present invention requires the user to enter an access code displayed only at the venue.

Claims

1. A computer based method of uploading and displaying media taken by a user on a mobile device wherein the media is displayed on a public display unit, the method comprising the steps of:

downloading an application on a mobile device, the application operable to allow a user to capture media on a mobile device;

uploading the media to a database server;

storing the media in a first file;

monitoring the media for inappropriate content;

storing the media in a second file if the media is deemed appropriate for public viewing; and

displaying the media on the public display unit, the display unit connected to a computer operable to receive the media stored in the second file.

2. The computer based method according to claim 1 further including the step of requiring the user of the application to enter an access code before capturing the media.

3. The computer based method according to claim 2 further including the step of displaying the access code at the location displaying the media on a public display unit thereby allowing patrons to display their media.

4. The computer based method according to claim 2 further including the step of requiring the access code to be between 1-5 alphanumeric characters.

5. The computer based method according to claim 4 further including the step of requiring the access code to be 3 alphanumeric characters.

6. The computer based method according to claim 1 further including the step of assigning specific GPS coordinates to a venue wherein the media is publicly displayed.

7. The computer based method according to claim 6 wherein the application on the mobile device has GPS capability.

8. The computer based method according to claim 7 wherein the GPS coordinates of the venue are compared to the current GPS coordinates of the mobile device having the application.

9. The computer based method according to claim 8 further including the step of allowing the user to capture media if the GPS coordinates of the mobile device and the GPS coordinates of the venue are similar.

10. The computer based method according to claim 8 further including the step of allowing the user to capture media if the GPS coordinates of the mobile device and the GPS coordinates of the venue are identical.

11. The computer based method according to claim 1 wherein the step of monitoring the media for inappropriate content is monitored by a human.

12. The computer based method according to claim 1 wherein the step of monitoring the media for inappropriate content is monitored by a computer based detection program.

13. The computer based method according to claim 1 wherein media is monitored for inappropriate content are deemed inappropriate are stored in a third file.

14. The computer based method according to claim 13 wherein the media is stored in the third file are deleted.

15. The computer based method according to claim 13 further including sending a message to the sender of the inappropriate media indicating that the media will not be displayed.

16. The computer based method according to claim 15 further including the step of storing the phone number of the sender of the inappropriate media.

17. The computer based method according to claim 16 further including the step of comparing subsequent phone numbers of senders of inappropriate media to check for repeat offenders.

18. The computer based method according to claim 17 further including the step of blocking repeated senders of inappropriate media from sending any further media.

19. The computer based method according to claim 1 further including the step of creating a plurality of folders within the second file, organizing each of the plurality of folders according to venue, corresponding access code and/or date, a working file created displaying the most recent media.

20. The computer based method according to claim 19 further including the steps of recycling previously seen media into a current photograph rotation if the number of photographs within the working file is below a predetermined number.

21. The computer based method according to claim 20 wherein the predetermined number is between 2-20.

22. The computer based method according to claim 1 further including the step of simultaneously displaying advertisements adjacent the media on the display unit.

23. The computer based method according to claim 1 further including the step of manually moving media between the first file, the second file, the third file and any sub-file contained within the first file, the second file or the third file.

24. The computer based method according to claim 1 further including a check-in feature allowing a user to communicate with the system where the user tells the system his current location.

25. The computer based method according to claim 1 further including a voting system allowing users to vote on their favorite media.

26. The computer based method according to claim 1 further including a voting system allowing users to comment on media.

27. The computer based method according to claim 1 wherein the media is a photograph.

28. The computer based method according to claim 1 wherein the media is a video.

29. The computer based method according to claim 1 wherein the media is text.

30. The computer based method according to claim 1 wherein the user connects his social media profile to the system.