INTERFACING APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MOVING IMAGE BETWEEN COMMUNICATION TERMINALS AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20120317595A1
• Filed: 02/21/2011
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Woon Sig Hong
• Original Assignee: Woon Sig Hong
• Inventors: Hong, Woon Sig
• Granted Patent: US 9,071,858 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/23
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/30 by a single channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2393 involving handling client requests scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks 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
• 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 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/28 Mobile studios
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

Apparatus and method for relaying moving images in real time using a communication terminal are provided. The apparatus for relaying the moving images in real time using the communication terminal includes a communication terminal of an information provider, configured to have functions of global positioning system, shooting moving images, and data transmission by accessing wireless Internet networks; a terminal of an information requester, configured to request moving images shot by the communication terminal of the information provider and receive moving image information on the shot moving images; and a relay server configured to provide a transmission program to the communication terminal of the information provider so as to track a location of the communication terminal and allow the information provider to transmit the moving image information in real time, and to control and guide, in real time, transmission of the moving image information between the communication terminal of the information provider and the terminal of the information requester.

Claims

1. An apparatus for relaying moving images in real time using a communication terminal, the apparatus comprising:

the communication terminal of an information provider, configured to have functions of global positioning system (GPS), shooting moving images, and data transmission by accessing wireless Internet networks;

a terminal of an information requester, configured to request moving images shot by the communication terminal of the information provider and receive moving image information on the shot moving images; and

a relay server configured to provide a transmission program to the communication terminal of the information provider so as to track a location of the communication terminal and allow the information provider to transmit the moving image information in real time, and to control and guide, in real time, transmission of the moving image information between the communication terminal of the information provider and the terminal of the information requester.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the relay server is further configured to comprise

an information analyzing unit configured to set up a home page accessible to Internet and analyze pieces of information transmitted from the communication terminal of the information provider and the terminal of the information requester,

a location tracking processing unit configured to track a location of the communication terminal of the information provider based on the information analyzed by the information analyzing unit,

a map processing unit configured to display the location of the communication terminal of the information provider, which is tracked by the location tracking processing unit, on a web map of the home page,

a transmission/reception processing unit configured to control transmission and reception of the moving information transmitted from the communication terminal of the information provider and a request for the moving image information from the terminal of the information requester based on the information analyzed by the information analyzing unit,

a settlement processing unit configured to settle an amount for the real-time provision of the moving image information from the communication terminal of the information provider to the terminal of the information requester, and

a database configured to store and manage the information analyzed by the information analyzing unit and the moving image information transmitted from the communication terminal of the information provider.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication terminal of the information provider is a smartphone.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the terminal of the information requester is one of a notebook computer, a desktop computer and a smartphone which can display moving images and perform data communication by accessing a wired/wireless Internet network.

5. A method of relaying moving images using communication terminals of information providers, a terminal of an information requester and a relay server, the method comprising:

displaying locations of the communication terminals of the information providers on a web map provided by the relay server;

receiving from the information requester a specific area selected based on information on the locations displayed on the web map provided by the relay server and an offered price for moving image information;

transmitting the offered price to the communication terminals of the information providers and receiving acknowledgement of the provision of the moving image information on moving images shot in real time by the communication terminals of the information providers;

issuing a request for provision of moving image information to a communication terminal selected from the communication terminals of the information providers which acknowledge the provision of the moving image information;

receiving, in real time, the moving image information from the selected information provider and transmitting the received moving image information to the terminal of the information requester in real time; and

settling payment for the provision of the moving image information between the information provider, the information requester and the relay server.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the transmitting of the offered price and the receiving of the acknowledgement further comprises

receiving a price amended by the information provider when the offered price from the information requester is not acceptable, and

issuing a request to the information requester to determine whether to accept the amended price, and if the information requester accepts the amended price, transmitting the amended price to the information requester, and receiving the acknowledgement of the provision of the moving image information.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the communication terminal of the information provider is a terminal having functions of global positioning system (GPS), shooting moving images, and data transmission by accessing wireless Internet networks.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the communication terminal is a smartphone.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the communication terminal of the information provider downloads a transmission program from the relay server to allow real-time transmission of a current location and the moving image information to the relay server and installs the downloaded transmission program therein.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein the terminal of the information requester is one of a notebook computer, a desktop computer and a smartphone which can display moving images and perform data communication by accessing a wired/wireless Internet network.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein the settling of the payment further comprises calculating an amount to be paid to the information provider of the communication terminal in association with a real-time transmission time for which the moving image information is provided by the communication terminal.