SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY LOCATING AN OBJECT IN REAL TIME VIA A NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for remotely locating an object in real time via a network, comprising:
- receiving a request from a user at a server, wherein the request describes an object to be geographically located remotely from the user via the network;
identifying a possible geographic area in which the object is expected to be geographically located;
determining a messenger having a geographical location within a predetermined distance of the possible geographic area from a table comprising messengers having known geographical locations, the identity and geographical location of the user being unknown to the messenger;
sending an assignment including the possible geographical area from the server to the messenger enabling the messenger to proceed to the possible geographic area;
after the messenger is positioned within the possible geographic area, establishing a video connection between the messenger and the user via a network capable of transferring real-time video images, andwhilst a real-time video image is sent from the messenger to the user, relaying instructions from the user to the messenger to control a field of view represented by the video image in real-time to enable the user to visually determine whether the object is geographically located within the field of view.
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Abstract
A method for remotely locating an object in real time via a network comprises sending a request from a user to a server describing an object to be geographically located remotely via the network, identifying a possible geographic area in which the object is expected to be geographically located, determining a messenger having a geographical location within a predetermined distance of the possible geographic area from a table comprising messengers having known geographical locations, the identity and geographical location of the user being unknown to the messenger, sending an assignment including the possible geographical area from the server to the messenger enabling the messenger to proceed to the possible geographic area to provide a real-time video image is sent from the messenger to the user to enable the user to visually determine whether the object is geographically located within the field of view.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for remotely locating an object in real time via a network, comprising:
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receiving a request from a user at a server, wherein the request describes an object to be geographically located remotely from the user via the network; identifying a possible geographic area in which the object is expected to be geographically located; determining a messenger having a geographical location within a predetermined distance of the possible geographic area from a table comprising messengers having known geographical locations, the identity and geographical location of the user being unknown to the messenger; sending an assignment including the possible geographical area from the server to the messenger enabling the messenger to proceed to the possible geographic area; after the messenger is positioned within the possible geographic area, establishing a video connection between the messenger and the user via a network capable of transferring real-time video images, and whilst a real-time video image is sent from the messenger to the user, relaying instructions from the user to the messenger to control a field of view represented by the video image in real-time to enable the user to visually determine whether the object is geographically located within the field of view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A server comprising:
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receiver apparatus for receiving a request from a user, wherein the request describes an object to be geographically located remotely from the user and a possible geographic area in which the object is expected to be geographically located; storage apparatus for storing a table comprising a plurality of messengers having known geographical locations; determining apparatus for determining a messenger having a geographical location within a predetermined distance of the possible geographic area from the table, the identity and geographical location of the user being unknown to the messenger; and transmitter apparatus for sending an assignment including the possible geographical area from the server to the messenger enabling the messenger to proceed to the possible geographic area.
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