MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORK FOR SHARING MEDIA CAPTURED RECENTLY

• US 20160078139A1
• Filed: 11/30/2015
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tobi Carver Clinton
• Original Assignee: Tobi Carver Clinton
• Inventors: Clinton, Tobi Carver
• Granted Patent: US 10,122,777 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast

Abstract

A mobile social network is provided for sharing media captured recently. The mobile social network includes an application server that receives, from a downloader mobile device, a request for media associated with a requested location. The application server sends a media inquiry to one or more uploader mobile devices near the requested location. The media inquiry includes information from the request for media. The application server receives a digital media file in response to the media inquiry. The digital media file includes metadata having an authentic capture time of the media associated with the location. The application server generates a results summary, including a status of the digital media file based on the authentic capture time of the media. The application server sends the results summary to the downloader mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for sharing media by using an application server, the method comprising:

receiving, from a downloader mobile device, a request for media associated with a requested location;

sending a media inquiry to one or more uploader mobile devices near the requested location, wherein the media inquiry includes information from the request for media;

receiving a digital media file in response to the media inquiry, wherein the digital media file includes metadata having a capture time of the media associated with the location;

generating a results summary including a status of the digital media file based on the capture time of the media.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending the results summary to the downloader mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating the results summary to generate an updated results summary, wherein the updating includes changing the status of the digital media file based on the capture time of the media; and

sending the updated results summary to the downloader mobile device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the changing the status of the digital media file further comprises:

updating a sort order of the digital media file in a text results.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the changing the status of the media further comprises:

changing a notification type associated with the digital media file on a map;

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the changing the status of the digital media file further comprises at least one of:

expiring the digital media file from a media database;

removing the digital media file from the media database;

hiding the digital media file from the media database;

eliminating the digital media file from the media database;

deleting the digital media file from the media database;

or

erasing the digital media file from the media database.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the downloader mobile device, a request for the digital media file in the results summary;

based on the selection, retrieving the digital media file from the media database; and

sending the digital media file to the downloader mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

authenticate the metadata in the digital media file.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the authenticating the metadata comprises determining at least one of:

the capture time is present;

the capture time is equal to the modification time;

a mobile application that captured the media is a valid mobile application for authentication;

a username is recognized;

or

an identifier for the uploader mobile device is recognized.

10. A method for sharing media by using a downloader mobile device, the method comprising:

sending, to an application server, a request for media associated with a location;

receiving a results summary including a status of a digital media file, wherein the status of the digital media file includes a capture time of the media associated with the location;

displaying the results summary; and

receiving a selection of the digital media file in the results summary.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

sending, to the application server, a request for the digital media file based on the selection;

receiving, from the application server, the digital media file; and

displaying the digital media file.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a downloader setting including an acceptable time period in which the capture time can be in order for the media to be displayed.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a downloader setting including a notification setting for a notification to be issued when a status of the digital media file is received.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a downloader setting including an auto-save setting for the digital media file to be automatically saved to a local media database.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a downloader setting including a warning period setting for a notification to occur when a digital media file has a capture time that is within the warning period.

16. A method for sharing media by using an uploader mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving, from an application server, an inquiry for media near a location of the uploader mobile device;

capturing a media near the location of the uploader mobile device by electrically converting an optical image into a digital representation of the optical image;

generating a digital media file that includes the digital representation and metadata, wherein the metadata includes a capture time of the media; and

sending the digital media file to the application server.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving an uploader setting including an auto-save setting for the digital media file to be automatically saved to a local media database on the uploader mobile device.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving an uploader setting including a price-per-download of media captured by the downloader mobile device.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving an uploader setting including a notification setting for a notification to be issued when a request for media is received.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the sending of the digital media file is performed by using a mobile application that can prevent an external mobile application from changing the capture time of the media.