ELECTRONIC-DEVICE ASSOCIATION BASED ON LOCATION DURATION
First Claim
1. A controller electronic device, comprising:
- an interface circuit that, during operation, communicates with a viewing electronic device that operates in a viewing mode, a monitoring electronic device associated with the viewing electronic device that operates in a monitoring mode in an environment, and second monitoring electronic devices that operate in the monitoring mode in second environments;
a processor electrically coupled to the interface circuit; and
memory, electrically coupled to the processor, which stores a program module that, during operation, is executed by the processor, wherein the program module includes;
instructions for receiving messages that include timestamps and current locations of the monitoring electronic device;
instructions for associating the viewing electronic device with a subset of the second monitoring electronic devices based on a duration of time that the monitoring electronic device is approximately at a fixed location, wherein a size of the subset increases as the duration of time increases, and wherein the associations allow the viewing electronic device to selectively access content, including acoustic information corresponding to sound and images for the second environments, from the subset of the second monitoring electronic devices; and
instructions for removing the associations when a difference between a current location of the monitoring electronic device and the fixed location exceeds a predefined value.
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Abstract
A controller electronic device selectively associates one or more monitoring electronic devices and a viewing electronic device, so that the viewing electronic device can selectively access content acquired by the one or more monitoring electronic devices, such as captured images and/or measured acoustic information corresponding to sound in environments. In particular, the controller electronic device may receive messages with timestamps and current locations of a monitoring electronic device that is associated with the viewing electronic device. Based on a duration of time the monitoring electronic device is at a fixed or an approximately fixed location, the controller electronic device may establish the associations. For example, a maximum distance associated with the associations may increase as the duration of time increases. Alternatively, the controller electronic device may remove the associations when a difference between a current location of the monitoring electronic device and the fixed location exceeds a predefined value.
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20 Claims
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1. A controller electronic device, comprising:
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an interface circuit that, during operation, communicates with a viewing electronic device that operates in a viewing mode, a monitoring electronic device associated with the viewing electronic device that operates in a monitoring mode in an environment, and second monitoring electronic devices that operate in the monitoring mode in second environments; a processor electrically coupled to the interface circuit; and memory, electrically coupled to the processor, which stores a program module that, during operation, is executed by the processor, wherein the program module includes; instructions for receiving messages that include timestamps and current locations of the monitoring electronic device; instructions for associating the viewing electronic device with a subset of the second monitoring electronic devices based on a duration of time that the monitoring electronic device is approximately at a fixed location, wherein a size of the subset increases as the duration of time increases, and wherein the associations allow the viewing electronic device to selectively access content, including acoustic information corresponding to sound and images for the second environments, from the subset of the second monitoring electronic devices; and instructions for removing the associations when a difference between a current location of the monitoring electronic device and the fixed location exceeds a predefined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-program product for use in conjunction with a controller electronic device, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a computer-program mechanism embedded therein to facilitate environmental monitoring, the computer-program mechanism including:
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instructions for receiving messages that include timestamps and current locations of a monitoring electronic device that operates in a monitoring mode in an environment, wherein the monitoring electronic device is associated with a viewing electronic device that operates in a viewing mode; instructions for associating the viewing electronic device with a subset of the second monitoring electronic devices that operate in the monitoring mode in second environments based on a duration of time that the monitoring electronic device is approximately at a fixed location, wherein a size of the subset increases as the duration of time increases, and wherein the associations allow the viewing electronic device to selectively access content, including acoustic information corresponding to sound and images for the second environments, from the subset of the second monitoring electronic devices; and instructions for removing the associations when a difference between a current location of the monitoring electronic device and the fixed location exceeds a predefined value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-system-implemented method for facilitating environmental monitoring, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving messages that include timestamps and current locations of a monitoring electronic device that operates in a monitoring mode in an environment, wherein the monitoring electronic device is associated with a viewing electronic device that operates in a viewing mode; associating the viewing electronic device with a subset of the second monitoring electronic devices that operate in the monitoring mode in second environments based on a duration of time that the monitoring electronic device is approximately at a fixed location, wherein a size of the subset increases as the duration of time increases, and wherein the associations allow the viewing electronic device to selectively access content, including acoustic information corresponding to sound and images for the second environments, from the subset of the second monitoring electronic devices; and removing the associations when a difference between a current location of the monitoring electronic device and the fixed location exceeds a predefined value.
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