Method and system for sending location coded images
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1. A wireless device, comprising:
- a means for receiving at the wireless device positioning data to determine an approximate location of the wireless device;
a transceiver capable of data communication with a network;
an imager capable of capturing a digital image;
a controller coupled to the means for receiving, the transceiver, and the imager, where the controller associates the digital image with the positioning data and transmits the positioning data and the associated digital image from the wireless device to the network to determine a more precise location of the wireless device than the approximate location based on the combination of the positioning data and the associated digital image; and
a tagging message received by the transceiver that results in the controller activating the imager.
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Abstract
A system is described that utilizes an imager in a wireless device in a wireless network and tags a digital image with positioning data.
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1. A wireless device, comprising:
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a means for receiving at the wireless device positioning data to determine an approximate location of the wireless device; a transceiver capable of data communication with a network; an imager capable of capturing a digital image; a controller coupled to the means for receiving, the transceiver, and the imager, where the controller associates the digital image with the positioning data and transmits the positioning data and the associated digital image from the wireless device to the network to determine a more precise location of the wireless device than the approximate location based on the combination of the positioning data and the associated digital image; and a tagging message received by the transceiver that results in the controller activating the imager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for position determination of a wireless device, comprising:
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receiving at the wireless device positioning data to determine an approximate location of the wireless device; capturing a digital image with an imager; associating the positioning data with the digital image resulting in a tagged image; transmitting from the wireless device the tagged image to a predetermined device in a network to determine a more precise location of the wireless device than the approximate location based on the combination of the tagged image; receiving a tagging message at the wireless device; and activating the imager in response to the tagging message. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless device, comprising:
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means for receiving positioning data at the wireless device data to determine an approximate location of the wireless device; means for capturing a digital image at the wireless device; means for associating the positioning data with the digital image resulting in a tagged image; means for transmitting the tagged image from the wireless device to a network to determine a more precise location of the wireless device than the approximate location based on the combination of the tagged image; and means for receiving a tagging message at the wireless device; and means for activating the imager in response to receipt of the tagging message. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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