Wirelessly-enabled identification of digital media generated at an event

• US 7,814,151 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2007
• Issued: 10/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jabbour, Fadi R., Lee, Eric H., Kuhlke, Matthew, Ramalho, Michael A., Lee, David C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan; Wing F
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zong; Ruolei
• Application Number:
  US11/977,033
• Publication Number:
  US 20090106362A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204, 709/20, 709/227, 709/249, 725 86-104, 725/105, 725135-142, 725143-153, 715/234, 715733-759, 348/207.1, 348/211.1, 348/571, 370/338, 370/260
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

A method in one embodiment includes embedding a unique event tag into media files recorded at an event by a first media recording device, which is operable to wirelessly discover a second media recording device at the event. The first media recording device wirelessly communicates the unique event tag to the second media recording device for embedding into media files recorded at the event by the second media recording device. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

attaching a unique event tag to one or more media files recorded at an event by a first device, the first device comprising a digital image recording device;

wirelessly discovering, by the first device, a second device at the event;

wirelessly communicating the unique event tag to the second device for attaching to one or more media files recorded at the event by the second device; and

applying one or more decision rules to the first and second devices to change the unique event tag at the event responsive to a third device being wirelessly discovered at the event by either the first or second device.

2. A method comprising:

wirelessly receiving, by a first device, a request to join an event, the request being transmitted by a second device, the first and second devices each comprising a digital image recording device;

accepting, by the first device, the request to join the event;

wirelessly receiving, by the first device, a tag identifying the event transmitted by the second media recording device;

attaching the tag to one or more media files recorded at the event by the first device; and

applying one or more decision rules to the first and second devices to change the tag to a new tag at the event responsive to a third device being wirelessly discovered at the event by either the first or second device.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the tag comprises a time and date of the event.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the tag further comprises global position coordinates of the event.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the tag and the new tag are associated with respective first and second timestamps, the tag being changed to the new tag in accordance with a predetermined criteria based upon a difference between the first and second timestamps.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein accepting the request to join the event comprises sending a password associated with the event to the second device.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a media capture device;

a wireless transceiver;

one or more processors coupled to the wireless transceiver and to the media capture device; and

a memory comprising one or more instructions executable at the processors, the one or more processors being operable, when executing the instructions, to;

store data captured at an event by the media capture device into one or more media files in the memory;

receive, via the wireless transceiver, a request to join the event, the request being transmitted by a first device;

accept the request to join the event;

receive, from the first device, a tag uniquely identifying the event;

attach the tag to the one or more media files recorded at the event; and

wherein the one or more processors are further operable, when executing the instructions, to change the tact attached to the one or more media files recorded at the event to a new tag responsive to communications with another wireless device present at the event.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the media capture device comprises an audio/video (A/V) recording device.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the first device comprises a wireless access point.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the first device comprises a wirelessly-enabled digital camera or digital video recorder.

11. A method comprising:

wirelessly detecting, by a recording device, a wireless access point (WAP) having media tagging capabilities;

wirelessly registering, by the recording device, a first event with the WAP, in response, the WAP broadcasting a tag assigned to the first event to wirelessly-enabled media recording devices within a transmission range of the WAP;

tagging, by the recording device, one or more media files recorded at the first event by the recording device with a identifier unique to the first event, the identifier including a time and date of the first event;

re-tagging the one of more media files with a new identifier unique to a second event, the second event encompassing a larger geographical area than the first event.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the identifier and the new identifier each include global positioning coordinates.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising receiving a message sent from the WAP notifying the recording device to switch off a publish mode of operation.