Federated virtual graffiti
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1. A federated virtual graffiti system comprising:
- a first mobile device of a plurality of mobile devices coupled together in an ad-hoc network that is dynamically formed by the plurality of mobile devices resulting in a federation of devices comprising the plurality of mobile devices and the ad-hoc network;
a virtual graffiti board implemented on the first mobile device and configured to enable a first user to create virtual graffiti via the first mobile device and to associate the virtual graffiti with a geographical location via the first mobile device, the virtual graffiti comprising electronic data configured to include graphics, audio, and video;
a graffiti collection element of the virtual graffiti board that is configured to define the virtual graffiti to include a background and at least one graffiti overlay, the graffiti collection element comprising a background element configured to define the background for the virtual graffiti and a graffiti overlay element configured to define at least a portion of the virtual graffiti, the graffiti overlay element comprising a source identifier that identifies a creator of the graffiti overlay element, a sequence element that identifies a position over the graffiti overlay element in a set of graffiti overlay elements, and a position element that indicates a position of the graffiti overlay element on a background of the virtual graffiti; and
a location element of the virtual graffiti board that is configured to store on a storage device of the first mobile device information indicating the geographic location associated with the virtual graffiti and a hit range that specifies a proximity to the geographic location, the virtual graffiti board further configured to provide the virtual graffiti to a second user via a second mobile device of the federation of devices in response to the second mobile device entering the hit range.
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Abstract
Technologies for creating and viewing virtual graffiti using federated devices. The technologies allow users to associate virtual graffiti with geographic locations and restrict access to the graffiti to particular users, groups, federations, or the like. Users with appropriate access rights may be able to discover and view graffiti associated with a particular geographic location via a federated device when they are present at the location. Users may also access such graffiti from lists via federated devices.
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1. A federated virtual graffiti system comprising:
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a first mobile device of a plurality of mobile devices coupled together in an ad-hoc network that is dynamically formed by the plurality of mobile devices resulting in a federation of devices comprising the plurality of mobile devices and the ad-hoc network; a virtual graffiti board implemented on the first mobile device and configured to enable a first user to create virtual graffiti via the first mobile device and to associate the virtual graffiti with a geographical location via the first mobile device, the virtual graffiti comprising electronic data configured to include graphics, audio, and video; a graffiti collection element of the virtual graffiti board that is configured to define the virtual graffiti to include a background and at least one graffiti overlay, the graffiti collection element comprising a background element configured to define the background for the virtual graffiti and a graffiti overlay element configured to define at least a portion of the virtual graffiti, the graffiti overlay element comprising a source identifier that identifies a creator of the graffiti overlay element, a sequence element that identifies a position over the graffiti overlay element in a set of graffiti overlay elements, and a position element that indicates a position of the graffiti overlay element on a background of the virtual graffiti; and a location element of the virtual graffiti board that is configured to store on a storage device of the first mobile device information indicating the geographic location associated with the virtual graffiti and a hit range that specifies a proximity to the geographic location, the virtual graffiti board further configured to provide the virtual graffiti to a second user via a second mobile device of the federation of devices in response to the second mobile device entering the hit range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A virtual graffiti system comprising:
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a virtual graffiti board configured to include virtual graffiti that is associated with a geographic location and that is created by a first user via a first mobile device of a plurality of mobile devices coupled together in an ad-hoc network that is dynamically formed by the plurality of mobile devices resulting in a federation of devices comprising the plurality of mobile devices and the ad-hoc network, the virtual graffiti comprising electronic data configured to include graphics, audio, and video, the virtual graffiti board implemented on the first mobile device; a graffiti collection element of the virtual graffiti board that is configured to define the virtual graffiti to include the background and at least one graffiti overlay, the graffiti collection element comprising a background element configured to define the background for the virtual graffiti and a graffiti overlay element configured to define at least a portion of the virtual graffiti, the graffiti overlay element comprising a source identifier that identifies a creator of the graffiti overlay element, a sequence element that identifies a position over the graffiti overlay element in a set of graffiti overlay elements, and a position element that indicates a position of the graffiti overlay element on a background of the virtual graffiti; and a location element configured to store on a storage device of the first mobile device information indicating the geographic location related to the virtual graffiti and a hit range that specifies a proximity to the geographic location, wherein the virtual graffiti board is configured to provide the virtual graffiti to a second user via a second mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices in response to the second mobile device entering the hit range. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A virtual graffiti system comprising:
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a first mobile device of a plurality of mobile devices coupled together in an ad-hoc network that is dynamically formed by the plurality of mobile devices resulting in a federation of devices comprising the plurality of mobile devices and the ad-hoc network; a set of virtual graffiti boards implemented on the first mobile device; a graffiti collection element configured to define virtual graffiti to include a background and at least one graffiti overlay, the virtual graffiti associated with one of the set of graffiti boards, the graffiti collection element comprising a background element configured to define the background and a graffiti overlay element configured to define at least a portion of the virtual graffiti, the graffiti overlay element comprising a source identifier that identifies a creator of the graffiti overlay element, a sequence element that identifies a position over the graffiti overlay element in a set of graffiti overlay elements, and a position element that indicates a position of the graffiti overlay element on a background of the virtual graffiti; and a location element associated with the one of the virtual graffiti boards and configured to provide the virtual graffiti to a user via a mobile device of the federation of devices in response to the mobile device entering the hit range that specifies a proximity to the geographic location associated with the virtual graffiti, the virtual graffiti comprising electronic data configured to include graphics, audio, and video. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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