Correlated media for distributed sources

• US 8,311,983 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2009
• Issued: 11/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Getac Technology Corporation, WHP Workflow Solutions Inc (Getac Technology Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Whp Workflow Solutions, LLC
• Inventors: Guzik, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Truong, Dennis
• Application Number:
  US12/637,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20100274816A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,065 Days
• Field of Search: 707/707, 707/711, 707/737, 707/741, 707/754, 707/999.001, 707/630, 382/305, 348/143, 455/456.1, 379/37, 340/539.13, 340/539.18
• US Class Current: 707/630
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23109 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. EPG data repository details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/278 Content descriptor database or directory service for end-user access details of content or meta data based information retrieval of video data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4335 Housekeeping operations, e.g. prioritizing content for deletion because of storage space restrictions storage management, e.g. defragmentation G06F3/0604; unloading stored programs G06F9/445; storage management in file systems G06F16/10; buffering arrangements in a network node or in an end terminal in packet networks H04L49/90
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4402 involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/632 using a connection between clients on a wide area network, e.g. setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet for retrieving video segments from the hard-disk of other client devices broadcast-related systems characterised by transmission among terminal devices H04H60/80; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3225 of data relating to an image, a page or a document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3247 Data linking a set of images to one another, e.g. sequence, burst or continuous capture mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 : Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet

Abstract

A method and a system of associating correlating metadata with data assets, such as video and audio files, so that the files are rendered as a combination presentation are described herein. The system includes a client a media capture device that provides on board storage, network connectivity, preprocessing, preview buffering, file management, and an eventing system. The method includes capturing the media, associating the media with other media via an identifier, and supports associating correlating metadata prior to time of media capture and during media capture on the capture device itself, and after media capture either on a local machine or on an on-line group. When the combination presentation is presented, additional associated advertising and annotations may be provided upon rendering.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

generating an event identifier for at least one data asset captured by a first data capture device;

associating the at least one data asset captured by the first data capture device with other data assets captured by at least a second data capture device based at least partially on the event identifier, wherein the at least one data asset has correlating metadata associated therewith and one or more of the other data assets have corresponding correlating metadata associated therewith, wherein the other data assets and the corresponding correlating metadata associated therewith are stored in a data store;

storing the at least one data asset and the correlating metadata associated therewith in the data store;

providing an operating center with access to the data assets and the corresponding metadata stored in the data store based at least partially on the event identifier, in which the first data capture device and the second data capture device both broadcast geolocation information such that the operating center joins the second data capture device to a crime scene associated with the first data capture device based at least partially on a predefined distance and provide a route to the crime scene for the second data capture device;

correlating the at least one data asset and the other data assets based at least partially on at least one of the stored correlating metadata of the at least one data asset and correlating metadata corresponding to at least one of the other data assets;

retrieving at least a portion of the at least one data asset and at least a portion of at least one of the other data assets for a combination presentation; and

integrating the combined presentation with case data from a case database by tagging data assets with the event identifier that corresponds to a case identifier from the case database such that the case data is provided in an integrated view along with the data assets.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the act of generating is performed automatically, and the associating the at least one data asset captured by the first data capture device with other data assets captured by at least a second data capture device is automatically performed in real-time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the correlating metadata associated with the at least one data asset includes both metadata acquired upon a media capture occurrence as well as metadata associated with the at least one data asset after the media capture occurrence.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the correlating the at least one data asset and the other data assets is not synchronized according to time of media capture.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the act of retrieving is based at least partially on at least a portion of the stored correlating metadata.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

rendering the generated combination presentation; and

interactively selecting a portion of the generated combination presentation to view during the rendering.

7. A system to capture media, comprising:

a digital camera;

at least one communication device to receive control data and to transmit file data and a first geographical location from the system, in which the at least one communication device receives directions to join a crime scene at a second geographical location based at least in part on a proximity between the first geographical location and the second geographical location;

a removable digital storage media to store at least one digital data asset captured by the digital camera and corresponding correlating metadata associated with the at least one digital asset in the form of a persistent file, the corresponding metadata having the at least one identifier included therein;

a software metadata correlation system to include the at least one identifier in the correlating metadata corresponding to the at least one digital data asset; and

a file control module to provide the persistent file and the associated correlating metadata to the at least one communication device for transmission therefrom based at least in part on the received control data, in which the persistent file with the associated correlating metadata is tagged with a case identifier from a case database such that case data is provided in an integrated view along with the persistent file.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one communication device comprises a data receiver and a data transmitter.

9. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a preview memory buffer to capture a first sequence of images from the digital camera;

a commit mechanism to commit, responsive to a trigger, at least some of the sequence of images in the preview memory buffer into a digital data asset associated with the trigger;

a record mechanism to record, in response to the trigger, a second sequence of images from the camera in the digital data asset associated with the trigger, wherein the digital data asset associated with the trigger is stored in the storage media.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

an eventing system to provide the trigger to the commit mechanism.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

an RFID reader to trigger notifications upon being proximate to an RFID;

and wherein the eventing system is to further receive notifications from the RFID reader and trigger the commit mechanism.

12. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a vehicle having a secure location, remote from the digital camera, in which the removable storage media is located.

13. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a tamper proof container accessible upon proper authorization in which at least the removable storage media portion of the system is located.

14. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a codec to preprocess the data asset according to a predetermined file format prior to storage on the removable storage media.

15. The system of claim 7, wherein the file control module applies predetermined rules to store and delete files on the removable storage media.

16. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a battery to power the system;

a inductance charging system comprising;

a memory to store data relating to receiving inductive energy;

a processor to process the stored data;

a coil to receive inductive energy;

a power supply, coupled to the processor, to convert the received inductive energy into direct current and to supply the direct current to the battery.

17. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a transceiver capable of receiving and transmitting messages compliant with a short message service (SMS) protocol;

a first software module to monitor the transceiver for an incoming message, the incoming message comprising at least one instruction to control at least media capture by the digital camera;

a second software module to interpret the at least one instruction in the incoming message and to trigger at least one software event responsive to the interpreted at least one instruction; and

a third software module to perform the interpreted at least one instruction.

18. A method for data management, comprising:

generating a common identifier for a plurality of data assets captured by a plurality of capture devices in physical proximity to a common first geographical location, one or more of the data assets comprising data related to at least a portion of a common event that occurred at the common first geographical location and corresponding correlating metadata;

including the common identifier in the respective correlating metadata of the one or more data assets;

correlating the plurality of data assets based at least in part on the common identifier;

retrieving, from multiple data assets of the plurality of data assets, at least one portion of the respective correlated data assets for a combination presentation;

integrating the combined presentation with case data from a case database by tagging the plurality of data assets with the common identifier that corresponds to a case identifier from the case database such that the case data is provided in an integrated view along with the data assets; and

including the common identifier in correlating metadata of at least one other data asset captured by at least one capture device in physical proximity to a second geographical location that is remote from the common first geographical location, in which the plurality of capture devices broadcast the common first geographical location and the at least one capture device broadcast the second geographical location such that the at least one capture device is joined to the plurality of capture devices based at least in part on a predefined distance and is provided directions to the common first geographical location.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

providing the common identifier to at least one capture device of the plurality of capture device concurrent with the at least one capture device capturing the corresponding data asset.

20. The method of claim 18,

in which the act of generating the common identifier is performed automatically, and the act of correlating the plurality of data assets with the at least one other data asset captured is performed automatically.

21. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

including a group identifier in the metadata of the plurality of data assets; and

sharing the plurality of data assets and corresponding metadata among a group of multiple users based at least in part on the group identifier.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the plurality of data assets is a first plurality of data assets, wherein the group of multiple users is first group of multiple users, and further comprising:

storing the first plurality of data assets and corresponding metadata in a data store that stores multiple other data assets and corresponding metadata belonging to multiple other groups of multiple users, wherein for each one of the other groups of multiple users, the metadata belonging thereto includes a corresponding group identifier;

receiving a search query from a user of the first group of multiple users; and

retrieving at least some of the first plurality of data assets from the data store based at least in part on the search query and the group identifier corresponding to the first group of multiple users.