Communication of events depicted in media to a wireless device

• US 8,700,007 B1
• Filed: 06/19/2008
• Issued: 04/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Schuler, John R., Nelson, Rodney D., McMullen, Michael P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ajit
• Application Number:
  US12/142,665
• Time in Patent Office: 2,126 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.2, 4554141-4143, 4554561-457, 455/404.1, 455/403, 455/422.1
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

A method, system, and medium are provided for determining the geographic location associated with events depicted in media. The geographic locations can be provided by creators of the media, or by users who view the media. The geographic locations can then be stored in a database on a server. A determination can be made as to whether the geographic locations are within a predefined distance of the geographic location of a wireless device. A set of events located within the predefined distance can be presented to a user of the wireless device.

Claims

1. A method for determining whether one or more events depicted in media coincide with a geographic location, the method comprising:

receiving a request from a wireless device to identify a geographic location of one or more events depicted in a motion picture media, said request comprising geographic location information describing the location of the wireless device;

determining if the geographic location of one or more events depicted in the form of media is within a geographic radius of the geographic location of the wireless device by consulting one or more databases;

presenting a set of one or more events depicted in the form of media, a distance said one or more events depicted in the motion picture is from the wireless device, and the name of the motion picture media, said one or more events located within a geographic radius of the wireless device; and

presenting a visual depiction of the geographic location associated with the one or more events depicted in the media, wherein the visual depiction includes the geographic location of the wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the request includes information describing aspects of the form of media.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the aspects include the title of the form of media.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the aspects include information describing the one or more events depicted in the form of media.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more databases contain information describing the geographic location of one or more events depicted in the form of media.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the information contained in the one or more databases is provided by creators of the media.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the information contained in the one or more databases is provided by users.

8. A system comprising:

a server for receiving one or more geographic locations associated with a wireless device;

a wireless device for receiving information from the server component, said information comprising the geographic location of one or more events depicted in one or more forms of media; and

a network for providing communication between the server component and the wireless device component, wherein the server compares the one or more geographic locations associated with the wireless device component and the geographic location of the one or more events depicted in the media, and based on said comparing communicates to the wireless device component the geographic location of the one or more events depicted in the media located within a specified geographic distance of the wireless device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the server consults one or more databases to determine the geographic location of the one or more events depicted in the media.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the server component receives the one or more geographic locations associated with a wireless device from a source other than the wireless device.

11. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-usable instructions for performing a method of determining whether one or more events depicted in media coincide with a geographic location, the method comprising:

receiving a request from a wireless device to identify a geographic location of one or more events depicted in a motion picture media, said request comprising geographic location information describing the location of the wireless device;

determining if the geographic location of one or more events depicted in the form of media is within a geographic radius of the geographic location of the wireless device by consulting one or more databases;

presenting a set of one or more events depicted in the form of media, a distance said one or more events depicted in the motion picture is from the wireless device, and the name of the motion picture media, said one or more events located within a geographic radius of the wireless device; and

presenting a visual depiction of the geographic location associated with the one or more events depicted in the media, wherein the visual depiction includes the geographic location of the wireless device.

12. The media of claim 11, wherein the request includes information describing aspects of the form of media.

13. The media of claim 12, wherein the aspects include the title of the form of media.

14. The media of claim 11, wherein the aspects include information describing the one or more events depicted in the form of media.

15. The media of claim 11, wherein the one or more databases contain information describing the geographic location of one or more events depicted in the form of media.

16. The media of claim 15, wherein the information contained in the one or more databases is provided by creators of the media.

17. The media of claim 15, wherein the information contained in the one or more databases is provided by users.