Location based system and method for exchanging videos or notes
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1. A method for enabling end-users of mobile terminals to exchange messages that are associated with a specific geographical location, said method comprising:
- enabling a first end-user of a first mobile terminal to submit a message associated with the specific geographical location and storing the submitted message in a service platform that creates a separate carousel for each set-top box that communicates with the service platform; and
enabling a second end-user of a second mobile terminal to retrieve the stored message originating from the first mobile terminal when the second mobile terminal is located near the specific geographical location and filtering the stored message at the second mobile terminal to limit its size.
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Abstract
A system and method are described herein for enabling end-users of mobile terminals to exchange messages that are associated with a specific geographical location. In one embodiment, a first end-user can use their mobile terminal to submit a message (text, voice, video . . . ) about a specific piece of art located in a museum. Then, a second end-user can use their mobile terminal to retrieve the message (which was previously provided by the first end-user) that is associated with the specific piece of art while they are located in the museum.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for enabling end-users of mobile terminals to exchange messages that are associated with a specific geographical location, said method comprising:
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enabling a first end-user of a first mobile terminal to submit a message associated with the specific geographical location and storing the submitted message in a service platform that creates a separate carousel for each set-top box that communicates with the service platform; and enabling a second end-user of a second mobile terminal to retrieve the stored message originating from the first mobile terminal when the second mobile terminal is located near the specific geographical location and filtering the stored message at the second mobile terminal to limit its size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a service platform; and a set-top box, wherein; said service platform comprises; a multimedia data storage manager which builds a separate carousel for the set-top box and for each set-top box, the carousel for the set-top box includes messages received from said set-top box; and said set-top box comprises; a multimedia data downloader unit which downloads the carousel from said service platform; a carousel broadcast unit which broadcasts the messages within the carousel; a multimedia data uploader unit which collects a new message and transmits the new message to said service platform; and a location unit which determines a geographic location of said set-top box. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a service platform; and a mobile terminal, wherein said service platform and said mobile terminal communicate with one another via a core network and a radio access network, and wherein; said service platform comprises; a multimedia data storage manager which builds a separate carousel of messages for each set-top box in the system, the messages associated with a specific geographical location; a carousel server which enables a broadcast of the messages within the carousel; and a location unit which determines a geographic location of said mobile terminal; and said mobile terminal comprises; a multimedia data listener unit which detects said service platform and filters the broadcasted messages to limit their size; a multimedia data downloader unit which receives the broadcasted messages and enables the received messages to be presented to an end-user of said mobile terminal; a multimedia data editor unit which collects a new message from the end-user; and a multimedia data uploader unit which transmits the collected new message to said service platform. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A service platform, comprising:
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a multimedia data storage manager which builds a separate carousel of messages for each set-top box communicating with the platform, the messages associated with a specific geographical location; a location unit which determines a geographic location of a mobile terminal; and a carousel server which broadcasts the messages within the carousel when said mobile terminal is located near the specific geographical location.
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