Mobile device access of location specific images from a remote database
First Claim
1. A method for identifying images using a wireless mobile device, comprising:
- receiving a set of data from the mobile device comprising position information including location information, an orientation of the mobile device indicating an amount of upward or downward orientation relative to a horizontal plane, and an ordinal direction of the mobile device; and
identifying a set of images associated with the received position information from a data store of images, wherein identifying the set of images comprises selecting images from the data store of images based at least in part on a number of access requests for the images and at least one of a cost for download of the images, a resolution of the images, or a source of the images.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices are described for identifying images to a user. Mobile devices are used to provide position information that may be used to identify a set of images associated with the position information. The position information may include location, ordinal direction, and orientation information of the mobile device, all of which can be used to identify an object or location where a user of the mobile device desires an image. A data store of images is queried to identify a set of images having location information similar to that provided by the mobile device. Images from the set of images are provided to the user, such as through a display at the mobile device and/or a separate system such as a personal computer of the user. A user may select one or more images for local storage, in some cases making a payment for the received image.
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53 Claims
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1. A method for identifying images using a wireless mobile device, comprising:
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receiving a set of data from the mobile device comprising position information including location information, an orientation of the mobile device indicating an amount of upward or downward orientation relative to a horizontal plane, and an ordinal direction of the mobile device; and identifying a set of images associated with the received position information from a data store of images, wherein identifying the set of images comprises selecting images from the data store of images based at least in part on a number of access requests for the images and at least one of a cost for download of the images, a resolution of the images, or a source of the images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for identifying images to a user of a wireless mobile device, comprising:
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a network interface module configured to; receive a set of data from the mobile device comprising position information including location information, an orientation of the mobile device indicating an amount of upward or downward orientation relative to a horizontal plane, and an ordinal direction of the mobile device; an image database comprising a plurality of images having associated position information; an image identification module communicatively coupled with the network interface module and image database, and configured to identify a set of images in the image database that correspond to the received position information and to select images from the image database based at least in part on a number of access requests for the images and at least one of a cost for download of the images, a resolution of the images, or a source of the images. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for identifying images using a wireless mobile device, comprising:
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transmitting, from the mobile device, a set of data comprising position information including location information, an orientation of the mobile device indicating an amount of upward or downward orientation relative to a horizontal plane, and an ordinal direction of the mobile device; and receiving identification of a set of images associated with the transmitted position information, wherein the set of images comprises images selected from a data store of images based at least in part on a number of access requests for the images and at least one of a cost for download of the images, a resolution of the images, or a source of the images. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A mobile device, comprising:
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a positioning module configured to determine a location, an ordinal direction, and an orientation of the mobile device indicating an amount of upward or downward orientation relative to a horizontal plane; and a controller module communicatively coupled to the positioning module that is configured to transmit a set of data comprising position information including location information, the orientation of the mobile device, and the ordinal direction of the mobile device, and further configured to receive identification of a set of images associated with the transmitted position information from a data store of images, wherein the set of images comprises images selected from the data store of images based at least in part on a number of access requests for the images and at least one of a cost for download of the images, a resolution of the images, or a source of the images. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for identifying images using a wireless mobile device, comprising:
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means for receiving a set of data from the mobile device comprising position information including location information, an orientation of the mobile device indicating an amount of upward or downward orientation relative to a horizontal plane, and an ordinal direction of the mobile device; and means for identifying a set of images associated with the received position information from a data store of images, wherein identifying the set of images comprises selecting images from the data store of images based at least in part on a number of access requests for the images and at least one of a cost for download of the images, a resolution of the images, or a source of the images. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoding a computer program product comprising:
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code for receiving a set of data from a mobile device comprising position information including location information, an orientation of the mobile device indicating an amount of upward or downward orientation relative to a horizontal plane, and an ordinal direction of the mobile device; and code for identifying a set of images associated with the received position information from a data store of images, wherein identifying the set of images comprises selecting images from the data store of images based at least in part on a number of access requests for the images and at least one of a cost for download of the images, a resolution of the images, or a source of the images. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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