System and method for communication of an event through a call for media

• US 9,307,047 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2013
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scott Lee Chung, Theodore Lee Chung
• Original Assignee: Scott Lee Chung, Theodore Lee Chung
• Inventors: Chung, Scott Lee, Chung, Theodore Lee
• Primary Examiner(s): DAILEY, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US13/964,101
• Publication Number:
  US 20140047074A1
• Time in Patent Office: 968 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

Communication about an event is achieved through a call for media, allowing diverse forms of media such as text, audio, picture, and video to be associated with the call for media for a past, present and/or future event, an event being definable by location, a set time, an object, a state of being, an individual, any combination thereof and others, etc. Calls for media need not be stated as direct requests, but may simply be an event name, to which users may respond with related media. Associating specific communication with an event allows all forms of media used or captured to be related to the event for easier tagging, cataloging, or archiving, while also creating a way to alert others that media is desired for an event and can aggregate this media from one or many users, organize and prioritize event-related media to create presentations of the event, etc.

Claims

1. A computer implemented communication method, comprising:

providing access to a call for media database implemented on a server, the call for media database including at least one call for media record;

enabling a first user to request creation of a call for media that is associated with the at least one call for media record;

receiving from the first user a designation of a select geographic area to which the call for media is to be sent;

sending out the call for media associated with the at least one call for media record to users within the select geographic area;

enabling a user to subscribe to a geographic area;

notifying the subscribing user of calls for media or media related to the subscribed-to geographic area based upon the subscription;

receiving a plurality of media in response to the call for media associated with the at least one call for media record;

pooling the plurality of media received over a period of time in response to the call for media associated with the at least one call for media record;

updating the at least one call for media record with the media received by associating the media received with the at least one call for media record; and

allowing access to the media received that has been associated with the at least one call for media record.

2. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling a user to view existing calls for media for a geographic area.

3. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, wherein one or more media restrictions are set for the call for media, the one or more media restrictions being within one or more of the following categories:

media type, media format, media data size, media length, media quality, media capture location, and media capture time.

4. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling the first user to designate the select geographic area for which to request creation of a call for media via a map-based user interface.

5. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, wherein one or more predetermined conditions are involved in the creation of the call for media.

6. The computer implemented communication method of claim 5, wherein the one or more predetermined conditions are user conditions that comprise one or more of a location, information, activity, history, interests, user preferences, or a relationship between users.

7. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, wherein the first user or information of another user is involved in determining recipients for the call for media.

8. The computer implemented communication method of claim 3, wherein the first user or information of another user is involved in determining the one or more media restrictions for the call for media.

9. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, wherein the first user and the subscribing user are the same user.

10. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling the subscribing user to subscribe to a specific keyword; and

notifying the subscribing user of calls for media or media related to the specific keyword based upon the subscription by the subscribing user to the specific keyword.

11. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling the subscribing user to subscribe to specific other users; and

notifying the subscribing user about activity of the specific other users based upon the subscription by the subscribing user to the specific other users.

12. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of media comprises image media, video media, or audio media.

13. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of media comprises text media.

14. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, further comprising:

searching for related media to obtain the plurality of media.

15. The computer implemented communication method of claim 3, further comprising:

identifying received media that does not match media restrictions set for the call for media associated with the at least one call for media.

16. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting to the first user a plurality of events for which to make the call for media.

17. The computer implemented communication method of claim 16, further comprising:

enabling the first user to add a new event to the plurality of events.

18. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling the first user to submit a user event for which to make the call for media.

19. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, further comprising:

broadcasting a notification of the call for media to the select geographic area.

20. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, further comprising:

informing a second user of one of the call for media, an event, available media based upon one of the location of the second user, information about the second user, activity of the second user, history of the second user, interests of the second user, and preferences of the second user.

21. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, wherein a responding user is compensated for replying to a call for media from another user.

22. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, wherein a device with which a responding user captures media allows only specific media to be submitted in response to the call for media based upon a media restriction set for the call for media.

23. The computer implemented communication method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of media is automatically altered to fit the media restriction set for the call for media associated with the at least one call for media record.

24. A computer implemented communication method, comprising:

providing access to a call for media database implemented on a server, the call for media database including at least one call for media record;

enabling a user to submit instructions to request creation of a call for media that is associated with the at least one call for media record;

sending out the call for media associated with the at least one call for media record, the call for media being sent to users in a select geographic area in accordance with instructions received from the user;

restricting media responses to the call for media by comparing against a media restriction set for the call for media associated with the at least one call for media record to determine whether media in a response is allowed media;

receiving a plurality of allowed media in response to the call for media associated with the at least one call for media record;

pooling the plurality of allowed media received over a period of time in response to the call for media associated with the at least one call for media record;

updating the associated call for media record with the media received by associating the allowed media with the at least one call for media record; and

allowing access to the media received that has been associated with the at least one call for media record.

25. The computer implemented communication method of claim 24, wherein one or more media restrictions are set for the call for media, the one or more media restrictions being within one or more of the following categories:

media type, media format, media memory size, media length, media quality, media capture location, and media capture time.

26. The computer implemented communication method of claim 24, further comprising:

receiving from the user instructions to request the creation of the call for media, wherein the instructions include a media inquiry associated with the at least one call for media record.

27. The computer implemented communication method of claim 26, the enabling step comprising:

serving to a device of the user program instructions utilized to present a graphical user interface through which the user requests the creation of the call for media.

28. The computer implemented communication method of claim 27, further comprising:

providing to the user via the graphical user interface a list of options from which the media inquiry is selected.

29. The computer implemented communication method of claim 24, further comprising:

determining recipients for the call for media based upon information of the user or another user.

30. The computer implemented communication method of claim 24, wherein the plurality of allowed media comprises image media, text, video media or audio media.

31. The computer implemented communication method of claim 24, further comprising:

broadcasting a notification of the call for media to the select geographic area.

32. The computer implemented communication method of claim 24, further comprising:

searching for related media to add to the plurality of allowed media in response to the call for media.

33. The computer implemented communication method of claim 24, further comprising:

presenting to the first user a plurality of events for which to make the call for media; and

receiving from the first user a selection of one of the plurality of events as the instructions to request creation of the call for media.

34. The computer implemented communication method of claim 24, further comprising:

informing a second user of one of the call for media, an event, available media based upon one of the location of the second user, information about the second user, activity of the second user, history of the second user, interests of the second user, and preferences of the second user.