Social-chronographic-geographic media file browsing system and method

• US 10,084,828 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2012
• Issued: 09/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RealNetworks, Inc.
• Original Assignee: RealNetworks, Inc.
• Inventors: Sorin, Petersen, Christopher Carl
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): Li, Liang
• Application Number:
  US13/683,958
• Publication Number:
  US 20130151988A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,134 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• 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

Users are able to browse a digital-media content based on social-graph-related criteria, time-related criteria, and geolocation-related criteria. A social-chronographic-geographic media file browsing system builds a social-chronographic-geographic media query and retrieves digital-media content (and associated metadata) based on a given user'"'"'s search criteria. In accordance with various embodiments, the social-chronographic-geographic media file browsing system retrieves an interactive map from cartographic data provider and then places a graphical media control on the interactive map according to the provided geolocation-related criterion.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for obtaining digital-media content, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the computer from a remote media capture device, a current location of said remote media capture device, a social-graph related selection associated with said remote media capture device and a temporal related selection associated with said remote media capture device;

generating, by the computer, a media query based on a geographic region centered at said current location of said remote media capture device, said social-graph related selection associated with said remote media capture device and said temporal related selection associated with said remote media capture device;

identifying, by the computer, a plurality of matching media files, including a first media file, according to said media query by;

obtaining a geolocation-related search criterion and a time-related search criterion both by allowing an identified user to select an event name via the remote media capture device; and

identifying said first media file and a second media file as said plurality of matching media files by conducting a search based on the event name;

determining, by the computer, a geographic location associated with said first media file, said geographic location associated with said first media file being within said geographic region;

obtaining, by the computer, a route between said current location of said remote media capture device and said geographic location associated with said first media file;

determining, by the computer, a provider of said first media file;

generating, by the computer, a first graphical media control associated with said first media file, wherein said first graphical media control is a logo that is associated with said provider of said first media file and that is to be placed on an interactive map of said geographic region at said geographic location associated with said first media file;

providing, by the computer to said remote media capture device, said interactive map of said geographic region; and

providing, by the computer to said remote media capture device, said first graphical media control and said route for placement on said interactive map with said first graphical media control being placed at said geographic location associated with said first media file to enable selective presentation of said first media file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing said interactive map comprises obtaining, from a cartographic-data provider, an interactive map associated with said geographic region.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said temporal related selection indicates a date and/or time interval beginning and ending prior to a current date and/or time.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining an uploaded media file from said remote media capture device;

determining a geographic location and a date and/or time associated with said uploaded media file; and

associating said uploaded media file with said remote media capture device, said determined geographic location, and said determined date and/or time in a searchable metadata data store.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein identifying said plurality of matching media files comprises querying said searchable metadata data store according to said media query.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said first graphical media control is selectively associated with users in a user group identified with said social-graph related selection.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said first graphical media control is selectively associated only with a single user identified with said social-graph related selection and not with one or more other users in a user group identified with said social-graph related selection.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said first graphical media control is a thumbnail of a digital photograph it represents.