METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILTERING DEVICES WITHIN A SECURITY SOCIAL NETWORK

• US 20140280933A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: OSWALD, GARY J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,167,048 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data

Abstract

A method and apparatus for choosing mobile telephones within a security social network is provided herein. Choosing mobile telephones may take place on a server side or a mobile telephone side. Even though mobile telephones lie within a particular area of interest, no image will be obtained/provided from the mobile telephone when a predetermined condition is met. This will greatly reduce an amount of images provided by mobile telephones along with reducing the possibility of an unwanted image being obtained.

Claims

1. A method comprising the steps of:

receiving by an electronic device, a request to provide an image, wherein the request is made to devices within a first geographic region;

determining a location for a device;

determining that the device lies within a second geographic region within the first geographic region;

providing the image when the device lies outside the second geographic region; and

failing to provide the image when the device lies inside the second geographic region.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first geographic region comprises a region surrounding an event.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the second geographic region comprises the electronic device owner'"'"'s home.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of receiving the request comprises the step of receiving the request from a centralized server.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of providing the image comprises the step of wirelessly providing the image to a centralized server.

6. A method comprising the steps of:

receiving by mobile telephone, a request to provide an image, wherein the request is made to mobile telephones within a region surrounding an event;

determining a location for a mobile telephone;

determining that the mobile telephone lies within an area of exclusion contained within the first geographic region;

providing the image when the mobile telephone lies outside the area of exclusion; and

failing to provide the image when the mobile telephone lies inside the area of exclusion.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the area of exclusion comprises the electronic mobile telephone owner'"'"'s home.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of receiving the request comprises the step of receiving the request from a centralized server.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of providing the image comprises the step of wirelessly providing the image to a centralized server.

14. An apparatus comprising:

a receiver receiving a request to provide an image, wherein the request is made to devices within a first geographic region;

circuitry determining a location for a device;

a processor determining that the device lies within a second geographic region within the first geographic region;

a transmitter providing the image when the device lies outside the second geographic region otherwise failing to provide the image when the device lies inside the second geographic region.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the first geographic region comprises a region surrounding an event.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the second geographic region comprises the electronic device owner'"'"'s home.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of receiving the request comprises the step of receiving the request from a centralized server.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of providing the image comprises the step of wirelessly providing the image to a centralized server.