CROWD PROXIMITY DEVICE

• US 20140350840A1
• Filed: 05/23/2013
• Published: 11/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: D'ARGENIO, Michael J., FRAZIER, Kristopher T., KATAI, Lonnie
• Application Number:
  US13/901,178
• Publication Number:
  US 20140350840A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/409
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0284 Relative positioning

Abstract

A device is configured to determine that a first user device and a second user device are associated with an event and determine a first user device location indicating a location of the first user device and a second user device location indicating a location of the second user device. The device is configured to determine a relationship between the first user device location and the second user device location and determine first event information and second event information based on the relationship, where the first event information and the second event information is associated with the event, and the first event information is different from the second event information. The device is configured to provide the first event information to the first user device and provide the second event information to the second user device.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

one or more processors to;

determine that a first user device and a second user device are associated with an event;

determine a first user device location and a second user device location,

the first user device location indicating a location of the first user device,

the second user device location indicating a location of the second user device;

determine a relationship between the first user device location and the second user device location;

determine first event information and second event information based on the relationship,

the first event information and the second event information being associated with the event,

the first event information being different from the second event information;

provide the first event information to the first user device; and

provide the second event information to the second user device.

2. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when determining the first event information and the second event information, are further to:

determine a first portion of an image and a second portion of the image; and

where the one or more processors, when providing the first event information and the second event information, are further to;

provide the first portion of the image to the first user device and the second portion of the image to the second user device based on the relationship between the first user device location and the second user device location.

3. The device of claim 1, where the first event information or the second event information includes at least one of:

a video associated with the event;

an image associated with the event;

a song associated with the event;

or

text associated with the event.

4. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when determining the relationship between the first user device location and the second user device location, are further to:

determine the relationship based on at least one of;

a global positioning system location associated with the first user device or the second user device;

a peer-to-peer network connection between the first user device and the second user device;

or

a near field communication link between the first user device and the second user device.

5. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when determining the first event information and the second event information, are further to:

determine the first event information and the second event information based on at least one of;

a device type associated with the first user device or the second user device;

a display resolution associated with the first user device or the second user device;

an amount of storage capacity associated with the first user device or the second user device;

or

an amount of network bandwidth associated with the first user device or the second user device.

6. The device of claim 1, where the first event information indicates a time at which the first event information is to be displayed by the first user device;

and

where the second event information indicates a time at which the second event information is to be displayed by the second user device.

7. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when determining the first event information and the second event information, are further to:

receive a first image from the first user device;

receive a second image from the second user device;

generate a combined image based on the relationship between the first user device location and the second user device location;

where the one or more processors, when providing the first event information, are further to;

provide the combined image to the first user device; and

where the one or more processors, when providing the second event information, are further to;

provide the combined image to the second user device.

8. A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to;

determine that a first user device and a second user device are associated with a common event;

determine a relationship between a first location, associated with the first user device, and a second location associated with the second user device;

determine first event information and second event information based on the relationship between the first location and the second location,

the first event information and the second event information being associated with the event,

the first event information being different from the second event information; and

provide the first event information to the first user device and the second event information to the second user device.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the processor to determine the first event information and the second event information, further cause the processor to:

determine a first portion of an image and a second portion of the image; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the processor to provide the first event information and the second event information, further cause the processor to;

provide the first portion of the image to the first user device and the second portion of the image to the second user device based on the relationship between the first location and the second location.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the first event information or the second event information includes at least one of:

a video associated with the event;

an image associated with the event;

a song associated with the event;

or

text associated with the event.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the processor to determine the relationship between the first location and the second location, further cause the processor to:

determine the relationship based on at least one of;

a global positioning system location associated with the first user device or the second user device;

a peer-to-peer network connection between the first user device and the second user device;

or

a near field communication link between the first user device and the second user device.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the processor to determine the first event information and the second event information, further cause the processor to:

determine the first event information and the second event information based on at least on of;

a device type associated with the first user device or the second user device;

a display resolution associated with the first user device or the second user device;

an amount of storage capacity associated with the first user device or the second user device;

or

an amount of network bandwidth associated with the first user device or the second user device.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the processor to determine the first event information and the second event information, further cause the processor to:

determine a first portion of a video and a second portion of the video,

the first event information indicating a time at which the first portion of the video is to be displayed by the first user device,

the second event information indicating a tine at which the second portion of the video is to be displayed by the second user device; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the processor to provide the first event information and the second event information, further cause the processor to;

provide the first portion of the video to the first user device and the second portion of the video to the second user device based on the relationship between the first location and the second location.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the processor to determine the first event information and the second event information, further cause the processor to:

receive a first image from the first user device;

receive a second image from the second user device;

generate a combined image based on the relationship between the first location and the second location; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the processor to provide the first event information and the second event information, further cause the processor to;

provide the combined image to the first user device and the second user device.

15. A method, comprising:

determining, by a device, a first user device location associated with a first user device;

determining, by the device, a second user device location associated with a second user device;

determining, by the device, a positional relationship between the first user device location and the second user device location;

determining, by the device, a first portion of event information to be provided to the first user device based on the positional relationship;

determining, by the device, a second portion of the event information to be provided to the second user device based on the positional relationship;

providing, by the device, the first portion of the event information to the first user device; and

providing, by the device, the second portion of the event information to the second user device.

16. The method of claim 15, where determining the first portion of the event information and the second portion of the event information further comprises:

determining a first portion of an image and a second portion of the image; and

where providing the first portion of the event information and the second portion of the event information further comprises;

providing the first portion of the image to the first user device and the second portion of the image to the second user device based on the positional relationship between the first user device location and the second user device location.

17. The method of claim 15, where determining the positional relationship between the first user device location and the second user device location further comprises:

determining the positional relationship based on at least one of;

a global positioning system location associated with the first user device or the second user device;

a peer-to-peer network connection between the first user device and the second user device;

or

a near field communication link between the first user device and the second user device.

18. The method of claim 15, where determining the first portion of event information and the second portion of event information further comprises:

determining the first portion of the event information and the second portion of the event information based on at least one of;

a device type associated with the first user device or the second user device;

a display resolution associated with the first user device or the second user device;

an amount of storage capacity associated with the first user device or the second user device;

or

an amount of network bandwidth associated with the first user device or the second user device.

19. The method of claim 15, where determining the first portion of the event information and the second portion of the event information further comprises:

determining a first portion of a song and a second portion of the song; and

where providing the first portion of the event information and the second portion of the event information further comprises;

providing the first portion of the song to the first user device and the second portion of the song to the second user device based on the positional relationship between the first user device location and the second user device location.

20. The method of claim 15, where determining the first portion of event information and the second portion of event information further comprises:

receiving a first image from the first user device;

receiving a second image from the second user device; and

generating a combined image based on the positional relationship between the first user device location and the second user device location;

where providing the first portion of event information further comprises;

providing the combined image to the first user device; and

where providing the second portion of event information further comprises;

providing the combined image to the second user device.