Integrated information processing system for geospatial media

• US 6,681,231 B1
• Filed: 07/26/2000
• Issued: 01/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Carl M. Burnett
• Original Assignee: Real Estate Cable Network, Inc.
• Inventors: Burnett, Carl M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kim
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chen, Chongshan
• Application Number:
  US09/626,801
• Time in Patent Office: 1,273 Days
• Field of Search: 707/10, 707/104.1, 707/200, 348/222.1, 348/569, 348/584, 705/36, 705/15, 382/232, 382/305
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

An integrated information processing system for geospatial information processing. The information processing system includes a scheduling module, an acquisition module, a production module, a distribution module, a geospatial data specification, and a geospatial media recorder. Each module incorporates a common object database management system. The scheduling module is a specially configured module suitable for processing requests for media acquisition. The acquisition module is a specially configured module suitable for acquiring visual, audio, textual, and geospatial entity information. The production module is a specially configured module suitable for producing integrated digital media datasets and information. The distribution module is a specially configured module suitable for distributing integrated digital media datasets and information. The geospatial data specification includes an object class which serves to provide geospatial referencing of an entity or object. The concatenated data attribute of geospatial data serves to geospatially reference entities or object in a video segment. The geospatial media recorder serves to encode geospatial data onto video frames at the time of video acquisition.

Claims

1. An integrated information processing system for geospatial information processing, said integrated processing system comprising:

scheduling means for scheduling requests for acquisition of geospatial data, said geospatial data including visual, audio, textual, and geospatial information;

acquisition means for acquiring geospatial data, said acquisition means comprising;

encoding means for encoding geospatial data onto a data segment of a video frame at a time of geospatial data acquisition;

capturing means having a geospatial receiver interconnected with a focus element at a first location, said capturing means being configured for capturing information of an entity at a second location, and geospatially referencing the second location to the first location in accordance with a focus ratio of the focus element and geospatial data associated with the geospatial receiver; and

converting means for converting global positioning system coordinates in latitude and longitude format or decimal equivalent format and additional spatial information into a single concatenated numeric geospatial data format or an encapsulated object class for encoding onto a video frame at a time of media acquisition;

production means for producing integrated geospatial datasets; and

distribution means for distributing geospatial datasets;

wherein said scheduling, acquisition, production, and distribution means are interconnected via an information network.

2. The integrated information processing system recited in claim 1, wherein said scheduling means comprises:

object database management means for interconnecting information and data storage between each of said scheduling, acquisition, production, and distribution means;

geographic information means for providing geographic and other information; and

information exchange means for providing exchange of geospatial information between said scheduling, acquisition, production, and distribution means.

3. The integrated information processing system recited in claim 1, wherein said acquisition means comprises:

object database management means for interconnecting information and data storage between each of said scheduling, acquisition, production, and distribution means;

geographic information system application means for providing geographic and other information; and

geospatial media recording means for recording geospatial data.

4. The integrated information processing system recited in claim 1, wherein said production means comprises:

object database management means for interconnecting information and data storage between each of said scheduling, acquisition, production, and distribution means;

digital media production means for producing and editing digital media; and

multimedia production means for producing and editing multimedia data.

5. The integrated information processing system recited in claim 1, wherein said distribution means comprises:

object database management means for interconnecting information and data storage between each of said scheduling acquisition, production, and distribution means;

media query means for processing geospatial datasets;

transmission means for providing integrated delivery of geospatial datasets; and

media programming scheduling means for providing media through a time-shifting schedule.

6. The integrated information processing system recited in claim 5, wherein said transmission means comprises:

first transmission means for transmitting geospatial datasets to terrestrial transmission systems;

second transmission means for transmitting geospatial datasets to cable television systems;

third transmission means for transmitting geospatial datasets to open video systems;

fourth transmission means for transmitting geospatial datasets to multimedia multipoint distribution systems;

fifth transmission means for transmitting geospatial datasets to wireless networks; and

sixth transmission means for transmitting geospatial datasets to the Internet, intranets, extranets, and virtual private networks.

7. The integrated information processing system recited in claim 1 further comprising:

sales and marketing information means for processing sales and marketing information, wherein said sales and marketing means comprises;

object and relational database management means for interconnecting information and data storage between each of said scheduling, acquisition, production, distribution means, and said sales and marketing means;

natural language query means for retrieving information; and

authentication means for providing system security.

8. The integrated information processing system recited in claim 1 further comprising:

enterprise resource information means for processing enterprise resource information, wherein said enterprise resource information means comprises;

object and relational database management means for interconnecting information and data storage between each of said scheduling, acquisition, production, distribution, and enterprise resource information means;

natural language query means for retrieving information; and

authentication means for providing system security.

9. The integrated information processing system recited in claim 1 further comprising:

executive information means for processing information to selected entities, said executive information means comprising;

object and relational database management means for interconnecting information and data storage between each of said scheduling, acquisition, production, distribution, and executives information means;

natural language query means for retrieving information; and

authentication means for providing system security.

10. The integrated information processing system recited in claim 1 further comprising:

knowledge information means for analyzing data to discover knowledge from data sources, wherein said knowledge information means comprises;

object and relational database management means for interconnecting information and data storage between each of said scheduling, acquisition, production, distribution, and knowledge information means;

natural language query means for retrieving information; and

authentication means for providing system security.

11. A geospatial information processing method comprising:

scheduling requests for acquisition of geospatial data, the geospatial data including visual, audio, textual, and geospatial information;

encoding geospatial data onto a data segment of a video frame at a time of geospatial data acquisition;

interconnecting a geospatial receiver with a focus element at a first location;

capturing information of an entity at a second location;

geospatially referencing the second location to the first location in accordance with a focus ratio of the focus element and geospatial data associated with the geospatial receiver;

converting global positioning system coordinates in latitude and longitude format or decimal equivalent format and additional spatial information into a single concatenated numeric geospatial data format or an encapsulated object class for encoding onto a video frame at a time of media acquisition;

producing integrated geospatial datasets; and

distributing geospatial datasets.

12. The geospatial information processing method recited in claim 11, wherein said scheduling step further comprises:

interconnecting information and data storage;

providing geographic and other information; and

exchanging geospatial information.

13. The geospatial information processing method recited in claim 11, wherein said capturing step further comprises:

interconnecting information and data storage;

providing geographic and other information;

recording geospatial data; and

exchanging geospatial information.

14. The geospatial information processing method recited in claim 11, wherein said producing step further comprises:

interconnecting information and data storage;

editing and producing digital media;

editing and producing multimedia data; and

exchanging geospatial information.

15. The geospatial information processing method recited in claim 11, wherein said distributing step further comprises:

interconnecting information and data storage;

processing geospatial information;

transmitting integrated geospatial datasets; and

exchanging geospatial information.

16. The geospatial information processing method recited in claim 15, wherein said transmitting step further comprises:

transmitting geospatial datasets to terrestrial transmission systems;

transmitting geospatial datasets to cable television systems;

transmitting geospatial datasets to open video systems;

transmitting geospatial datasets to multimedia multipoint distribution systems;

transmitting geospatial datasets to wireless networks; and

transmitting geospatial datasets to the Internet, intranets, extranets, and virtual private networks.

17. The geospatial information processing method recited in claim 11 further comprising:

processing sales and marketing information.

18. The geospatial information processing method recited in claim 11 further comprising:

processing enterprise resource information.

19. The geospatial information processing method recited in claim 11 further comprising:

processing information to selected entities.

20. The geospatial information processing method recited in claim 11 further comprising:

analyzing data to discover knowledge.