System and method for generating multimedia composites to track mobile events

• US 7,929,010 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2003
• Issued: 04/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Narasimhan, Nitya
• Primary Examiner(s): Hannett; James M
• Application Number:
  US10/692,623
• Publication Number:
  US 20050090294A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,734 Days
• Field of Search: 382/104, 348/14.01
• US Class Current: 348/14.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/246 Connectivity information discovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A wireless communication device (104) for providing guidance about surrounding conditions and a communication server (1000) for receiving data feeds from cooperative wireless devices are provided. The wireless communication device (104) comprises a device discovery mechanism (214, 302) to identify second devices (116-150) in a vicinity (106-114) of the device, a processor (306) to determine a coverage capability for each area surrounding the first device (104), and a display (208, 310) to represent the coverage capability of each area surrounding the first device. The communication server (1000) comprises a network interface (1002) to receive one or more data feeds associated with a location of a first device (104), a processor (1004) to associate each data feed with an area adjacent to the first device, and a display (1008) to represent surrounding cells surrounding the first device. One or more surrounding cells (1102-1118) show a data feed of the location of the first device (104), and each data feed is provided by a second device (116-150) located in the corresponding surrounding cell.

Claims

1. A display of a communication server for receiving data feeds from cooperative wireless devices within a particular area, the display comprising:

a central cell representing a location of a first wireless device; and

a plurality of surrounding cells representing areas surrounding the first wireless device, at least one surrounding cell showing a data feed of the location of the first wireless device, each data feed being provided by a second wireless device located in an area corresponding to the respective surrounding cell.

2. The display of claim 1, wherein at least one surrounding cell includes a plurality of reporting devices and only one reporting device is selected to provide the data feed for each surrounding cell.

3. The display of claim 1, wherein the plurality of surrounding cells includes at least one surrounding cell without a corresponding data feed.

4. The display of claim 1, wherein the second wireless device provides the data feed to the communication server in response to receiving a request from the first wireless device to relay data relating to the location of the first wireless device.

5. The display of claim 1, wherein the central cell shows a data feed provided by the first wireless device.

6. A communication server for receiving data feeds from cooperative wireless devices within a particular area comprising:

a network interface configured to receive at least one data feed associated with a location of a first wireless device;

a processor, coupled to the network interface, configured to associate each data feed with an area adjacent to the first wireless device; and

a display, coupled to the processor, configured to visually provide a plurality of surrounding cells representing areas surrounding the first wireless device, at least one surrounding cell showing a data feed of the at least one data feed, each data feed being provided by a second wireless device located in an area corresponding to the respective surrounding cell.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 6, wherein the processor selects a particular data feed for each area having more than one second wireless device.

8. The wireless communication device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of surrounding cells includes at least one surrounding cell without a corresponding data feed.

9. The wireless communication device of claim 6, wherein the second wireless device provides the data feed to the communication server in response to receiving a request from the first wireless device to relay data relating to the location of the first wireless device.

10. The wireless communication device of claim 6, wherein the display is further configured to visually provide a central cell showing a data feed provided by the first wireless device.

11. A method for a communication server, having a display, to receive data feeds from cooperative wireless devices within a particular area, the method comprising:

receiving at least one data feed relating to a location of a first wireless device;

determining a position of at least one second wireless device relative to the first wireless device; and

providing a visual representation of a plurality of surrounding cells representing areas surrounding the first wireless device, at least one surrounding cell showing a data feed of the at least one data feed, each data feed being provided by a second wireless device located in an area corresponding to the respective surrounding cell.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising selecting a particular data feed for each area having more than one second wireless device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein providing a visual representation of a plurality of surrounding cells includes displaying at least one surrounding cell without a corresponding data feed.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving at least one data feed relating to a location of a first wireless device includes receiving the at least one data feed from the second wireless device as initiated by the first wireless device.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein providing a visual representation of a plurality of surrounding cells includes providing a central cell representing a position of the first wireless device and a plurality of surrounding cells representing the areas surrounding the first wireless device.