System and method for presenting location data for broadcasted media

• US 8,458,760 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2008
• Issued: 06/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Jiang, Libiao
• Primary Examiner(s): Featherstone, Mark D
• Application Number:
  US12/061,129
• Publication Number:
  US 20090254957A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,889 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 725/136
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

System and method for providing location data associated with broadcasted media to a display device. In one embodiment, the method may include receiving broadcasted media data over a communication network connection, displaying the received media data on a display device and receiving location data associated with the broadcasted media data. The method may further include displaying a graphical representation of the location data on the display.

Claims

1. A method for providing location data associated with broadcasted media to a display device, the method comprising the acts of:

receiving broadcasted media data over a communication network connection, wherein the media data relates to at least one of;

television, internet protocol (IP) television and video data;

displaying the received media data on a display device;

detecting, with a position sensor, location data associated with a location where the broadcasted media data is recorded;

encoding the location data into the broadcasted media data; and

displaying the location data on the display via a graphical representation that relates to a map image of a location associated with the location data, and wherein the graphical representation is displayed simultaneously overlying the received media data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the location data relates to at least one of map coordinates, and global positioning system (GPS) data.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving location data over the communication network connection; and

extracting the location data from the received media data.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising requesting the location data from a server over a data communication network.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating the graphical representation based, at least in part, on the location data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical representation is displayed simultaneously over the media data in one of a translucent and opaque fashion.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the graphical representation of the location data is displayed one of continuously and intermittently.

8. A display device configured to provide location data associated with broadcasted media, the display device comprising:

a display;

a media input configured to receive broadcasted media data, wherein the media data relates to at least one of;

television, internet protocol (IP) television and video data; and

a processor coupled to the display and media input, the processor configured execute processor executable instructions to;

output media data received by the media input to the display;

detect location data associated with a location where the broadcasted media data is recorded, wherein the location data is determined with a position sensor and encoded into the broadcasted media data; and

display the location data on the display via a graphical representation that relates to a map image of a location associated with the location data, and wherein the graphical representation is displayed simultaneously overlying the received media data.

9. The display device of claim 8, wherein location data relates to at least one of map coordinates, and global positioning system (GPS) data.

10. The display device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive location data over the communication network connection; and

extract the location data from the received media data.

11. The display device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to request location data from a server over a data communication network.

12. The display device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured generate the graphical representation based, at least in part, on the location data.

13. The display device of claim 8, wherein the graphical representation is displayed simultaneously over the media data in one of a translucent and opaque fashion.

14. The display device of claim 13, wherein the graphical representation of the location data is displayed one of continuously and intermittently.

15. A system for providing location data associated with broadcasted media to a display device, the system comprising:

a back end system configured to transmit media data, wherein the media data relates to at least one of;

television, internet protocol (IP) television and video data;

a broadcast communication network configured to transport the media data; and

a display device coupled to the broadcast communication network, the display device configured to;

receive broadcasted media data;

display the received media data on a display;

detect location data associated with a location where the broadcasted media data is recorded, wherein the location data is determined with a position sensor and encoded into the broadcasted media data; and

display the location data on the display via a graphical representation that relates to a map image of a location associated with the location data, and wherein the graphical representation is displayed simultaneously overlying the received media data.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein location data relates to at least one of map coordinates, and global positioning system (GPS) data.