System and method of geo-concentrated video detection

• US 8,526,985 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2009
• Issued: 09/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Provenance Asset Group LLC
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Raman, Narayan, Payette, Charles, Cilli, Bruce R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rego, Dominic E
• Application Number:
  US12/640,385
• Publication Number:
  US 20110130087A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,356 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.05, 455/3.06, 4554141-4144, 455/3.02, 455/503, 370/506, 725/62, 725/87, 725 43- 50, 725 52- 54, 725/56, 725/59, 725/61, 709/231, 709/203, 709/219, 375/E7.003, 375/E7.004, 375/E7.01, 375 E7011- E7025, 375/E7.272
• US Class Current: 455/503
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004

Abstract

An application server in a communication network receives a plurality of data streams from a plurality of mobile stations that include a client for the application server. The data streams may be video, audio or a combination thereof and include an indicator of originating location of the data stream. A subset of the plurality of data streams that originates from an area are determined. The first set may also be determined based on a tag that is included in each of the data streams of the first set, the tag indicating a sharing status for a respective data stream and/or a subject of the respective data stream. A first data stream of the first subset transmitted to a service subscriber having an interest preference corresponding to the tag of first set data streams. The transmitted first data stream may include overlay content associated with the service provider.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a plurality of contemporaneous data streams from a plurality of mobile stations in a communication network, each respective contemporaneous data stream including a tag, the tag having a tag value indicating a subject of the respective contemporaneous data stream, a significance of the respective contemporaneous data stream, a type of event for the respective contemporaneous data stream, a person of interest associated with the respective contemporaneous data stream or a combination thereof;

determining a first subset of the plurality of contemporaneous data streams, the first subset originating from an area determined based on an originating location of the respective contemporaneous data stream, coordinates of the respective contemporaneous data stream, or a communication cell associated with the respective contemporaneous data stream, the first subset of contemporaneous data streams having a same tag value; and

transmitting a first data stream of the first subset.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of contemporaneous data streams are received at an application server in a communication network.

3. The method of claim 1 the plurality of mobile stations include an application server client.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of contemporaneous data streams are video data streams.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of contemporaneous data streams are audio data streams.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of contemporaneous data streams include at least one video data stream and at least one audio data stream.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of contemporaneous data streams include an indicator of originating location of the data stream.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining of the first subset is based on at least one of received signal strength of the respective data stream and received signal direction of the respective data stream.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the area is an area within a geo-fence, a geographic zone, an area within range of a first eNodeB, an area within a range of a location, a communication cell, or an area of a designated size.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the tag value is a value of an indicator field included in a respective data steam.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the tag indicates a sharing status for a respective data stream.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the tag indicates whether the respective data stream is associated with an emergency situation, a political event, an entertainment event, a sports event, a musician, a politician, a sports player or a combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting the first data stream of the first subset comprises:

transmitting the first data stream to at least one subscriber of a service, the at least one subscriber having an interest preference corresponding to the same tag value associated with the contemporaneous data streams of the first set.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting the first data stream of the first subset comprises:

transmitting the first data stream to at least one subscriber of a service.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein transmitting the first data stream of the first subset further comprises

determining the at least one subscriber, the at least one subscriber having an interest in the first data stream.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein determining the at least one subscriber is based on geographic location of the subscriber with respect to the area.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the first data stream of the first subset that is transmitted further includes overlay content associated with a service provider.

18. An apparatus for streaming data to service subscribers, the apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to receive a plurality of contemporaneous data streams from a plurality of mobile stations in a communication network, each respective contemporaneous data stream including a tag, the tag having a tag value indicating a subject of the respective contemporaneous data stream, a significance of the respective contemporaneous data stream, a type of event for the respective contemporaneous data stream, a person of interest associated with the respective contemporaneous data stream or a combination thereof;

wherein the processor is configured to determine a first subset of the plurality of contemporaneous data streams, the first subset originating from an area determined based on an originating location of the respective contemporaneous data stream, coordinates of the respective contemporaneous data stream, or a communication cell associated with the respective contemporaneous data stream, the first subset of contemporaneous data streams having a same tag value;

and wherein the processor is configured to transmit a first data stream of the first subset.

19. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to

receive a plurality of contemporaneous data streams from a plurality of mobile stations in a communication network, each respective contemporaneous data stream including a tag, the tag having a tag value indicating a subject of the respective contemporaneous data stream, a significance of the respective contemporaneous data stream, a type of event for the respective contemporaneous data stream, a person of interest associated with the respective contemporaneous data stream or a combination thereof;

determine a first subset of the plurality of contemporaneous data streams, the first subset originating from an area determined based on an originating location of the respective contemporaneous data stream, coordinates of the respective contemporaneous data stream, or a communication cell associated with the respective contemporaneous data stream, the first subset of contemporaneous data streams having a same tag value; and

transmit a first data stream of the first subset.