Location based content providing scheme

• US 9,693,084 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2014
• Issued: 06/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: Song, Yong-jun, Kang, Su-jin, Kwon, Woo-hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Marandi, James R
• Application Number:
  US14/585,713
• Publication Number:
  US 20150189345A1
• Time in Patent Office: 910 Days
• 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 21/41407 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 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• 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: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services

Abstract

In one example embodiment, a method performed under control of a wearable video playing device includes: transmitting identifying information for a location of the wearable video playing device to a video content provider; receiving, from the video content provider, video content information regarding a plurality of video contents recorded near the location; displaying, on a user interface, at least one video content identifier respectively corresponding to the video contents, wherein the at least one video content identifier is associated with the location; receiving an input to select one of the at least one video content identifier; and playing video content, from among the plurality of video contents recorded near the location, corresponding to the selected video content identifier.

Claims

1. A method performed under control of a wearable video playing device, comprising:

transmitting identifying information for a location of the wearable video playing device to a video content provider;

receiving, from the video content provider, video content information regarding a plurality of video content recorded near the location;

displaying, on a user interface, at least one video content identifier respectively corresponding to the video content, wherein the at least one video content identifier is associated with the location and a shape of the at least one video content identifier has a pointer representing a recording direction of the corresponding video content recorded near the location;

receiving an input to select one of the at least one video content identifier; and

playing video content, from among the plurality of video contents recorded near the location, corresponding to the selected video content identifier,

wherein the direction of the pointer is modified dynamically and displayed relative to a direction in which the wearable video playing device is directed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, on the user interface, a distance input field;

receiving a user input in the distance input field to provide geographical boundaries for the location, to be utilized by the video content provider; and

updating, based on the geographical boundaries for the location, the at least one of the video content identifiers;

displaying the updated at least one video content identifier;

receiving an input to select one of the updated at least one video content identifier; and

playing video content, from among the plurality of video content recorded near the location, corresponding to the selected updated at least one video content identifier.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, on the user interface, a time input field;

receiving a user input on the time input field to set a time period within which at least one of the video content were recorded;

updating, based on the set time period, the at least one video content identifier;

displaying the updated at least one video content identifier;

receiving an input to select one of the updated at least one video content identifier; and

playing video content, from among the plurality of video content recorded near the location, corresponding to the selected updated at least one video content identifier.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the video content information includes at least one of a recording location, a recording direction, and a recording time for respective ones of the plurality of video contents recorded near the location.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface identifies zones based on respective distances from the wearable video playing device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one video content identifier is displayed in a position on the user interface corresponding to a location at which a respective one of the plurality of video content was recorded near the location.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein a center of the user interface corresponds to a current location of the video playing device relative to the location.

8. A wearable video playing device, comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit identifying information for a location of the wearable video playing device to a video content provider;

a content receiver configured to receive, from the video content provider, video content information regarding a plurality of video content recorded near the location;

a displayer configured to display, on a user interface, at least one video content identifier respectively corresponding to the video content, wherein the at least one video content identifier is associated with the location and a shape of the at least one video content identifier has a pointer representing a recording direction of the corresponding video content recorded near the location;

an input receiver configured to receive an input to select one of the at least one video content identifiers; and

a content player configured to play video content, from among the plurality of video content recorded near the location, corresponding to the selected video content identifier,

wherein the direction of the pointer is modified dynamically and displayed relative to a direction in which the wearable video playing device is directed.

9. The wearable video playing device of claim 8, wherein the video content information includes at least one of a recording location, a recording direction, and a recording time for respective ones of the plurality of video content recorded near the location.

10. The wearable video playing device of claim 8, wherein the user interface identifies zones based on respective distances from the wearable video playing device.

11. The wearable video playing device of claim 10,

wherein the input receiver is further configured to receive an input to navigate one of the identified zones,

wherein the wearable video playing device further comprises:

a navigator configured to;

highlight the navigated zone, if the navigated zone includes at least one video content identifier, and

navigate another zone laterally proximate to the navigated zone, if the navigated zone includes no video content identifier, and

wherein the displayer is further configured to display, on the user interface, at least one video content identifier included in the navigated zone.

12. The wearable video playing device of claim 10,

wherein the input receiver is further configured to receive an input to navigate one of the identified zones and an input to select a navigating direction, and

wherein the wearable video playing device further comprises:

a navigator configured to navigate, in the navigated direction, the at least one identified zone including at least one video content identifier starting from the one of the identified zones.

13. The wearable video playing device of claim 10,

wherein the input receiver is further configured to receive an input to navigate the at least one video content identifier within one of the identified zones, and

wherein the wearable video playing device further comprises:

a selector configured to select, based on the received input, a first video content identifier that is positioned at an azimuth angle adjacent to a direction in which the wearable video content device is directed.

14. The wearable video playing device of claim 13, wherein if a second and a third video content identifier are positioned at the same azimuth angle to the first video content identifier, the selector is further configured to select another of the video content identifiers that is closer to a central portion of the user interface between the second and the third video content identifier.

15. The wearable video playing device of claim 8, wherein the displayer is further configured to display, on the user interface, a distance input field,

wherein the input receiver is further configured to receive a user input in the distance input field to provide geographical boundaries for the location, to be utilized by the video content provider,

wherein the displayer is further configured to:

update, based on the geographical boundaries for the location, the at least one of the video content identifier, and

display the updated at least one video content identifier,

wherein the input receiver is further configured to receive an input to select one of the updated at least one video content identifier, and

wherein the content player is further configured to play video content, from among the plurality of video content recorded near the location, corresponding to the selected updated at least one video content identifier.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having thereon computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a device to perform operations, comprising:

transmitting identifying information for a location of the wearable video playing device to a video content provider;

receiving, from the video content provider, video content information regarding a plurality of video content recorded near the location;

displaying, on a user interface, at least one video content identifier respectively corresponding to the video content, wherein the at least one video content identifier is associated with the location and a shape of the at least one video content identifier has a pointer representing a recording direction of the corresponding video content recorded near the location;

receiving an input to select one of the at least one video content identifier; and

playing video content, from among the plurality of video contents recorded near the location, corresponding to the selected video content identifier,

wherein the direction of the pointer is modified dynamically and displayed relative to a direction in which the wearable video playing device is directed.