Embedding location information in content objects
AssigneeInterDigital Technology Corporation
InventorPhilip Pietraski
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Abstract
A method for embedding location information in a content object created on a content creation device begins by obtaining location information relating to the current location of the content creation device. The content object is created and the location information is embedded into the content object. A method for displaying location information in connection with a content object begins by selecting a content object to view. The embedded location information is extracted from the selected content object. The location information is interpreted to determine user-friendly location information. The user-friendly location information is displayed with the selected content object.
Claims28
A method for embedding location information in a content object created on a content creation device, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining location information relating to the current location of the content creation device;
- creating the content object on the content creation device;
- and
- embedding the location information into the content object.
A method for displaying location information in connection with a content object, comprising the steps of:
- selecting a content object to view;
- determining whether the location information for the selected content object is overt;
- if the location information is overt, then displaying the selected content object with the location information;
- if the location information is not overt, then:
- extracting embedded location information from the selected content object;
- interpreting the location information to determine user-friendly location information;
- and
- displaying the user-friendly location information with the selected content object.
A system for embedding location information in a content object, comprising:
- a content creation device, configured to create a content object;
- a first location determining device, configured to determine geographic location information of said content creation device;
- and
- a location embedding device, configured to embed the location information into the content object.
A system for displaying user-friendly location information with a content object, comprising:
- a location extracting device, configured to extract location information from a content object;
- a first location interpreting device, configured to interpret the extracted location information into a user-friendly format;
- and
- a display, configured to display the user-friendly location information along with the content object.
A content creation device for embedding location information in a content object, comprising:
- a multimedia creation device, configured to create a content object;
- a location determining device, configured to determine a location of the content creation device;
- and
- a location embedding device, configured to embed the location of the content creation device into the content object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.