US 2019/0379749 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED IMAGE CAPTURE BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES

Abstract

A system and method for leveraging the disparate positions of mobile devices with image capture capabilities to procure images of a requested item, is provided hereinafter. A first mobile device, in communication with a central server, submits a request for an image of a particular subject. Upon receipt of the image request, the central server determines, using the keywords contained therein, identifies a location associated with the requested image. The central system identifies images corresponding to the keywords and determined location in its or a third party repository of images. The central system also identifies one or more mobile devices located in relative proximity to the identified location and sends an image request for the image (using the aforementioned keywords). As those mobile devices proximate to the location submit new images, the central system facilitates the communication of all images, albeit in a non-reproducible format, to the requesting mobile device. Once an image is selected by the first mobile device, a high-resolution image with or without usage constraints, depending on the user and/or rights associated with the image, is communicated to the first mobile device. Various user accounts, where appropriate, are then updated to reflect the transfer or purchase.

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Dependent claims

A method for location-based image capture between mobile devices, comprising:

receiving, from a first mobile device via a computer network, an image request comprising at least one keyword;
identifying a location corresponding to the image request in accordance with the at least one keyword;
identifying a second mobile device in proximity to the identified location having an image capture device;
communicating, via the computer network, the image request to the identified second mobile device;
receiving at least one image responsive to the image request from the identified second mobile device;
generating a notification responsive to the at least one image received from the identified second mobile device;
and
communicating the generated notification of the at least one image to the first mobile device via the computer network,
wherein at least one of the receiving, identifying, and communicating is performed by a computer processor of a central computer system in communication with memory.

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A system for providing location-based image capture between mobile devices, the system comprising:

a central computer system comprising:
a processor;
a network interface in communication with the processor;
and
memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing instructions that are executed by the processor to:
receive, from a first mobile device via a computer network, an image request comprising at least one keyword;
identify a location corresponding to the image request in accordance with the at least one keyword;
identify a second mobile device in proximity to the identified location having an image capture device;
communicate, via the computer network, the image request to the identified second mobile device;
receive at least one image responsive to the image request from the identified second mobile device;
generate a notification responsive to the at least one image received from the identified second mobile device;
and
communicate the generated notification of the at least one image to the first mobile device via the computer network.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for location-based image capture between mobile devices

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