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US 9,317,173 B2Granted
Method and system for providing content based on location data
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
InventorMitch Singer
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided to implement a technique for using location information to identify and select movies or other content. In one implementation, an application for a device such as a smart phone or tablet computer uses location information to identify a movie that corresponds to the location, e.g., by fictional location or by where shots were filmed. Variations leverage the combination of user or target physical location and location information from a movie.
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A method of providing scene clips based on location, comprising:
- determining a location of a device;
- sending the determined location to a server;
- receiving and displaying at least one scene entry pertaining to the location from the server, wherein the displayed scene entry indicates a name of an asset and a scene from the asset and wherein the scene entry has an associated scene location;
- displaying an image or clip from the scene entry;
- receiving visual data from a camera associated with the device;
- comparing the displayed image or clip with the received visual data;
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- providing feedback to a user about the difference in position or orientation, or both, between at least one object in the received visual data and a corresponding object in the displayed image or clip, whereby as a user adjusts the camera position to adjust the visual data, a difference between the objects in the displayed image or clip and in the visual data is reduced.
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