Wireless Device Event Location Query via Server Mediation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users desire to know the geographic location associated with events in media, but existing technologies do not effectively provide this information for wireless devices, especially in relation to the device's location.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allow wireless devices to request and receive geographic locations of events depicted in media by consulting databases, using a server to communicate this information, and storing it on computer-readable media for presentation to the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If geographic location information for events in media is provided to wireless devices, then user information needs are met, but system complexity and data management requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
A server acts as an intermediary between wireless devices and geographic location databases. The server receives requests from wireless devices, queries the database for events within a specified radius of the device's location, and returns relevant results. This mediator approach simplifies the client device while centralizing the complex data management and processing functions on the server side.
Solution Approach 2:
The system divides functionality into distinct components: wireless devices for user interaction, servers for processing and coordination, and databases for data storage. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, with devices remaining simple while the server handles the complexity of database queries and result management.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive event location data is stored and queried, then accuracy of location matching improves, but data storage and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of retrieving all event data from the database, the system queries only for events within a specific geographic radius of the wireless device's location. This partial action approach retrieves a manageable subset of data that is relevant to the user's current context, improving location matching accuracy while avoiding the storage and processing burden of comprehensive global event data.
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AI summary
A method, system, and medium are provided for determining the geographic location associated with events depicted in media. The geographic locations can be provided by creators of the media, or by users who view the media. The geographic locations can then be stored in a database on a server. A determination can be made as to whether the geographic locations are within a predefined distance of the geographic location of a wireless device. A set of events located within the predefined distance can be presented to a user of the wireless device.