IP Library Granted Patent US 8,655,873
Granted Patent B2
US 8,655,873 · App. 13/284,455 · Granted Feb 18, 2014

System and method for aggregating and distributing geotagged content

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Patent No.
US 8,655,873
App. No.
13/284,455
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for aggregating and distributing geotagged content comprises a server, a database, and a user interface. A user accesses the user interface to identify a spatial area and request content from a plurality of content providers that is geotagged with a location within the identified spatial area. The user interface may be on a webpage.

Claims (36)

1. A system for aggregating and distributing geotagged geofeed of content, comprising:

a server having a network connection; and

a storage accessible by the server, wherein the server is programmed by computer program instructions to:

provide a user interface comprising a representation of a geographic location, the user interface in electronic communication with a user computer and configured to receive an identification of a spatial area relative to the representation of a geographic location;

translate data relating to the identified spatial area into geographically-identifying information suitable for requesting content from at least one of the plurality of content providers;

obtain a plurality of geotagged content from a plurality of content providers, the plurality of geotagged content relevant to the identified spatial area and based on the translated data;

obtain at least first content that is not already geotagged when received from one or more of the plurality of content providers; and

automatically identify a location at which the first content was created based on: (i) metadata associated with the first content, or (ii) image recognition on the first content;

wherein the plurality of geotagged content is aggregated from the plurality of content providers, filtered by a filter, and archived at the storage based on a time that the plurality of geotagged content was individually created, and wherein the archived geotagged content is to be distributed over a network to the user computer.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of geotagged content comprises photos and texts uploaded to the plurality of content providers by users of social networking sites.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface comprises a webpage.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface comprises an interface for an application of a mobile device.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of geotagged content is sorted by a content ranking determined by the system.

6. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein the location at which the first content was created is identified based on metadata associated with the first content.

7. The system of claim 1 , the server is further programmed to:

wherein the location at which the first content was created is identified based on image recognition of the first content.

8. The system of claim 1 , the server is further programmed to:

annotate a first geotagged content that was obtained from a first content provider; and

upload the annotated first geotagged content back to the first content provider.

9. A method of aggregating and distributing geotagged geofeed of content, the method being implemented on a computer having one or more processors programmed with computer program instructions, the method comprising:

providing, by the one or more processors programmed with computer program instructions, a user interface comprising a representation of a geographic location, the user interface in electronic communication with a user computer and configured to receive an identification of a spatial area relative to the representation of a geographic location;

translating, by the one or more processors, data relating to the identified spatial area into geographically-identifying information suitable for requesting content from at least one of the plurality of content providers;

obtaining, by the one or more processors, a plurality of geotagged content from a plurality of content providers, the plurality of geotagged content relevant to the identified spatial area and based on the translated data;

obtaining, by the one or more processors, at least first content that is not already geotagged when received from one or more of the plurality of content providers; and

automatically identifying, by the one or more processors, a location at which the first content was created based on: (i) metadata associated with the first content, or (ii) image recognition on the first content;

wherein the plurality of geotagged content is aggregated from the plurality of content providers, filtered by a filter, and archived at the storage based on a time that the plurality of geotagged content was individually created, and wherein the archived geotagged content is to be distributed over a network to the user computer.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of geotagged content comprises photos and texts uploaded to the plurality of content providers by users of social networking sites.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the user interface comprises a webpage.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the user interface comprises an interface for an application of a mobile device.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of geotagged content is sorted by a content ranking determined by the system.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the location at which the first content was created is identified based on metadata associated with the first content.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the location at which the first content was created is identified based on image recognition of the first content.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

annotating, by the one or more processors, a first geotagged content that was obtained from a first content provider; and

uploading, by the one or more processors, the annotated first geotagged content back to the first content provider.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2020
From: TRIPLEPOINT CAPITAL LLC
To: SOCIAL SENTINEL, INC.
Reel/Frame 054267/0098 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2020
From: SOCIAL SENTINEL, INC.
To: TRIPLEPOINT CAPITAL LLC
Reel/Frame 052287/0700 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2017
From: GEOFEEDIA, INC.
To: TAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 042250/0195 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 13, 2014
From: GEOFEEDR, INC.
To: GEOFEEDIA, INC.
Reel/Frame 031948/0251 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2012
From: MITCHELL, SCOTT; HARRIS, PHIL
To: GEOFEEDR, INC.
Reel/Frame 027513/0854 →