Method and system for storing multiple geo-tagged media files and rendering the same
View Patent ↗A method and apparatus for organizing a geographically tagged media file, the method obtaining geographical information for the media file; identifying a subfolder for the media file; and placing the media file in the identified subfolder. Also, a method and apparatus for utilizing an album of geographically tagged media files within a media application, the method allowing a third party application access to the geographically tagged media files; and upon selection of the third party application within the media application, launching the third party application populated with the album of geographically tagged media files.
1. A method, by a mobile device, comprising:
determining, at the mobile device, geographical information for a media file;
creating a label, at the mobile device, the label corresponding to a geographic location and having a level of geographic granularity; and
associating, at the mobile device, the label with the media file;
looking up if a virtual folder corresponding to the label exists;
if not, creating the virtual folder to the label; and
associating the media file with the virtual folder;
wherein virtual folders are created for each level of granularity.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a request for media files from a third-party application, the request for media files including requested geographical information or a requested label;
identifying media files with labels corresponding to the requested geographical information or the requested label;
returning the identified media files to the third party application.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the level of geographic granularity is based on parameters configured on the mobile device.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the label is created based on the geographical information being within a predetermined radius of a defined location.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device further includes a camera, and the media file is a photograph taken by the camera.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the mobile device further includes a positioning system, and wherein the determining step comprises reading a current position from the positioning system when the photograph is taken by the camera.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media file is an audio file.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media file is a video file.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device comprises a communication subsystem and further comprising the step of, prior to the determining step, receiving the media file from the communication subsystem.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the label is stored in a centralized database.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the level of geographic granularity is a country.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the label has additional levels of geographic granularity, the additional levels of geographic granularity comprising a province or a state, and a city or a county.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein virtual folders corresponding to a first level of granularity include virtual folders corresponding to a level of granularity one level above the first level of granularity.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein virtual folders having a level of granularity corresponding to a country are root virtual folders.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the creating step comprises sending geographical information to a network element and receiving, from the network element, the at least one label.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the network element always returns the same at least one label for the same geographical information.
17. The method of claim 15 wherein the at least one label returned by the network element depends on a granularity level specified by a user.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the label includes the name of a country, a province or a state, and a city or a county.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the associating utilizes a database on the device.
20. A method, by a mobile device, comprising:
determining, at the mobile device, geographical information for a media file;
creating a label, at the mobile device, the label corresponding to a geographic location and having a level of geographic granularity; and
associating, at the mobile device, the label with the media file;
receiving a request for media files from a third-party application, the request for media files including requested geographical information or a requested label;
identifying media files with labels corresponding to the requested geographical information or the requested label;
returning the identified media files to the third party application;
wherein the label is created based on the geographical information being within a predetermined radius of a defined location.