Use of wireless connection loss to facilitate identifying and recording video capture location

1. A method comprising:

determining by a computing system a plurality of locations where a first wireless communication module and a second wireless communication module have lost wireless connectivity with each other, wherein the computing system comprises at least one processor;

outputting by the computing system a location-selection prompt specifying the determined plurality of locations as candidate capture-locations for a video captured by a video camera;

receiving by the computing system, in response to the location-selection prompt, data that represents a user selection of one of the specified locations; and

recording by the computing system the selected location as capture-location metadata for the captured video.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless communication module is disposed in a motor vehicle that transports the video camera, and wherein the second wireless communication module is disposed in a computing device selected from the group consisting of (i) the video camera and (ii) a supplemental device associated with a videographer who operates the video camera.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the motor vehicle is a news vehicle, and wherein the captured video is news video.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is a cell phone associated with the videographer.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the computing system comprises the computing device, wherein determining the plurality of locations comprises the computing device determining the plurality of locations.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the computing system further comprises a server, the method further comprising:

receiving, by the server, video data representing the video captured by the video camera; and

receiving, by the server, from the computing device, location data representing the plurality of determined locations,

wherein outputting by the computing system the location-selection prompt comprises the server outputting the location-selection prompt, wherein receiving by the computing system the data that represents the user selection of one of the specified capture-locations comprises the server receiving the data that represents the user selection of one of the specified capture locations, and wherein recording by the computing system the selected capture location as capture-location metadata for the captured video comprises the server recording by the computing system the selected capture location as capture-location metadata for the captured video.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the computing device is the supplemental device associated with a videographer who operates the video camera, the method further comprising:

identifying by the server the supplemental device, based on an identity of the operator of the video camera,

wherein receiving by the server the location data representing the plurality of determined locations comprises (i) transmitting from the server to the identified supplemental device a request for the location data and (ii) receiving by the server from the identified supplemental device, in response to the request, the location data.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining by a computing system the plurality of locations where the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module have lost wireless connectivity with each other comprises:

detecting instances of the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module losing direct, peer-to-peer wireless connectivity with each other; and

for each instance, determining as a respective one of the plurality of locations a geographic location corresponding with at least one of the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the plurality of locations comprises:

receiving location data specifying the plurality of locations where the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module have lost wireless connectivity with each other; and

reading the plurality of locations from the received location data.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving into the computing system video data representing the video captured by the video camera, wherein recording by the computing system the selected location as capture-location metadata for the captured video comprises a function selected from the group consisting of (i) recording the selected location as capture-location metadata in the video data and (ii) recording the selected location as capture-location metadata separate from the video data but in a database relationship with the video data.

11. A method comprising:

receiving, into a computing system, a video captured by a video camera operated by a videographer, wherein the computing system comprises at least one processor;

receiving, into the computing system, from a first device associated with the videographer, a set of location data that specifies a plurality of locations where the first device lost wireless connectivity with a second device;

outputting, by the computing system, a location-selection prompt specifying the plurality of locations, to allow user selection of one of the locations as a capture location of the received video;

receiving, by the computing system, in response to the location-selection prompt, a user selection of one of the locations specified by the location-selection prompt; and

recording, by the computing system, the selected location as capture-location metadata for the received video.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein receiving the video comprises receiving the video through a first communication session with the videographer, and wherein receiving the location data from the first device associated the videographer comprises:

responsive to the first communication session being with the videographer, (i) identifying the first device associated with the videographer, and (ii) based on the identifying, establishing a second communication session with the first device; and

receiving the location data from the first device through the established second communication session.

13. The method of claim 12 ,

wherein outputting the location-selection prompt comprises outputting the location-selection prompt in the first communication session, and

wherein receiving the user selection of one of the locations specified by the location-selection prompt comprises receiving in the first communication session data representing the user selection of one of the locations specified by the location-selection prompt.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first device is a cell phone.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second device is a wireless communication module disposed at a motor vehicle, wherein the cell phone and wireless communication module wirelessly pair with each other when the cell phone and wireless communication module are sufficiently close to each other, and wherein the plurality of locations comprise locations where the cell phone moved so far away from the motor vehicle that the cell phone and wireless communication module lost wireless pairing with each other.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising storing by the computing system the video as a digital video file,

wherein recording, by the computing system, the selected location as capture-location metadata for the received video data comprises a function selected from the group consisting of (i) recording the selected location as capture-location metadata in the digital video file and (ii) recording the selected location as capture-location metadata separate from the digital video file but in a database relationship with the digital video file.

17. A computing system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one data storage; and

program instructions stored in the at least one data storage and executable by the at least one processor to carry out functions comprising:

determining a plurality of locations where a first wireless communication module and a second wireless communication module have lost wireless connectivity with each other;

outputting a location-selection prompt specifying the determined plurality of locations as candidate capture-locations for a video captured by a video camera;

receiving, in response to the location-selection prompt, data that represents a user selection of one of the specified locations; and

recording the selected location as capture-location metadata for the captured video.

18. The computing system of claim 17 , wherein the computing system comprises a supplemental device separate from the video camera, wherein the supplemental device includes the first wireless communication module, and wherein determining the plurality of locations where the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module have lost wireless connectivity with each other comprises the supplemental device determining the plurality of locations.

19. The computing system of claim 18 , wherein the supplemental device comprises a cell phone associated with a videographer who operates the video camera, and wherein the computing system further comprises a newsroom server separate from the video camera and separate from the supplemental device,

wherein the newsroom server determines an identity of the cell phone based on an identity of the videographer, wherein the newsroom server establishes communication with the identified cell phone and receives, through the communication, location data representing the determined plurality of locations,

wherein the newsroom server receives video data representing the captured video, and

wherein the newsroom server provides the location-selection prompt, receives the data representing the user selection of one of the specified locations, and records the selected location as the capture-location metadata for the video.

20. The computing system of claim 17 , wherein recording the selected location as the capture-location metadata for the received video data comprises a function selected from the group consisting of (i) recording the selected location as capture-location metadata in the video data and (ii) recording the selected location as capture-location metadata separate from the video data but in a database relationship with the video data.