IP Library Granted Patent US 9,820,014
Granted Patent B1
US 9,820,014 · App. 15/051,136 · Granted Nov 14, 2017

Location-based movie identification systems and methods

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Patent No.
US 9,820,014
App. No.
15/051,136
Granted
Nov 14, 2017
Kind
B1
Abstract

The illustrative embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for movie identification based on a location. In the embodiment, a method includes locating a mobile communication device associated with a user to form location data, accessing a location database to determine a geographic location of the mobile communication device based on the location data, and identifying a set of movies related to the geographic location by accessing a movie database. Each of the set of movies in the movie database is associated with one or more respective geographic locations. The method also includes presenting a set of movie results corresponding to the set of movies on a graphical user interface of the mobile communication device. In another embodiment, the method may also validate an object photographed by a camera of the mobile communication device, and use the recognized object to identify the set of movies.

Claims (46)

1. A method, comprising:

forming location data of a mobile communication device, by the mobile communication device;

accessing a first database to determine a geographic location of the mobile communication device based on the location data, by the mobile communication device;

identifying, by the mobile communication device, an object partially contained in an image captured by a camera using the geographic location of the mobile communication device; and

identifying, by the mobile communication device, a set of movies that include the object partially contained in the image captured by the camera and related to the geographic location by accessing a second database, each of the set of movies in the second database associated with one or more respective geographic locations, wherein

the mobile communication device determines that the object is partially contained in the image.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the captured image from a camera of the mobile communication device, the image partially containing the object.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising at least one of:

receiving the image captured by the camera of the mobile communication device, the image partially containing the object;

identifying a direction at which the camera of the mobile communication device is pointed when the image is captured; and

identifying the object partially contained in the image using the geographic location of the mobile communication device and the direction of the camera.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the first database comprises a plurality of locations and a plurality of objects, each of the plurality of objects corresponding to at least one of the plurality of locations,

accessing the first database to determine the geographic location of the mobile communication device comprises accessing the first database to identify an object at or near the mobile communication device based on the geographic location of the mobile communication device, and

identifying the set of movies related to the geographic location comprises identifying the set of movies related to the object at or near the mobile communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location data comprises global positioning system coordinates associated with a position of the mobile communication device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a set of user preferences from a user, the set of user preferences comprising movie preferences of the user, wherein

identifying the set of movies comprises identifying the set of movies using the set of user preferences.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a user selection to purchase at least one of the set of movies presented on the mobile communication device; and

initiating a purchase transaction for the at least one movie selected by a user.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

presenting a set of movie results corresponding to the set of movies on a graphical user interface of the mobile communication device, wherein

presenting the set of movie results corresponding to the set of movies on the graphical user interface comprises presenting a set of promotions on the graphical user interface of the mobile communication device, the set of promotions associated with at least one of the set of movies or the geographic location of the mobile communication device.

9. A system, comprising:

a movie identification application at least partially implemented by a mobile communication device, the movie identification application comprising:

a movie identification engine configured to identify a set of movies associated with a geographic location, the movie identification engine comprising a module including movie results, and

an object identification module configured to recognize an object partially contained in an image captured by a camera and determine that the object is partially contained in the image, wherein

the movie identification engine is further configured to identify a set of movies related to the movie results that include the object partially contained in the image captured by the camera.

10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising:

a location identification module configured to determine the geographic location of the mobile communication device and a first database configured to store a plurality of locations, wherein

the location identification module is further configured to access the first database to determine the geographic location of the mobile communication device using location data associated with the mobile communication device.

11. The system of claim 9 , further comprising:

a second database comprising a plurality of movies, each of the plurality of movies associated with a respective set of geotags, wherein

the movie identification engine is further configured to access the second database to identify the set of movies using the geotags.

12. The system of claim 9 , further comprising:

a mobile communication device comprising the camera configured to capture the image partially containing the object.

13. The system of claim 9 , further comprising:

a first database comprising a plurality of locations and a plurality of objects, each of the plurality of objects corresponding to at least one of the plurality of locations.

14. The system of claim 9 , further comprising:

a mobile communication device comprising the camera configured to capture the image partially containing the object, wherein

the movie identification application further comprises an object identification module is configured to identify the object using the geographic location of mobile communication device.

15. The system of claim 9 , further comprising:

a transaction engine configured to conduct a movie purchase transaction for a user of the mobile communication device when the user selects to purchase one of the set of movies.

Assignments (5)
OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Nov 25, 2024
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH (AS SUCCESSOR TO CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH IN ITS CAPACITY AS COLLATERAL AGENT)
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS THE SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: INTRADO CORPORATION
To: WEST TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 063239/0876 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: WEST CORPORATION
To: INTRADO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063239/0900 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST (SECOND LIEN) IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 31, 2023
From: CX360, INC.; WEST TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC (FKA INTRADO CORPORATION, FKA WEST CORPORATION); INTRADO INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION (FKA WEST INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION, FKA COBALT ACQUISITION COMPANY)
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (FIRST LIEN) Recorded Oct 10, 2017
From: WEST CORPORATION
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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