Ad hoc collaboration network for capturing audio/video data

摘要

Software authenticates a first user of a first mobile device and a second user of a second mobile device. Each of the mobile devices includes a video capturing device and each user agrees or has previously agreed to share video data captured by the user with other authenticated users. The software determines whether the first mobile device is located proximate to the second mobile device. Then the software receives video data captured by the second mobile device and transmits the video data to the first mobile device for display along with an annotation indicating the location of the second mobile device relative to the first mobile device, if the first mobile device is proximate to the second mobile device. The software receives an indication from the first mobile device that at least some of the video data is to be indexed in a profile associated with the first user.

主权项

1. A method, comprising operations of:
authenticating a first user of a first mobile device and a second user of a second mobile device, wherein each of the mobile devices includes a video capturing device and wherein each user agrees or has previously agreed to share video data captured by the user with other authenticated users; determining whether the first mobile device is located proximate to the second mobile device; receiving video data captured by the second mobile device and transmitting the video data to the first mobile device for display along with an annotation indicating a location of the second mobile device relative to a location of the first mobile device, if the first mobile device is proximate to the second mobile device, wherein the second mobile device includes an accelerometer that is used to determine a measure of video quality that is displayed on the first mobile device along with the video data and the annotation; and receiving an indication from the first mobile device that at least some of the video data is to be indexed in a profile associated with the first user, wherein each operation is performed approximately in real time and is executed by one or more processors.