Patent ID: 9344994
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: G06F,G06K,G06Q,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing real-time imaging satellite opportunity notifications on a mobile device, the method comprising the acts of: receiving, by a user interface of the mobile device, a user image request to capture satellite imagery of a user-defined location; transmitting, by the mobile device to a support server over a wireless network connection, information corresponding to the user image request; receiving, by the mobile device from the support server over the wireless network connection, satellite state information corresponding to one or more satellites; calculating, by the mobile device using the satellite state information, one or more time periods during which the one or more satellites will be capable of capturing satellite imagery of the user-defined location; and providing, by the mobile device, a user notification corresponding to at least one of the one or more time periods during which the one or more satellites will be capable of capturing satellite imagery of the user-defined location, wherein said calculating, by the mobile device using the satellite state information, the one or more time periods further takes into account lighting conditions at the user-defined location.