Patent ID: 9602856
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
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, if the first mobile device is proximate to the second mobile device, wherein the annotation indicates a location of the second mobile device relative to a location of the first mobile device and includes data as to camera angle of the second mobile device along with an accelerometer measure received from the second mobile device; and persistently storing at least some of the video data upon receipt of a command from the user of the first mobile device, wherein each operation is performed approximately in real time and is executed by one or more processors.