Patent ID: 7529794
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for delivering published messages to a subscriber, the method comprising: sampling a plurality of published message streams from a multimedia source, the multimedia source being selected from one of a satellite image feed, a ground camera, and a roof-mounted sensor; analyzing message samples that are determined to be comparable, from the sampled plurality of published message streams from the multimedia source, determining, based on the analyzing, whether the message samples satisfying the criteria; responsive to the comparable message samples not satisfying the criteria, repeating the analyzing and determining; ranking the comparable message samples; selecting a number, k, of top ranked comparable message samples that satisfy the criteria, where k is greater than zero; ordering the selected number of top ranked comparable message samples; delivering, to the subscriber the selected number of top ranked comparable message samples; and delivering with the k top ranked comparable message samples, substreams of the k top ranked comparable message samples, repeating the determining, selecting, ordering, and delivering steps for each of a plurality of consecutive predetermined time periods.