Patent ID: 8922650
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating a geographic based video data interface and interactive collaboration system comprising: providing a data storage device configured to store video data sets; providing an interactive geographical interface including a geographic display representing a particular geographic region, wherein the interactive geographical interface is accessible over a global data transmission system; receiving a first video data set including a video file and video characteristic data from a video owner, wherein the video file includes a sequence of captured images, and wherein the video characteristic data includes at least one of camera type, video capture time, camera orientation, crime type, video subject matter, human video content, object video content, video format, camera manufacturer, and video owner description; correlating the received first video data set with a geographic location corresponding with the location at which the video file of the first video data set was captured; adding the geographic location to the first video data set; storing the first video data set and the geographic location on the data storage device; providing a display of a representation of the first video data set on the interactive geographical interface visually corresponding to the geographic location including a display of the video characteristic data; receiving a set of collaboration data about the first video data set from a user other than the video owner; and providing a display of the set of collaboration data within the representation of the first video data set, wherein receiving the first video data set from the video owner includes authenticating the video owner as a creator of the video file of the first video data set, and wherein the authenticating the video owner as the creator of the video file of the first video data set includes ensuring that the first video data set is associated with a capture origination of the video file.