Patent ID: 8477215

Claim:
An apparatus for associating location information with images, the apparatus comprising: a housing; a battery positioned within the housing; a wireless communication interface, the wireless communication interface being adapted to wirelessly send and receive data with one or more imaging devices; a location module, the location module being configured to retrieve position information from at least three or more satellites; a memory module being configured to store at least the location information and configuration information associated with one or more imaging devices; a user interface module for receiving user inputs; a display module; a processor being configured to: receive a first signal from a first imaging device, the first signal indicating capturing of one or more images at a first time; verify a first configuration information associated with the first imaging device; receive a first set of data from the image device via the wireless communication interface; obtain a first location information from the location module; generate a second set of data, the second set of data including an association between the first set of data and the first location information; store the second set of data; broadcast a wireless signal; receive a response from the first imaging device; establish connection with the first imaging device; and store a configuration profile associated with the first imaging device.