Method and device for providing a video stream for an object of interest

Abstract

A method and device for ranking video feeds provide a user with the best feed depending on what the user wishes to see. The method includes obtaining one or more video feeds and ranking the video feeds. The ranking is based, at least in part, upon input from a viewer indicating an object of interest. The ranking can consider things such as video stream resolution and signal strength.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of sharing a video feed about an event via a network, comprising:
 providing information about content of the video feed by associating a hash tag with the video feed; and   transmitting the hash tag about the video feed to an aggregator via the network for subsequent distribution.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein transmitting further comprises transmitting the video feed to a viewing device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising registering the video feed with the aggregator. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the providing information about content of the video feed comprises providing at least one of: metadata associated with the video feed, and location data associated with the event and wherein transmitting comprises transmitting at least one of the metadata and location data to the aggregator. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising providing the hash tag associated with the video feed by the viewing device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 entering preference information associated with the video feed; and   displaying the video feed on the viewing device based on the preference information.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the preference information includes information related to at least one of: a viewing resolution, a viewing quality, a viewing angle, and a viewing charge. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising tagging the video feed with focus information. 
     
     
         9 . An apparatus for sharing a video feed about an event via a network, the apparatus comprising:
 a processor executing computer-executable instructions configured to provide information about content of the video feed by associating a hash tag with the video feed, and to transmit the hash tag about the video feed to an aggregator via the network for subsequent distribution.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the aggregator is configured to make the video feed available to a viewing device. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to register the video feed with the aggregator. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the information about the content of the video feed includes at least one of: metadata associated with the video feed, and location data associated with the event. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the hash tag associated with the video feed is provided by the viewing device. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the viewing device is configured to receive preference information associated with the video feed. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the preference information includes information related to at least one of: a viewing resolution, a viewing quality, a viewing angle, and a viewing charge. 
     
     
         16 . A computer readable medium containing non-transitory instructions thereon, that when interpreted by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:
 provide information about content of a video feed by associating a hash tag with the video feed; and   transmit the hash tag about the video feed to an aggregator via a network for subsequent distribution.   
     
     
         17 . The computer readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to transmit the video feed to a viewing device. 
     
     
         18 . The computer readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to register the video feed with the aggregator. 
     
     
         19 . The computer readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to provide at least one of: metadata associated with the video feed, and location data associated with the event. 
     
     
         20 . The computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to provide the hash tag associated with the video feed by the viewing device.