Method and system of providing event content sharing by mobile communication devices

Abstract

An approach is disclosed for providing sharing of content relating to an event. Detection of a plurality of mobile communication devices within a predetermined location is performed. An event is identified corresponding to the predetermined location and a current time. The mobile communication devices are notified to enable exchange of content about the event. The content is received from one or more of the mobile communication devices, wherein the content is accessible by the mobile communication devices.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method comprising:
 generating positional information; 
 transmitting the positional information over a wireless network to an event content sharing platform that is configured to detect a plurality of mobile communication devices within a predetermined location for identifying an a particular event corresponding to the predetermined location and a current time; 
 upon entry to the particular event or detection within a predetermined proximity to the particular event, receiving notification from the event content sharing platform about the particular event and instructions regarding sharing content relating to the particular event; 
 generating content relating to the particular event in response to the notification; and 
 transmitting the content to the event content sharing platform. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the content includes text, image, audio, video, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the content is transmitted via a Short Message Service (SMS) protocol or a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) protocol. 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving Global Positioning System (GPS) signals to generate the positional information. 
 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein a third party event database is accessed to identify the particular event. 
     
     
       6. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the content is accessible by a computing device that is separate from the mobile communication devices. 
     
     
       7. The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the computing device is configured to run a web-based application to access the content, the computing device receiving an advertisement message that is targeted based on the particular event. 
     
     
       8. An apparatus comprising:
 a location module configured to generate positional information for transmission over a wireless network to an event content sharing platform that is configured to detect a plurality of mobile communication devices within a predetermined location for identifying an a particular event corresponding to the predetermined location and a current time; and 
 a processor configured to receive notification from the event content sharing platform about the particular event, upon entry to the particular event or detection within a predetermined proximity to the particular event, and instructions regarding sharing content relating to the particular event, and to generate content relating to the particular event in response to the notification, wherein the content is transmitted to the event content sharing platform. 
 
     
     
       9. The apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the content includes text, image, audio, video, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
       10. The apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the content is transmitted via a Short Message Service (SMS) protocol or a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) protocol. 
     
     
       11. The apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the location module is configured to receive Global Positioning System (GPS) signals to generate the positional information. 
     
     
       12. The apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein a third party event database is accessed to identify the particular event. 
     
     
       13. The apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the content is accessible by a computing device that is separate from the mobile communication devices. 
     
     
       14. The apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the computing device is configured to run a web-based application to access the content, the computing device receiving an advertisement message that is targeted based on the particular event. 
     
     
       15. A tangible non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions configured to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:
 generating positional information; 
 transmitting the positional information over a wireless network to an event content sharing platform that is configured to detect a plurality of mobile communication devices within a predetermined location for identifying an a particular event corresponding to the predetermined location and a current time; 
 upon entry to the particular event or detection within a predetermined proximity to the particular event, receiving notification from the event content sharing platform about the particular event and instructions regarding sharing content relating to the particular event; 
 generating content relating to the particular event in response to the notification; and 
 transmitting the content to the event content sharing platform. 
 
     
     
       16. The tangible non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 15 , wherein the content includes text, image, audio, video, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
       17. The tangible non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 15 , wherein the content is transmitted via a Short Message Service (SMS) protocol or a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) protocol. 
     
     
       18. The tangible non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 15 , further comprising:
 receiving Global Positioning System (GPS) signals to generate the positional information. 
 
     
     
       19. The tangible non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 15 , wherein a third party event database is accessed to identify the particular event. 
     
     
       20. The method non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 15 , wherein the content is accessible by a computing device that is separate from the mobile communication devices. 
     
     
       21. The method non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 20 , wherein the computing device is configured to run a web-based application to access the content, the computing device receiving an advertisement message that is targeted based on the particular event. 
     
     
       22. A method comprising:
 detecting and monitoring a plurality of mobile communication devices within a predetermined location using an event content sharing platform configured to identify a particular event corresponding to a particular location and a current time;   sending participation information to the mobile communication devices regarding the particular event and, upon detecting entry of a participant to the particular event or detection of the participant within a predetermined proximity to the particular event, sending instructions regarding content sharing; and   sending one or more advertisements to the mobile communication devices targeted to the participant of the event.   
     
     
       23. The method of claim 22 further comprising receiving positional information from one of the plurality of mobile communication devices. 
     
     
       24. The method of claim 22 further comprising receiving content from at least some of the plurality of mobile communication devices. 
     
     
       25. The method of claim 24 further comprising:
 receiving a request to view requested content from individual ones of the plurality of mobile communication devices; and   providing the requested content to the individual ones of the plurality of mobile communications devices for viewing.   
     
     
       26. The method of claim 25 further comprising receiving comments associated with the requested content from the individual ones of the plurality of mobile communication devices and associating the comments with the requested content. 
     
     
       27. The method of claim 24 wherein the step of receiving content comprises receiving content at a server device from devices at a plurality of events, and categorizing the event according to identification information. 
     
     
       28. The method of claim 27 wherein the step of categorizing the event comprises categorizing the event according to topic and location. 
     
     
       29. The method of claim 24 further comprising terminating content sharing capability upon an event's end. 
     
     
       30. The method of claim 22 wherein the step of sending one or more advertisements comprises sending advertising to the mobile communication devices regarding future events having similar identification information. 
     
     
       31. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to being executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 detecting and monitoring a plurality of mobile communication devices within a predetermined location via an event content sharing platform;   identifying a particular event corresponding to the predetermined location and a current time by accessing an event and presence service module;   upon detection of entry of one or more participants to the particular event or detection of the one or more participants within a predetermined proximity to the particular event, notifying the associated mobile communication devices regarding content sharing;   receiving shared content provided from one or more of the mobile communication devices; and   terminating content sharing capability upon an event's end.   
     
     
       32. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 31 wherein accessing an event and presence service module comprises accessing a third party event database and the operations further comprise compiling a database of content for the particular event and sending requested content to one or more computing devices.