Google Inc.

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Craig A Janssen

Curt D Croley

Michael D Pearce

Steven D Tine

Jehan Wickramasuriya

Deborah Monks

Kenneth W Douros

Nitya Narasimhan

Steven J Nowlan

Daniel Stewart

Lester J Miller

A method and apparatus for uploading data is provided herein. During operation vehicles in the field will upload their digital multimedia evidence (DME) to a mobile/intermediary upload point(s). These mobile/intermediary upload points preferably comprise computers existing in other vehicles that are not currently connected to a central repository. A mobile recorder (mDVR) will choose a particular mobile/intermediary upload point(s) based on a probability that the mobile upload point(s) will return to a connected upload point to upload the transferred DME.

Method and apparatus for uploading data

A method and apparatus is disclosed whereby the context of user activity can be used to tailor the ambient information system. The method and apparatus use both short-term context such as recent activity and long-term context such as historical patterns to highlight specific content on channels or widgets that are likely to be of most immediate interest to the user. This contextual information provided by the framework can also be used to make intelligent decisions about how to tailor the user experience after a user has interacted with the item in question. Additionally, context information accumulated on one device such as a mobile phone can be broadcasted to other devices to influence the ambient information display application on a second device such as a desktop based on enabling remote access to the local context repository.

Method and apparatus for context-aware delivery of informational content on ambient displays

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St. Charles, IL, United States of America

Craig A Janssen