1. A method of dynamically determining a zoom-level for display within an application executing on a mobile device, the method comprising:
determining a plurality of zoom-levels associated with a detected change in respective ones of a plurality of monitored parameters; and
mediating conflicts between the respective zoom levels to determine a mediated zoom-level, the mediation at least partly based on detecting a change in operational mode of the mobile device.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the conflicts are mediated by assigning priority levels to each of the plurality of monitored parameters.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the conflicts are mediated by compromising between the zoom-levels of each of the plurality of monitored parameters.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the position of the mobile device.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein one of the monitored parameters comprises an area boundary and the change is detected when the position of the mobile device crosses the area boundary.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein one of the parameters comprises a location of the mobile device, the location having a predefined class, and the change is detected when the position of the mobile device results in a change of the location class.
7. The method of claim 4, wherein one of the parameters comprises a point of interest within an area about the position of the mobile device, the point of interest having a predefined class, and the change is detected when a change in the point of interest within the area results in a change of the class.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the parameters comprises a parameter density and the change is detected when the parameter density increases above an upper threshold or falls below a lower threshold.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining the speed of the mobile device.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein one of the parameters comprises the speed of the mobile device and the change is detected when the speed increases above an upper threshold or falls below a lower threshold.
11. A mobile device configured to provide a mapping application, the mobile device comprising:
a memory including instructions for:
determining a plurality of zoom-levels associated with a detected change in respective ones of a plurality of monitored parameters; and
mediating conflicts between the respective zoom levels to determine a mediated zoom level, the mediation at least partly based on detecting a change in operational mode of the mobile device; and
a processor configured to execute the instructions for dynamically determining the mediated zoom-level for display of the mapping application.
12. The mobile device of claim 11 further comprising a positioning device for determining a position of the mobile device.
13. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the positioning device is a global navigation satellite system receiver.
14. The mobile device of claim 12 further comprising a speed module configured to determine the speed of the mobile device.
15. A computer readable memory comprising instructions which, when executed on a mobile device, cause the mobile device to dynamically determine a mediated zoom-level for display within a mapping application executing on the mobile device, the instructions causing the mobile device to:
determine a plurality of zoom-levels associated with a detected change in respective ones of a plurality of monitored parameters; and
mediate conflicts between the respective zoom levels to determine a mediated zoom level, the mediation at least partly based on detecting a change in operational mode of the mobile device.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for media content distribution comprising:
establishing a relation between a content source and a content destination, at least one of the content source or the content destination being external to an entity that establishes the relation; and
permitting transmission of the content from the source to the destination only if the relation exists between the source and the destination.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein both the content source and the content destination are external to the entity that establishes the relation.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the content is not transferred through the entity that establishes the relation.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the relation permits the destination to browse content stored at the source under the control of an entity that establishes the relation.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the relation is specific to a particular multimedia content file.
6. The method of claim 1, comprising monitoring and logging transfers between the source and the destination.
7. A method for media content distribution comprising:
in a content exchange control entity, establishing a plurality of groups of content sources and content destinations, and establishing relations between the content sources and the content destinations, each of the relations establishing a permission to transfer content from a group of content sources to a group of content destinations, at least one of the content sources and the content destinations being external to the content exchange control entity that establishes the groups and relations; and
permitting transmission of the content from a source group to a destination group only if the relation exists between the source group and the destination group.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the both the sources and the destinations are external to the content exchange control entity.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the content is not transferred through the content exchange control entity.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein at least one of the groups of content sources and the groups of content destinations includes a plurality of geographically disparate locations, and the relations permit transfer to or from specific geographically disparate locations.
11. The method of claim 7, wherein the relations permit a content destination to browse content stored at a content source under the control of the content exchange control entity.
12. The method of claim 7, wherein a relation is specific to a particular multimedia content file.
13. The method of claim 7, comprising monitoring and logging transfers between the sources and destinations by the content exchange control entity.
14. A media content distribution system comprising:
a content exchange control entity including a transfer agent configured to permit transfer of content;
a plurality of relations defined by the content exchange control entity, the relations establishing permissions to transfer content from specified content sources to specified content destinations under the control of the transfer agent, at least one of the content sources and the content destinations being external to the content exchange control entity that establishes the groups and relations; and
an interface at the content exchange control entity that permits configuration of the relations.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the system permits exchange of content via a transfer manager that employs a UDP protocol.
16. The system of claim 14, wherein both the content sources and the content destinations are external to the content exchange control entity.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the content is not transferred through the content exchange control entity.
18. The system of claim 14, wherein at least one of the content sources and the content destinations includes a plurality of geographically disparate locations, and the relations permits transfer to or from specific geographically disparate locations.
19. The system of claim 14, wherein the relations permit a content destination to browse content stored at a content source under the control of the content exchange control entity.
20. The system of claim 14, wherein a relation is specific to a particular multimedia content file.
21. The system of claim 14, wherein the transfer agent is configured to monitor and log transfers between sources and destinations.
22. A media content distribution system comprising:
a user interface that permits defining of a plurality of relations establishing permissions to transfer content from specified content sources to specified content destinations under the control of a transfer agent at a content exchange control entity at which the user interface is provided, at least one of the content sources and the content destinations being external to the content exchange control entity.