Cooperative evidence gathering

• US 10,198,773 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2015
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Manweiler, Justin G., Rellermeyer, Jan S., Rozner, Eric J., Xenidis, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Apple, Kirsten S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Anderson, Mike
• Application Number:
  US14/852,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20170076394A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,243 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

In an approach to cooperative evidence gathering, a first computing device receives a request for data corresponding to an event, where a second computing device detecting the event initiates the request for data. The first computing device aggregates data from one or more sensors, the one or more sensors associated with one or more first computing devices within a proximity of a location of the event. The first computing device determines whether at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event.

Claims

1. A method for cooperative evidence gathering, the method comprising:

receiving, by a first computing device, a request for data corresponding to an event, wherein a second computing device detecting the event initiates the request for data;

triggering, by the first computing device, one or more sensors to activate, the one or more sensors associated with one or more computing devices within a proximity of a location of the event;

aggregating, by the first computing device, data from the one or more sensors;

analyzing, by the first computing device, metadata associated with the request for data, wherein the metadata associated with the request for data includes one or more attributes of the event, and wherein analyzing metadata associated with the request for data includes utilizing, by the first computing device, at least one of;

facial recognition software, optical character recognition software, an algorithm that can estimate one or more physical characteristics of a person, an algorithm that can match one or more colors between one or more images, an algorithm that can estimate a direction a person or object is moving, or voice recognition software;

determining, by the first computing device, whether the aggregated data corresponds to the metadata associated with the request for data;

determining, by the first computing device, whether at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event, based, at least in part, on the metadata associated with the request for data and on one or more of;

a location determined by global positioning system coordinates, an orientation, a vantage point, and a focal point of the one or more sensors in relation to a location of the event;

responsive to determining at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event, applying, by the first computing device, one or more rules corresponding to the aggregated data;

based, at least in part, on the applied one or more rules, determining, by the first computing device, to whom to transmit the applicable data; and

transmitting, by the first computing device, the data to a computer system of an insurance company and the second computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event further comprises:

assigning, by the first computing device, a normalized score to the aggregated data; and

determining, by the first computing device, whether the normalized score exceeds a pre-defined threshold.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, transmitting, by the first computing device, the data to at least one of:

a first responder or a health care provider.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising, based, at least in part, on the applied one or more rules, determining, by the first computing device, whether to store the applicable data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for data corresponding to the event includes one or more of:

a question about the event, an entity to which to send the data, information about the event, a location of the event, a time the event occurred, a geo-temporal point of interest, a description of a party involved in the event, or sample evidence.

6. A computer program product for cooperative evidence gathering, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage device and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage device, the stored program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a request for data corresponding to an event, wherein a second computing device detecting the event initiates the request for data;

program instructions to trigger one or more sensors to activate, the one or more sensors associated with one or more computing devices within a proximity of a location of the event;

program instructions to aggregate data from the one or more sensors;

program instructions to analyze metadata associated with the request for data, wherein the metadata associated with the request for data includes one or more attributes of the event, and wherein analyzing metadata associated with the request for data includes program instructions to utilize at least one of;

facial recognition software, optical character recognition software, an algorithm that can estimate one or more physical characteristics of a person, an algorithm that can match one or more colors between one or more images, an algorithm that can estimate a direction a person or object is moving, or voice recognition software;

program instructions to determine whether the aggregated data corresponds to the metadata associated with the request for data;

program instructions to determine whether at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event, based, at least in part, on the metadata associated with the request for data and on one or more of;

a location determined by global positioning system coordinates, an orientation, a vantage point, and a focal point of the one or more sensors in relation to a location of the event;

responsive to determining at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event, program instructions to apply one or more rules corresponding to the aggregated data;

based, at least in part, on the applied one or more rules, program instructions to determine to whom to transmit the applicable data; and

program instructions to transmit the data to a computer system of an insurance company and the second computing device.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, the stored program instructions further comprising, program instructions to transmit the data to at least one of:

a first responder or a health care provider.

8. The computer program product of claim 6, the stored program instructions further comprising, based, at least in part, on the applied one or more rules, program instructions to determine whether to store the applicable data.

9. A computer system for cooperative evidence gathering, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage device;

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage device for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the stored program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a request for data corresponding to an event, wherein a second computing device detecting the event initiates the request for data;

program instructions to trigger one or more sensors to activate, the one or more sensors associated with one or more computing devices within a proximity of a location of the event;

program instructions to aggregate data from the one or more sensors;

program instructions to analyze metadata associated with the request for data, wherein the metadata associated with the request for data includes one or more attributes of the event, and wherein analyzing metadata associated with the request for data includes program instructions to utilize at least one of;

facial recognition software, optical character recognition software, an algorithm that can estimate one or more physical characteristics of a person, an algorithm that can match one or more colors between one or more images, an algorithm that can estimate a direction a person or object is moving, or voice recognition software;

program instructions to determine whether the aggregated data corresponds to the metadata associated with the request for data;

program instructions to determine whether at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event, based, at least in part, on the metadata associated with the request for data and on one or more of;

a location determined by global positioning system coordinates, an orientation, a vantage point, and a focal point of the one or more sensors in relation to a location of the event;

responsive to determining at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event, program instructions to apply one or more rules corresponding to the aggregated data;

based, at least in part, on the applied one or more rules, program instructions to determine to whom to transmit the applicable data; and

program instructions to transmit the data to a computer system of an insurance company and the second computing device.

10. The computer system of claim 9, the stored program instructions further comprising, program instructions to transmit the data to at least one of:

a first responder or a health care provider.