Systems and methods for in-vehicle sensing using a captive portal with smart phone data collection in the context of a network of moving things
First Claim
1. A method of operating a network device of a wireless network comprising a plurality of network devices configured to wirelessly communicate with one another, the method comprising:
- establishing, by a first network device of the plurality of network devices, a wireless local area network that provides access to content or services via the first network device, by respective electronic devices of a plurality of end-users;
receiving, via the wireless local area network from a first electronic device of a first end-user of the plurality of end-users, one or more first messages that initiate access by the first electronic device to the content or the services of the first network device;
sending one or more second messages representative of a user interface of a captive portal of the first network device to the first electronic device via the wireless local area network, wherein the one or more second messages cause the first electronic device to display the user interface that solicits the first end-user to authorize the first network device to access sensor data samples from one or more sensing devices in the first electronic device, and wherein the sensor data samples of each sensing device have a respective data type;
receiving respective sensor data samples from sensor devices of one or more electronic devices of the plurality of electronic devices via the wireless local area network, wherein the one or more electronic devices send the sensor data samples in accordance with respective end-user authorizations for the one or more electronic devices;
deriving combined information representative of one or more conditions of an environment in which the one or more electronic devices are located, wherein the combined information is derived using sensor data samples selected from the sensor data samples received from sensor devices of the one or more electronic devices, according to the one or more conditions and the respective type of the sensor data samples; and
responsive to receiving a request for information representative of a specified condition of the one or more conditions and a specified environment in which the one or more electronic devices are located, transmitting to an originator of the request, combined information derived according to the specified condition and the specified environment.
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Abstract
Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things). In particular, methods and systems for in-vehicle sensing using a captive portal that collects sensor data samples from sensor devices in electronic devices of end-users.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of operating a network device of a wireless network comprising a plurality of network devices configured to wirelessly communicate with one another, the method comprising:
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establishing, by a first network device of the plurality of network devices, a wireless local area network that provides access to content or services via the first network device, by respective electronic devices of a plurality of end-users; receiving, via the wireless local area network from a first electronic device of a first end-user of the plurality of end-users, one or more first messages that initiate access by the first electronic device to the content or the services of the first network device; sending one or more second messages representative of a user interface of a captive portal of the first network device to the first electronic device via the wireless local area network, wherein the one or more second messages cause the first electronic device to display the user interface that solicits the first end-user to authorize the first network device to access sensor data samples from one or more sensing devices in the first electronic device, and wherein the sensor data samples of each sensing device have a respective data type; receiving respective sensor data samples from sensor devices of one or more electronic devices of the plurality of electronic devices via the wireless local area network, wherein the one or more electronic devices send the sensor data samples in accordance with respective end-user authorizations for the one or more electronic devices; deriving combined information representative of one or more conditions of an environment in which the one or more electronic devices are located, wherein the combined information is derived using sensor data samples selected from the sensor data samples received from sensor devices of the one or more electronic devices, according to the one or more conditions and the respective type of the sensor data samples; and responsive to receiving a request for information representative of a specified condition of the one or more conditions and a specified environment in which the one or more electronic devices are located, transmitting to an originator of the request, combined information derived according to the specified condition and the specified environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is stored a plurality of code sections, wherein each code section comprises a plurality of instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to perform the actions of a method of operating a network device of a wireless network comprising a plurality of network devices configured to wirelessly communicate with one another, the actions of the method comprising:
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establishing, by a first network device of the plurality of network devices, a wireless local area network that provides access to content or services via the first network device, by respective electronic devices of a plurality of end-users; receiving, via the wireless local area network from a first electronic device of a first end-user of the plurality of end-users, one or more first messages that initiate access by the first electronic device to the content or the services of the first network device; sending one or more second messages representative of a user interface of a captive portal of the first network device to the first electronic device via the wireless local area network, wherein the one or more second messages cause the first electronic device to display the user interface that solicits the first end-user to authorize the first network device to access sensor data samples from one or more sensing devices in the first electronic device, and wherein the sensor data samples of each sensing device have a respective data type; receiving respective sensor data samples from sensor devices of one or more electronic devices of the plurality of electronic devices via the wireless local area network, wherein the one or more electronic devices send the sensor data samples in accordance with respective end-user authorizations for the one or more electronic devices; deriving combined information representative of one or more conditions of an environment in which the one or more electronic devices are located, wherein the combined information is derived using sensor data samples selected from the sensor data samples received from sensor devices of the one or more electronic devices, according to the one or more conditions and the respective type of the sensor data samples; and responsive to receiving a request for information representative of a specified condition of the one or more conditions and a specified environment in which the one or more electronic devices are located, transmitting to an originator of the request, combined information derived according to the specified condition and the specified environment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for a network device of a wireless network comprising a plurality of network devices configured to wirelessly communicate with one another, the system comprising:
a first network device of the plurality of network devices, comprising; at least one wireless communication interface configurable to communicate with other network devices of the wireless network and to communicate with respective electronic devices of a plurality of end-users, and one or more processors operably coupled to the at least one wireless communication interface, the one or more processors being operable to, at least; establish, by the first network device, a wireless local area network that provides access to content or services via the first network device, by respective electronic devices of the plurality of end-users; receive, via the wireless local area network from a first electronic device of a first end-user of the plurality of end-users, one or more first messages that initiate access by the first electronic device to the content or the services of the first network device; send one or more second messages representative of a user interface of a captive portal of the first network device to the first electronic device via the wireless local area network, wherein the one or more second messages cause the first electronic device to display the user interface that solicits the first end-user to authorize the first network device to access sensor data samples from one or more sensing devices in the first electronic device, and wherein the sensor data samples of each sensing device have a respective data type; receive respective sensor data samples from sensor devices of one or more electronic devices of the plurality of electronic devices via the wireless local area network, wherein the one or more electronic devices send the sensor data samples in accordance with respective end-user authorizations for the one or more electronic devices; derive combined information representative of one or more conditions of an environment in which the one or more electronic devices are located, wherein the combined information is derived using sensor data samples selected from the sensor data samples received from sensor devices of the one or more electronic devices, according to the one or more conditions and the respective type of the sensor data samples; and responsive to receiving a request for information representative of a specified condition of the one or more conditions and a specified environment in which the one or more electronic devices are located, transmit to an originator of the request, combined information derived according to the specified condition and the specified environment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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