Opportunistic crowd-based service platform
First Claim
1. A method, comprisingidentifying, by a service platform including a processor, at least one mobile sensor device located at a target location that is capable of capturing a specific type of first data;
- selecting, by the service platform, one of the at least one mobile sensor device located at the target location that is capable of capturing the specific type of the first data as a first mobile sensor device for providing the first data;
selecting, by the service platform, a second mobile sensor device to act as a dedicated wireless access point based on a current location of the second mobile sensor device and capabilities of the second mobile sensor device;
controlling, by the service platform, the second mobile sensor device to act as the dedicated wireless access point that allows the first mobile sensor device to connect to a network, wherein the first mobile sensor device and the second mobile sensor device are independent mobile sensor devices associated with different respective users;
obtaining, by the service platform, the first data from the first mobile sensor device via the network;
aggregating, by the service platform, the first data collected from the first mobile sensor device with second data collected from one or more other mobile sensor devices to generate aggregated data; and
delivering, by the service platform, content to a recipient device based on the aggregated data.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing an opportunistic crowd based service platform is disclosed. A mobile sensor device is identified based on a current location and/or other qualities, such as intrinsic properties, previous sensor data, or demographic data of an associated user of the mobile sensor device. Data is collected from the mobile sensor device. The data collected from the mobile sensor device is aggregated with data collected from other sensor devices, and content generated based on the aggregated data is delivered to a user device.
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1. A method, comprising
identifying, by a service platform including a processor, at least one mobile sensor device located at a target location that is capable of capturing a specific type of first data; -
selecting, by the service platform, one of the at least one mobile sensor device located at the target location that is capable of capturing the specific type of the first data as a first mobile sensor device for providing the first data; selecting, by the service platform, a second mobile sensor device to act as a dedicated wireless access point based on a current location of the second mobile sensor device and capabilities of the second mobile sensor device; controlling, by the service platform, the second mobile sensor device to act as the dedicated wireless access point that allows the first mobile sensor device to connect to a network, wherein the first mobile sensor device and the second mobile sensor device are independent mobile sensor devices associated with different respective users; obtaining, by the service platform, the first data from the first mobile sensor device via the network; aggregating, by the service platform, the first data collected from the first mobile sensor device with second data collected from one or more other mobile sensor devices to generate aggregated data; and delivering, by the service platform, content to a recipient device based on the aggregated data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An opportunistic crowd based service platform apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory to store computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising; identifying at least one mobile sensor device located at a target location that is capable of capturing a specific type of first data; selecting one of the at least one mobile sensor device located at the target location that is capable of capturing the specific type of the first data as a first mobile sensor device for providing the first data; selecting a second mobile sensor device to act as a dedicated wireless access point based on a current location of the second mobile sensor device and capabilities of the second mobile sensor device; controlling, by the service platform, the second mobile sensor device to act as the dedicated wireless access point that allows the first mobile sensor device to connect to a network, wherein the first mobile sensor device and the second mobile sensor device are independent mobile sensor devices associated with different respective users; obtaining, by the service platform, the first data from the first mobile sensor device via the network; aggregating, by the service platform, the first data collected from the first mobile sensor device with second data collected from one or more other mobile sensor devices to generate aggregated data; and delivering, by the service platform, content to a recipient device based on the aggregated data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for controlling a service platform to deliver opportunistic crowd based service, the computer executable instructions when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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identifying, by the service platform, at least one mobile sensor device located at a target location that is capable of capturing a specific type of first data; selecting, by the service platform, one of the at least one mobile sensor device located at the target location that is capable of capturing the specific type of the first data as a first mobile sensor device for providing the first data; selecting, by the service platform, a second mobile sensor device to act as a dedicated wireless access point based on a current location of the second mobile sensor device and capabilities of the second mobile sensor device; controlling, by the service platform, the second mobile sensor device to act as the dedicated wireless access point that allows the first mobile sensor device to connect to a network, wherein the first mobile sensor device and the second mobile sensor device are independent mobile sensor devices associated with different respective users; obtaining, by the service platform, the first data from the first mobile sensor device via the network; aggregating, by the service platform, the first data collected from the first mobile sensor device with second data collected from one or more other mobile sensor devices to generate aggregated data; and delivering, by the service platform, content to a recipient device based on the aggregated data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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