System to acquire location information
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1. A method for acquiring information associated with a location, comprising:
- searching a network for sensor measurements associated with a location; and
acquiring from the network a plurality of sensor measurements associated with the location, wherein the identified plurality of sensor measurements are measurements obtained by a plurality of entities.
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Abstract
A system to acquire information associated with a location includes search of a network for sensor measurements associated with a location, and acquisition from the network of a plurality of sensor measurements associated with the location. According to the invention, the acquired plurality of sensor measurements includes measurements obtained by a plurality of entities. By virtue of this arrangement, a user is able to efficiently receive a representation of the location based on available sensor measurements.
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1. A method for acquiring information associated with a location, comprising:
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searching a network for sensor measurements associated with a location; and
acquiring from the network a plurality of sensor measurements associated with the location, wherein the identified plurality of sensor measurements are measurements obtained by a plurality of entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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14. A medium storing processor-executable process steps to acquire information associated with a location, the process steps comprising:
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a step to search a network for sensor measurements associated with a location; and
a step to acquire from the network a plurality of sensor measurements associated with the location, wherein the identified plurality of sensor measurements are measurements obtained by a plurality of entities.
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27. An apparatus to acquire information associated with a location, comprising:
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a processor; and
a storage device in communication with said processor and storing instructions adapted to be executed by said processor to;
search a network for sensor measurements associated with a location; and
acquire from the network a plurality of sensor measurements associated with the location, wherein the identified plurality of sensor measurements are measurements obtained by a plurality of entities.
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40. A system to acquire location information, comprising:
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a user device for receiving a location from a user, for transmitting a request to receive information associated with the location, for receiving a representational view of the location, and for presenting the representational view to the user; and
a server for receiving the request, for searching a network for sensor measurements associated with the location, for acquiring from the network a plurality of sensor measurements associated with the location, for creating the representational view, and for transmitting the representational view to the user device, wherein the identified plurality of sensor measurements are measurements obtained by a plurality of entities. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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