COLLECTED DATA PROVIDING APPARATUS AND PORTABLE TERMINAL FOR DATA COLLECTION
First Claim
1. A collected data providing apparatus comprising:
- a locating unit for locating a position of an object of data collection;
a finding unit for finding a portable terminal present in a vicinity of the object of data collection located by the locating unit;
a transmitter for transmitting to the found portable terminal a request to collect data on the object of data collection; and
a receiver for receiving from the portable terminal the data collected by the portable terminal in accordance with the request.
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Abstract
A collected data providing apparatus and a portable data collecting terminal capable of collecting valuable effective data from object of data collection. When a server receives a data-collection request from a data collection requester'"'"'s terminal, the server examines whether or not there is a data collector with a terminal in the vicinity of a place of data collection included in the request. If there is, the server sends a data collection request to the portable terminal, which receives the request, collects data on the place at the request, and then sends the server the collected data. The server then delivers this collected data to the data collection requester'"'"'s terminal (FIG. 1).
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13 Claims
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1. A collected data providing apparatus comprising:
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a locating unit for locating a position of an object of data collection; a finding unit for finding a portable terminal present in a vicinity of the object of data collection located by the locating unit; a transmitter for transmitting to the found portable terminal a request to collect data on the object of data collection; and a receiver for receiving from the portable terminal the data collected by the portable terminal in accordance with the request. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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2. A collected data providing apparatus connected to a plurality of portable terminals through a network, the apparatus comprising:
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first receiver for receiving from a first one of the plurality of portable terminals a request to collect data on a present situation of a specified place; a finding unit for finding a second one of the plurality of portable terminals present in a vicinity of the specified place; a transmitter for transmitting to the found second portable terminal a request to collect data on the present situation of the specified place; and a second receiver for receiving from the second portable terminal the data collected by the second portable terminal in accordance with the request sent by the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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3. A collected data providing apparatus comprising:
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a first receiver for receiving a data collection request from a data collection requester'"'"'s terminal; a first transmitter for transmitting the data collection request to a data collector'"'"'s terminal in a vicinity of a place of data collection indicated by information included in the data collection request received by the first receiver; a second receiver for receiving from the data collector'"'"'s terminal the data collected by the data collector'"'"'s terminal in accordance with the data collection request sent by the first transmitter; and a second transmitter for transmitting to the data collection requester'"'"'s terminal the collected data received by the second receiver.
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4. A collected data providing apparatus comprising:
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a first receiver for receiving a data collection request from a data collection requester'"'"'s terminal; a first transmitter for transmitting the data collection request to a data collector'"'"'s terminal in a vicinity of a place of data collection and having device information indicated by information included in the data collection request received by the first receiver; a second receiver for receiving from the data collector'"'"'s terminal the data collected by the data collector'"'"'s terminal in accordance with the data collection request sent by the first transmitter; and a second transmitter for transmitting to the data collection requester'"'"'s terminal the collected data received by the second receiver.
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5. A collected information providing apparatus comprising:
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a first receiver for receiving a data collection request sent by a data collection requester'"'"'s terminal; a finding unit for finding a data collector'"'"'s terminal present in a vicinity of a place of data collection indicated by information included in the request received by the first receiver; a first transmitter, responsive to the finding unit finding the data collector'"'"'s terminal, for sending to the data collector'"'"'s terminal the request received by the first receiver; a second receiver for receiving from the data collector'"'"'s terminal the data collected by the data collector'"'"'s terminal in accordance with the request; and a second transmitter for transmitting to the data collection requester'"'"'s terminal the collected data received by the second receiver.
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Specification