SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND ORGANIZING POPULAR NEAR REAL-TIME DATA IN A VIRTUAL GEOGRAPHIC GRID
First Claim
1. A method for including a geographical framework upon the Internet and permitting users to provide data relevant to geographic locations to be associated with said geographic locations in said geographical framework, said method comprising:
- providing a database having a respective repository for each geographic location in the world, each of said repositories adapted for storing information pertinent to its respective geographic location;
providing an Internet accessible portal that is coupled to said database, said Internet accessible portal adapted for permitting users to populate said respective repositories with said pertinent information and permitting users in each of said geographical locations to be informed about said pertinent information in substantially real time;
permitting users to convey data via mobile devices or via computers, or to convey universal resource locator values, to said Internet accessible portal;
filtering said data conveyed by the users to permit the passage of data that is relevant to news, community information, community economy, community social groups or personal user accounts, to form relevant data; and
localizing said relevant data by assigning to each one of said relevant data a content identification and by storing each one of said relevant data in a corresponding repository of at least one geographic location in said database.
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Abstract
A system and method for including a geographical framework to the Internet and permitting users to convey data via mobile devices or computers or to convey universal resource locator values through automated filtering and localizing mechanisms that such data for every geographical location (e.g., longitude/latitude, zip code, etc.) in categories (e.g., news, community information, community economy, community social groups or personal user accounts) that make a more effective and precise use of the Internet. A system and method for interfacing with local, state and federal law enforcement authorities over secure networks for providing, among other things, instant mobile alerts to pertinent localized community members.
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1. A method for including a geographical framework upon the Internet and permitting users to provide data relevant to geographic locations to be associated with said geographic locations in said geographical framework, said method comprising:
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providing a database having a respective repository for each geographic location in the world, each of said repositories adapted for storing information pertinent to its respective geographic location; providing an Internet accessible portal that is coupled to said database, said Internet accessible portal adapted for permitting users to populate said respective repositories with said pertinent information and permitting users in each of said geographical locations to be informed about said pertinent information in substantially real time; permitting users to convey data via mobile devices or via computers, or to convey universal resource locator values, to said Internet accessible portal; filtering said data conveyed by the users to permit the passage of data that is relevant to news, community information, community economy, community social groups or personal user accounts, to form relevant data; and localizing said relevant data by assigning to each one of said relevant data a content identification and by storing each one of said relevant data in a corresponding repository of at least one geographic location in said database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 28)
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16. A system for including a geographical framework upon the Internet and permitting users to provide data relevant to geographic locations to be associated with said geographic locations in said geographical framework, said system comprising:
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a database having a respective repository for each geographic location in the world, each of said repositories comprising information pertinent to its respective geographic location; an Internet accessible portal that is coupled to said database, said Internet accessible portal permitting users to populate said respective repositories with said pertinent information and permitting users in each of said geographical locations to be informed about said pertinent information in substantially real time; a filter that filters data conveyed by users, or by web crawlers that analyze websites of universal resource locator values provided by users, to said Internet accessible portal to permit that passage of data that is relevant to news, community information, community economy, community social groups or personal user accounts, to form relevant data; and a localizer that assigns to each one of said relevant data a content identification and which designates for each one of said relevant data a corresponding repository of at least one geographic location in said database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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