FIELD DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS

• US 20100095065A1
• Filed: 09/02/2009
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Global Relief Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Global Relief Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Peter, Arthur III, Gray, Michael D., Jadkowski, Mark A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,965,681 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 711/122
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24552 Database cache management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

The present invention is a system and method for caching data in mobile devices to improve field assessment capabilities in a relief management system. The system analyzes captured geolocation information associated with one or more mobile field devices to identify a set of data to be cached by a mobile field device. The system then communicates the set of data to be cached to the mobile field device. The data cached is predicated upon the predicted likely location of field assessment operations and the data includes server-side image tiles.

Claims

1. A method for caching data in mobile devices to improve field assessment capabilities in a relief management system, the method comprising:

analyzing captured geolocation information associated with one or more mobile field devices to identify a set of data to be cached by a mobile field device; and

communicating the set of data to be cached to the mobile field device.

2. A method for caching data in mobile devices to improve field assessment capabilities in a relief management system, the method comprising:

analyzing data to predict likely locations of field assessment operations;

identifying a set of data to be cached by a mobile field device based on the predicted likely location of field assessment operations; and

communicating the set of data to be cached to the mobile field device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the set of data includes server-side image tiles.