ON-DEMAND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method, executing on an information processing system, for providing on-demand information captured from wireless devices, the method comprising:
- receiving an information request from an electronic device, wherein the information request comprises a request for a set of information of at least one information type;
identifying at least one wireless communication device from a set of wireless communication devices that is available to satisfy the information request;
sending, in response to the identifying, the information request to the at least one wireless communication device;
receiving a set of information captured at a given geographical location from the at least one wireless communication device that satisfies the information request and is associated with a geographical location requested by the information request; and
sending the set of information that has been received to the electronic device.
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Abstract
A method, information processing system, and computer program product provide on-demand information captured from wireless devices. An information request is received from an electronic device. At least one wireless communication device is identified from a set of wireless communication devices that is available to satisfy the information request. The information request is sent to the at least one wireless communication device in response to identifying the at least one wireless communication device. A set of information is received from the at least one wireless communication device that satisfies the information request. The set of information that has been received is sent to the electronic device. The information request comprises a request for a set of information of at least one information type and from a given geographical location.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, executing on an information processing system, for providing on-demand information captured from wireless devices, the method comprising:
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receiving an information request from an electronic device, wherein the information request comprises a request for a set of information of at least one information type; identifying at least one wireless communication device from a set of wireless communication devices that is available to satisfy the information request; sending, in response to the identifying, the information request to the at least one wireless communication device; receiving a set of information captured at a given geographical location from the at least one wireless communication device that satisfies the information request and is associated with a geographical location requested by the information request; and sending the set of information that has been received to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information processing system for providing on-demand information captured from wireless devices, the information system comprising:
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a memory; a processor communicatively coupled to the memory; and a request handler communicatively coupled to the memory and the processor, wherein the request handler is configured to perform a method comprising; receiving an information request from an electronic device, wherein the information request comprises a request for a set of information of at least one information type; identifying at least one wireless communication device from a set of wireless communication devices that is available to satisfy the information request; sending, in response to the identifying, the information request to the at least one wireless communication device; receiving a set of information from the at least one wireless communication device captured at a given geographical location that satisfies the information request and is associated with a geographical location requested by the information request; and sending the set of information that has been received to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for providing on-demand information captured from wireless devices, the computer program product comprising:
a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising; receiving an information request from an electronic device, wherein the information request comprises a request for a set of information of at least one information type; identifying at least one wireless communication device from a set of wireless communication devices that is available to satisfy the information request; sending, in response to the identifying, the information request to the at least one wireless communication device; receiving a set of information captured at a given geographical location from the at least one wireless communication device that satisfies the information request and is associated with a geographical location requested by the information request; and sending the set of information that has been received to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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