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ON-DEMAND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES

  • US 20110310793A1
  • Filed: 06/21/2010
  • Published: 12/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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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:

  • 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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