BROKER MEDIATED GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SERVICE

• US 20130124558A1
• Filed: 01/03/2013
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Continuum Loop Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Continuum Loop Incorporated
• Inventors: O'DONNELL, Darrell
• Application Number:
  US13/733,406
• Publication Number:
  US 20130124558A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2455 Query execution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A method includes receiving from a requestor search criteria for a geospatial information service. The requestor selects a dataset for use in providing the geospatial information service. A plurality of processes is determined, resulting in process-dataset solutions to the search criteria including the selected dataset. In particular, each process-dataset solution includes the selected dataset and a process of the determined plurality of processes. A list is provided to the requestor, the list including the plurality of process-dataset solutions.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing a geospatial request for results of a geospatial analysis of geospatial data including location and characteristic data relating to natural and constructed features and boundaries on the Earth from a first system to a second other system;

receiving at the first system from the second other system a plurality of different process-dataset solutions for geospatially processing said request, each process-dataset solution comprising a dataset comprising location and characteristic data relating to natural and constructed features and boundaries on the Earth and a geospatial information process for geospatially processing said dataset of the process-dataset solution, some process-dataset solutions for providing different results;

providing from the first system to the second other system a user selection between the process-dataset solutions; and

in response to the user selection receiving at the first system from the second other system a result of processing according to the user selection the process-dataset solution in accordance with a geospatial combination of spatial software and analytical methods upon terrestrial and/or geographic datasets.

2. A method according to claim 1 where the geospatial request comprises a request for being responded to by processing a combination of spatial software and/or analytical methods with terrestrial or geospatial datasets.

3. A method according to claim 1 comprising determining the plurality of process dataset solutions, the plurality of process dataset solutions different for different geospatial requests.

4. A method according to claim 3 comprising:

determining a plurality of datasets for displaying to a requestor who provided the request at the first system a list comprising the plurality of datasets.

5. A method according to claim 4 wherein,

selecting is performed by the requestor and comprising:

billing one of the requestor and a user associated with the requestor a predetermined amount for execution of the process-dataset solution.

6. A method according to claim 1 comprising:

billing a party associated with the selected process dataset solution a predetermined amount for execution of the process-dataset solution.

7. A method according to claim 1 comprising:

paying a process/dataset provider of at least a process within the process-dataset solution in dependence upon execution of the process-dataset solution.

8. A method according to claim 1 comprising:

displaying advertising data from an advertiser to the requestor in association with at least one of displaying the process-dataset solutions and executing a process-dataset solution and wherein paying is performed from the advertiser to at least one process/dataset provider.

9. A method according to claim 8 wherein,

the process/dataset provider comprises a plurality of providers, comprising a dataset provider and a service provider.

10. A method according to claim 1 wherein,

a process-dataset solution of the resulting process-dataset solutions comprises a process for execution on a resulting dataset, the resulting dataset resulting from an execution of another process upon a first dataset.

11. A method according to claim 1 comprising:

determining a value indicator for a process-dataset solution based on usage statistics relating to the process-dataset solution.

12. A method according to claim 1 comprising:

providing a user profile for a user;

determining individuals with similar profiles to the user profile; and

providing value indicators associated with the determined individuals.

13. A method according to claim 12 wherein,

the user profile is provided by the user.

14. A method according to claim 12 wherein,

the user profile is determined based on user usage data.

15. A method according to claim 1 wherein each dataset comprises addresses superimposed on a map.

16. A method according to claim 1 wherein each dataset comprises two maps coupled to form a larger map.

17. A method comprising:

receiving a geospatial request for results of a geospatial analysis of geospatial data including location and characteristic data relating to natural and constructed features and boundaries on the Earth;

providing, in response to the geospatial request, a plurality of different process-dataset solutions for geospatially processing said request, each process-dataset solution comprising a dataset comprising location and characteristic data relating to natural and constructed features and boundaries on the Earth and a geospatial information process for geospatially processing said dataset of the process-dataset solution, some process-dataset solutions for providing different results;

receiving from a user, a user selection between the process-dataset solutions;

in response to the user selection, processing according to the user selection the process-dataset solution in accordance with a geospatial combination of spatial software and analytical methods upon terrestrial and/or geographic datasets; and

providing the result in accordance with results of the processing.

18. A method according to claim 17 wherein,

search criteria is provided by a user and comprising:

displaying a list of the process-dataset solutions to the requestor; and

after executing the process-dataset solution, displaying to the requestor a result thereof.

19. A method according to claim 17 comprising:

displaying for at least two of a plurality of process-dataset solutions a value indicator, the value indicator for use in determining a relative ranking of the at least two process-dataset solutions.

20. A method according to claim 17 comprising:

receiving user feedback data, the user feedback data relating to a user evaluation of execution of a process-dataset solution; and

determining based on the user feedback data at least a value indicator for the process-dataset solution.

21. A method according to claim 17 where the geospatial request comprises a request for being responded to by processing a combination of spatial software and/or analytical methods with terrestrial or geospatial datasets.

22. A method according to claim 17 comprising determining the plurality of different process-dataset solutions, the plurality of different process-dataset solutions different for different geospatial requests.

23. A method according to claim 17 wherein each dataset comprises addresses superimposed on a map.

24. A method according to claim 17 wherein each dataset comprises two maps coupled to form a larger map.

25. A method comprising:

receiving from a requestor a search criteria for a geospatial information service;

selecting at least a dataset for use in providing the geospatial information service, the dataset comprising geospatial data including location and characteristic data relating to natural and constructed features and boundaries on the Earth;

selecting a plurality of processes resulting in process-dataset solutions comprising the at least a selected dataset to the search criteria, each process-dataset solution comprising at least a process and the at least a selected dataset comprising geospatial data including location and characteristic data relating to natural and constructed features to process with the at least a process; and

providing to the requestor a list comprising the plurality of process-dataset solutions.