Method And System For Collecting Contemporaneous Information Relating To An Event
First Claim
1. A method for collecting contemporaneous information relating to an event, the method comprising:
- in response to receiving an indication of an event;
identifying a plurality of mobile devices located in a specified area related to the event based on location information associated with each of the mobile devices;
transmitting, via at least one communication network, a request for supplemental information to at least one of the plurality of mobile devices located in the specified area related to the event; and
receiving the requested supplemental information over the at least one communication network from the at least one of the plurality of mobile devices.
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Abstract
Contemporaneous information relating to an event is collected in response to receiving an indication of an event. A plurality of mobile devices located in a specified area related to the event is identified based on location information associated with each of the mobile devices. A request for supplemental information is transmitted via at least one communication network to at least one of the plurality of mobile devices located in a specified area related to the event. The requested supplemental information is received over the at least one communication network from the at least one of the plurality of mobile devices
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18 Claims
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1. A method for collecting contemporaneous information relating to an event, the method comprising:
in response to receiving an indication of an event; identifying a plurality of mobile devices located in a specified area related to the event based on location information associated with each of the mobile devices; transmitting, via at least one communication network, a request for supplemental information to at least one of the plurality of mobile devices located in the specified area related to the event; and receiving the requested supplemental information over the at least one communication network from the at least one of the plurality of mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for collecting contemporaneous information relating to an event, the system comprising:
a data collection center in communication with at least one communication network accessible by a plurality of mobile devices located in a specified area related to an event, the data collection center comprising; a communication interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from the at least one communication network; and a receiving station configured for; identifying the plurality of mobile devices located in a specified area related to the event based on location information associated with each of the mobile devices; transmitting, via the communication interface, a request for supplemental information regarding the event to at least one mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices located in the specified area related to the event; and receiving the requested supplemental information via the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. The system of claim 16 wherein the communication interface is used to transmit the contemporaneous composite diagram to the at least one emergency responder to be displayed on a display at the emergency responder.
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17-1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program, executable by a machine, for collecting contemporaneous information relating to an event, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:
in response to receiving an indication of an event; identifying a plurality of mobile devices located in a specified area related to the event based on location information associated with each of the mobile devices; transmitting, via at least one communication network, a request for supplemental information to at least one of the plurality of mobile devices located in the specified area related to the event; and receiving the requested supplemental information over the at least one communication network from the at least one of the plurality of mobile devices.
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