Zone Oriented Applications, Systems and Methods
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1. A zone management system comprising:
- a database storing a plurality of zone objects, wherein each zone object comprises a context criteria comprising at least one of a condition and a requirement indicating an extent of a corresponding zone with respect to an attribute space;
a device interface communicatively coupled with an electronic device;
a zone server coupled with the database and device interface, and configured to obtain, via the device interface, device attribute data related to the electronic device;
compare the device attribute data with context criteria of a first of the plurality of zone objects to determine that the electronic device is contextually relevant to a first zone object;
instantiate the first zone object as a sensor application platform bound to the first zone, wherein the sensor application platform enables the zone server to access at least one sensor of the electronic device that is determined to be contextually relevant to the first zone object; and
collect sensor data from the at least one sensor.
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Abstract
Zone management infrastructure systems and methods are presented. A zone comprises a set of boundary conditions, which can include a geographic boundary. Zones further comprise a zone object representing the nature of the zone and the services or applications offered by the zone. Zone objects have intrinsic value based on their boundary conditions as well as the services they offer. Zone owners can allow third parties to offer services for the zone in exchange for a fee.
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1. A zone management system comprising:
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a database storing a plurality of zone objects, wherein each zone object comprises a context criteria comprising at least one of a condition and a requirement indicating an extent of a corresponding zone with respect to an attribute space; a device interface communicatively coupled with an electronic device; a zone server coupled with the database and device interface, and configured to obtain, via the device interface, device attribute data related to the electronic device; compare the device attribute data with context criteria of a first of the plurality of zone objects to determine that the electronic device is contextually relevant to a first zone object; instantiate the first zone object as a sensor application platform bound to the first zone, wherein the sensor application platform enables the zone server to access at least one sensor of the electronic device that is determined to be contextually relevant to the first zone object; and collect sensor data from the at least one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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