SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC DATA DISTRIBUTION

• US 20190121799A1
• Filed: 07/24/2018
• Published: 04/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Whether Or Knot LLC
• Original Assignee: Whether Or Knot LLC
• Inventors: Hubbard, David James, Mataczynski, Craig Allen
• Granted Patent: US 10,452,647 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/215 Improving data quality; Data cleansing, e.g. de-duplication, removing invalid entries or correcting typographical errors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/845 Inventory and reporting systems for greenhouse gases [GHG]

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is disclosed that comprises receiving, at a data provider computing system, a data contribution from a client device associated with a user, and based on the received data contribution, determining a user identifier that uniquely identifies the user. The method comprises performing a data validation operation to validate the data contribution. The method comprises, based on validating the data contribution, storing the data contribution in association with the user identifier. Further, the method comprises receiving a data request from a data consuming system. Based on the data request, the stored data contribution is identified and distributed to the data consuming system. Based on distribution of the data contribution to the data consuming system, a distribution value associated with the data contribution is generated. An indication of the distribution value is stored in association with the user identifier.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A method performed by a computing system, the method comprising:

receiving an environmental data request;

based on the environmental data request, identifying a geographic location of interest and an acquisition rate for acquisition of environment data associated with the geographic location of interest;

identifying a client device based on the geographic location of interest;

sending an environmental data request, that requests environmental data from the client device, based on the acquisition rate; and

receiving, in response to the environmental data request, the requested environmental data that is associated with the geographic location of interest and acquired from one or more environmental sensors.

22. The method of claim 21, and further comprising:

generating association data that associates the environmental data with the client device.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the client device comprises a mobile device associated with a user.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the client device includes the one or more environmental sensors.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the one or more environmental sensors are separate from the client device, and the client device acquires the environmental data from the one or more environmental sensors over a communication link.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the one or more environmental sensors comprise a sensor configured to detect a roadway condition.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the client device is associated with an automobile.

28. The method of claim 21, wherein receiving the environmental data comprises receiving the environmental data from the client device over one of a plurality of different communication channels associated with the client device.

30. The method of claim 21, wherein identifying the client device comprises identifying the client device based on an index of registered client devices.

29. The method of claim 29, wherein the client device is configured to support a plurality of different communication modes.

31. A computing system comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing system to;

receive an environmental data request;

based on the environmental data request, identify a geographic location of interest and an acquisition rate for acquisition of environment data associated with the geographic location of interest;

identify a client device based on the geographic location of interest;

send an environmental data request, that requests environmental data from the client device, based on the acquisition rate; and

receive, in response to the environmental data request, the requested environmental data that is associated with the geographic location of interest and acquired from one or more environmental sensors.

32. The computing system of claim 31, wherein the instructions cause the computing system to:

generate association data that associates the environmental data with the client device.

33. The computing system of claim 31, wherein the client device comprises a mobile device associated with a user.

34. The computing system of claim 31, wherein the client device includes the one or more environmental sensors.

35. The computing system of claim 31, wherein the one or more environmental sensors are separate from the client device, and the client device acquires the environmental data from the one or more environmental sensors over a communication link.

36. The computing system of claim 35, wherein the one or more environmental sensors comprise a sensor configured to detect a roadway condition.

37. The computing system of claim 36, wherein the client device is associated with an automobile.

38. The computing system of claim 31, wherein the environmental data is received from the client device over one of a plurality of different communication channels associated with the client device.

40. The computing system of claim 31, wherein the instructions cause the computing system to:

identify the client device based on an index of registered client devices.

39. The computing system of claim 39, wherein the client device supports a plurality of different communication modes.