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Location-dependent data collection

  • US 7,206,585 B2
  • Filed: 12/06/2001
  • Issued: 04/17/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for collecting location-specific data from geographically dispersed remote monitoring stations situated at fixed geographic locations, said method comprising:

  • a monitoring station detecting information regarding ambient conditions at a fixed location at which it is situated;

    said monitoring station wirelessly transmitting location-specific data indicative of said information;

    receiving the location-specific data in a mobile telephone which is in a standby mode and is carried by a passing user;

    said mobile telephone transmitting the location-specific data to a base station of the mobile telephone; and

    said base station communicating the location-specific data along with a location identifier to the data collection point.

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