Methods, device and system for sending and providing environmental data
First Claim
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, at a mobile device, environmental data; and
causing, at least in part, evaluation of the environmental data to determine whether to transmit the environmental data over a communications link.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for sending environmental data by means of a mobile terminal device, comprising the steps of detecting said environmental data, evaluating said environmental data, determining if said evaluated environmental data is to be sent, and sending said environmental data in case of an affirmative determination.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, at a mobile device, environmental data; and causing, at least in part, evaluation of the environmental data to determine whether to transmit the environmental data over a communications link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving environmental data from one or more mobile devices, wherein the environmental data is associated with each mobile device and based, at least in part, on a contextual awareness of the respective mobile devices; aggregating data based on the received environmental data; and processing the aggregated data to provide the processed aggregated data to the one or more mobile devices, one or more other devices, or any combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; determine, at a mobile device, environmental data, and evaluate the environmental data to determine whether to transmit the environmental data over a communications link. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; receive environmental data from one or more mobile devices, wherein the environmental data is associated with each of the mobile devices and based, at least in part, on a contextual awareness of the mobile devices, process the received environmental data, and provide the processed environmental data to the one or more mobile devices, one or more other devices, or any combination thereof.
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22. A system comprising:
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a mobile device configured to determine environmental data, and to evaluate the environmental data to determine whether to transmit the environmental data over a communications link; and a server configured to communicate with the mobile device over the communications link for selectively receiving the environmental data, and to process the received environmental data.
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