Mobile sensor network
First Claim
1. A method for aggregating data, comprising:
- receiving first sensory output from a first mobile device;
receiving second sensory output from a second mobile device;
aggregating the first and second sensory outputs to produce aggregated data;
reviewing the aggregated data to identify a deficiency in information represented by the aggregated data;
generating a detection instruction based upon the identified deficiency, the detection instruction configured to cause supplemental information to be acquired to reduce the deficiency in the information; and
receiving third sensory output from a third mobile device, the third sensory output indicative of sensory information detected according to the detection instruction.
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Abstract
A sensor network may be created by collecting information from a plurality of mobile devices, such as cellular telephones. The mobile devices use sensors, such as microphones, cameras, accelerometers, biometric readers, etc. to detect the sensory information. Sensory output related to detected sensory information may be transmitted from a mobile device to a receiver that receives the sensory outputs. The received sensory outputs from a plurality of mobile devices may be aggregated to generate aggregated data, which may be transmitted to one or more receivers that use the aggregated data to perform a function and/or present the aggregated data to a user. Additionally, the aggregated data may be reviewed by a reviewer component that can create (revised) detection instructions regarding how one or more mobile devices are to detect sensory information and/or what sensory information to detect (e.g., to make resulting aggregated data more relevant).
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20 Claims
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1. A method for aggregating data, comprising:
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receiving first sensory output from a first mobile device; receiving second sensory output from a second mobile device; aggregating the first and second sensory outputs to produce aggregated data; reviewing the aggregated data to identify a deficiency in information represented by the aggregated data; generating a detection instruction based upon the identified deficiency, the detection instruction configured to cause supplemental information to be acquired to reduce the deficiency in the information; and receiving third sensory output from a third mobile device, the third sensory output indicative of sensory information detected according to the detection instruction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for aggregating data, comprising:
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a collector configured to receive sensor outputs, indicative of detected sensory information, from first and second mobile devices; an aggregator configured to aggregate the received sensor outputs and generate aggregated data; and a reviewer component configured to review the aggregated data to identify a deficiency in information represented by the aggregated data and generate a detection instruction based upon the identified deficiency, the detection instruction transmitted to a third mobile device and configured to cause supplemental information to be acquired to reduce the deficiency in the information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable storage device comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed via a processor perform a method, comprising:
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receiving first sensory output from a first mobile device; receiving second sensory output from a second mobile device; aggregating the first and second sensory outputs to produce aggregated data; reviewing the aggregated data to identify a deficiency in information represented by the aggregated data; generating a detection instruction based upon the identified deficiency, the detection instruction configured to cause supplemental information to be acquired to reduce the deficiency in the information; and receiving third sensory output from a third mobile device, the third sensory output indicative of sensory information detected according to the detection instruction.
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