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Collection and distribution of sense-on-demand data

  • US 8,521,835 B2
  • Filed: 09/15/2010
  • Issued: 08/27/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-readable storage medium that is not a signal storing computer-executable instructions for controlling a computing system to collect information, by a method comprising:

  • receiving from a requester a query requesting specific information associated with a geographic location;

    processing the received query;

    identifying a geographic location based at least in part on content of the processed query;

    identifying potential responders based on proximity to the identified geographic location;

    sending to the identified potential responders a request requesting the specific information;

    receiving from an identified potential responder a response, the response including the requested specific information; and

    providing to the requester a response with the requested specific information received from the identified potential responder.

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