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  • US 8,826,139 B1
  • Filed: 10/26/2007
  • Issued: 09/02/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of accessing situation related information, the method comprising:

  • forming a situational network related to an occurrence of a situation by establishing connections among a plurality of participant devices determined to be geographically proximate to the situation, each of the participant devices corresponding to a participant in the situational network and being connected to the situational network in response to receipt of an acceptance of an invitation to connect to the situational network;

    aggregating information related to the situation received at least in part from the plurality of participant devices connected via the situational network;

    establishing an electronic message board for providing access to the information related to the situation for individuals not participating in the situational network;

    searching the information related to the situation in response to receiving an information request, via the electronic message board, from a non-participant device associated with one of the individuals not participating in the situational network; and

    providing a portion of the information determined from the searching to the non-participant device via the electronic message board.

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