Managing crowd sourced data acquisition
First Claim
1. A computer program product for providing improved coverage of data acquisition in a crowd sourced data acquisition environment, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processing circuit to cause the device to perform a method comprising:
- determining respective locations of multiple mobile devices within an area wherein data acquisition is desired;
requesting transmission of desired data captured by sensors in the multiple mobile devices within the area;
comparing multiple locations of mobile devices currently transmitting desired data to a desired coverage map of mobile device locations to produce a map showing missing coverage of desired data captured by sensors within the desired area;
utilizing statistical analysis to determine a desired coverage needed for crowd sourcing the desired data to generate the desired coverage map;
prioritizing acquisition of mobile devices in locations of missing coverage to capture the desired data within the desired area; and
aggregating the transmitted desired data from the multiple locations of mobile devices and providing the aggregated data to an entity.
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Abstract
A system or computer usable program product for providing improved coverage of data acquisition in a crowd sourced data acquisition environment including determining respective locations of mobile devices within an area wherein data acquisition is desired; requesting transmission of desired data captured by sensors in the mobile devices within the area; comparing locations of mobile devices currently transmitting desired data to a desired coverage map of mobile device location to produce a map showing missing coverage; prioritizing acquisition of mobile devices in locations of missing coverage; and aggregating the transmitted desired data and providing the aggregated data to an entity.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer program product for providing improved coverage of data acquisition in a crowd sourced data acquisition environment, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processing circuit to cause the device to perform a method comprising:
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determining respective locations of multiple mobile devices within an area wherein data acquisition is desired; requesting transmission of desired data captured by sensors in the multiple mobile devices within the area; comparing multiple locations of mobile devices currently transmitting desired data to a desired coverage map of mobile device locations to produce a map showing missing coverage of desired data captured by sensors within the desired area; utilizing statistical analysis to determine a desired coverage needed for crowd sourcing the desired data to generate the desired coverage map; prioritizing acquisition of mobile devices in locations of missing coverage to capture the desired data within the desired area; and aggregating the transmitted desired data from the multiple locations of mobile devices and providing the aggregated data to an entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 19)
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7. A data processing system for providing improved coverage of data acquisition in a crowd sourced data acquisition environment, the data processing system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing program instructions which when executed by the processor execute the steps of; determining respective locations of multiple mobile devices within an area wherein data acquisition is desired; requesting transmission of desired data captured by sensors in the multiple mobile devices within the area; utilizing the processor to compare multiple locations of mobile devices currently transmitting desired data to a desired coverage map of mobile device locations to produce a map showing missing coverage of desired data captured by sensors within the desired area; utilizing statistical analysis to determine a desired coverage need for crowd sourcing the desired data to generate the desired coverage map; prioritizing acquisition of mobile devices in locations of missing coverage to capture the desired data within the desired area; and aggregating the transmitted desired data in the memory from the multiple locations of mobile devices and providing the aggregated data to an entity. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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