COOPERATIVE EVIDENCE GATHERING

• US 20170076394A1
• Filed: 09/11/2015
• Published: 03/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Manweiler, Justin G., Rellermeyer, Jan S., Rozner, Eric J., Xenidis, James
• Granted Patent: US 10,198,773 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

In an approach to cooperative evidence gathering, a first computing device receives a request for data corresponding to an event, where a second computing device detecting the event initiates the request for data. The first computing device aggregates data from one or more sensors, the one or more sensors associated with one or more first computing devices within a proximity of a location of the event. The first computing device determines whether at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event.

Claims

1. A method for cooperative evidence gathering, the method comprising:

receiving, by a first computing device, a request for data corresponding to an event, wherein a second computing device detecting the event initiates the request for data;

aggregating, by the first computing device, data from one or more sensors, the one or more sensors associated with one or more computing devices within a proximity of a location of the event; and

determining, by the first computing device, whether at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event further comprises:

analyzing, by the first computing device, metadata associated with the request for data, wherein the metadata associated with the request for data includes one or more attributes of the event; and

determining, by the first computing device, whether the aggregated data corresponds to the metadata associated with the request for data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein analyzing metadata associated with the request for data includes utilizing, by the first computing device, at least one of:

facial recognition software, optical character recognition software, a deep learning algorithm, an algorithm that can estimate one or more physical characteristics of a person, an algorithm that can match one or more colors between one or more images, an algorithm that can estimate a direction a person or object is moving, or voice recognition software.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event further comprises:

assigning, by the first computing device, a normalized score to the aggregated data; and

determining, by the first computing device, whether the normalized score exceeds a pre-defined threshold.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to determining at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event, applying, by the first computing device, one or more policies to the applicable data, wherein the one or more policies include one or more rules corresponding to the aggregated data; and

based, at least in part, on the applied one or more policies, determining, by the first computing device, whether to transmit the applicable data.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising, responsive to determining to transmit the applicable data, transmitting, by the first computing device, the data to at least one of:

a first responder, a health care provider, an insurance company, or a sender of the request.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising, based, at least in part, on the applied one or more policies, determining, by the first computing device, whether to store the applicable data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for data corresponding to the event includes one or more of:

a question about the event, an entity to which to send the data, information about the event, a location of the event, a time the event occurred, a geo-temporal point of interest, a description of a party involved in the event, or sample evidence.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein aggregating data from one or more sensors further comprises triggering, by the first computing device, one or more sensors to activate.

10. A computer program product for cooperative evidence gathering, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage device and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage device, the stored program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a request for data corresponding to an event, wherein a second computing device detecting the event initiates the request for data;

program instructions to aggregate data from one or more sensors, the one or more sensors associated with one or more computing devices within a proximity of a location of the event; and

program instructions to determine whether at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the program instructions to determine whether at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event comprise:

program instructions to analyze metadata associated with the request for data, wherein the metadata associated with the request for data includes one or more attributes of the event; and

program instructions to determine whether the aggregated data corresponds to the metadata associated with the request for data.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein program instructions to analyze metadata associated with the request for data includes program instructions to utilize at least one of:

facial recognition software, optical character recognition software, a deep learning algorithm, an algorithm that can estimate one or more physical characteristics of a person, an algorithm that can match one or more colors between one or more images, an algorithm that can estimate a direction a person or object is moving, or voice recognition software.

13. The computer program product of claim 10, the stored program instructions further comprising:

responsive to determining at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event, program instructions to apply one or more policies to the applicable data, wherein the one or more policies include one or more rules corresponding to the aggregated data; and

based, at least in part, on the applied one or more policies, program instructions to determine whether to transmit the applicable data.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, the stored program instructions further comprising, responsive to determining to transmit the applicable data, program instructions to transmit the data to at least one of:

a first responder, a health care provider, an insurance company, or a sender of the request.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, the stored program instructions further comprising, based, at least in part, on the applied one or more policies, program instructions to determine whether to store the applicable data.

16. A computer system for cooperative evidence gathering, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage device;

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage device for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the stored program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a request for data corresponding to an event, wherein a second computing device detecting the event initiates the request for data;

program instructions to aggregate data from one or more sensors, the one or more sensors associated with one or more computing devices within a proximity of a location of the event; and

program instructions to determine whether at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event.

17. The computer system of claim 16, wherein the program instructions to determine whether at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event comprise:

program instructions to analyze metadata associated with the request for data, wherein the metadata associated with the request for data includes one or more attributes of the event; and

program instructions to determine whether the aggregated data corresponds to the metadata associated with the request for data.

18. The computer system of claim 17, wherein program instructions to analyze metadata associated with the request for data includes program instructions to utilize at least one of:

facial recognition software, optical character recognition software, a deep learning algorithm, an algorithm that can estimate one or more physical characteristics of a person, an algorithm that can match one or more colors between one or more images, an algorithm that can estimate a direction a person or object is moving, or voice recognition software.

19. The computer system of claim 16, the stored program instructions further comprising:

responsive to determining at least a portion of the aggregated data is applicable to the event, program instructions to apply one or more policies to the applicable data, wherein the one or more policies include one or more rules corresponding to the aggregated data; and

based, at least in part, on the applied one or more policies, program instructions to determine whether to transmit the applicable data.

20. The computer system of claim 19, the stored program instructions further comprising, responsive to determining to transmit the applicable data, program instructions to transmit the data to at least one of:

a first responder, a health care provider, an insurance company, or a sender of the request.