Patent ID: 7603436
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An intermediary system for mediating requests between users of devices, the intermediary system comprising: a data storage component to store the location of at least one device; a tracking component to maintain a location of the at least one device; a request input component for receiving a user request from a requestor for data capture, the user request comprising a desired result; a mediator component to access the data storage component to obtain device location, the desired location corresponding to the desired result, to identify the at least one device as capable of providing the data capture based on the location of the at least one device, the mediator component generating a request to capture data for the at least one device identified as capable of providing the data capture in response to the user request, the request to capture data comprising additional instructions pertaining to the capture of data to achieve the desired result, wherein a user of at least one of the at least one device is made aware of the desired result when the request is received by the user; and an output component to transmit a reply to the requestor, the reply comprising data captured by the identified at least one device in response to the request to capture data.