Patent ID: 8826139
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G01C,G08G,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
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.