Patent ID: 7194512
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. In a computer server connected to a plurality of electronic devices via a wireless communication link, a method of commanding said electronic devices to gather geographically distributed data comprising: selecting an electronic device; requesting current location of said selected electronic device; receiving said requested current location from said selected electronic device; skipping further communication with said selected electronic device if said received current location is not within a predetermined geographic area; generating a command to said electronic device to identify at least one data category that said electronic device is capable of monitoring; commanding said selected electronic device to capture geographically distributed data related to said data category and wherein said geographically distributed data is automatically captured by said selected electronic device in response to said commanding; receiving said automatically captured geographically distributed data; verifying the identity of selected electronic device; storing said received geographically distributed data; and crediting a value to an account corresponding to said selected electronic device.