A database system and method of obtaining and communicating data

• Main Authors: WIDMANN, GLENN R, SHOGREN, WILLIAM G
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 25.05.2011
• Subjects: ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; SIGNALLING; TESTING; TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS

A database system (100) and method (350) for obtaining and communicating data is provided, wherein the system (100) includes a plurality of mobile nodes (102), wherein at least a first mobile node has an environmental data collection device (104), a location determination device (106) configured to determine a geographical location that is associated with environmental data obtained by the environmental data collection device (104), and a memory device (108) configured to store the environmental data and the associated geographical location. The first mobile node further includes a processor (110), and a communication device (112) configured to transmit the environmental data and the associated geographical location to a database (114), wherein at least one of the database (114) and the processor (110) is configured to categorize the environmental data and the associated geographical location, and communicate data that is a function of the environmental data and the associated geographical location to a second mobile node of the plurality of mobile nodes (102) based upon the categorization.