| 摘要 |
The present invention is directed to a method and system for collecting contemporaneous information relating to an event. The method includes, in response to receiving an indication of an event, identifying a plurality of mobile devices located in a specified area related to the event based on global positioning system (GPS) information associated with each of the mobile devices. The method also includes selecting, from the plurality of mobile devices, at least one mobile device to which a request for supplemental information is to be transmitted. The method further includes transmitting, via at least one communication network, the request to the selected at least one mobile device. The method still further includes receiving the supplemental information over the at least one communication network from the selected at least one mobile device. |
