Selection of sensors for monitoring phenomena considering the value of information and data sharing preferences

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7818412
APP PUB NO 20090327478A1
SERIAL NO

12147551

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A system that facilitates selecting a sensor from amongst a plurality of sensors from which to request data is described. The system includes a receiver component that receives a value of information for data that corresponds to a segment of a phenomenon model that models a phenomenon. The receiver component also receives user-defined preferences regarding sharing data from at least one sensor. The system further includes a selector component that selects the at least one sensor from amongst a plurality of sensors based at least in part upon the value of information and the preferences. The determination of the value ascribed to sensors may include considerations of the utilitarian benefit of reduction of uncertainty to a population of people.

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  • MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Horvitz, Eric Kirkland, US 150 10144
Kansal, Aman Issaquah, US 54 2609
Krause, Ranier Andreas Pittsburgh, US 2 11
Zhao, Feng Issaquah, US 233 3851

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