| CPC H04W 28/0215 (2013.01) [G07C 5/008 (2013.01); H04W 28/0226 (2013.01); H04W 28/18 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A resource sharing marketplace platform, comprising:
a back-office server including a controller adapted to run a plurality of integrated systems;
wherein, the resource sharing marketplace is adapted to:
receive a request from a user for access to and collection of data from at least one vehicle sensor located within a vehicle of at least one acceptable service provider;
select at least one acceptable service provider from a pool of potential service providers that have previously engaged with and are willing to participate with the resource sharing marketplace based on the nature of the data being requested and the appropriateness of an individual one of the pool of potential service providers to provide such data, wherein the appropriateness of an individual one of the pool of potential service providers is based on the data that is being collected by sensors within a vehicle of the individual one of the pool of potential service providers and the location of the vehicle of the individual one of the pool of potential service providers at the time the request is received;
send a request to the selected at least one acceptable service provider requesting permission to access and collect data from at least one vehicle sensor located within a vehicle belonging to the at least one acceptable service provider;
collect data from the at least one acceptable service provider via an application programming interface by at least one of:
automatically accessing and collecting real-time data from sensors within the at least one acceptable service provider vehicle when the at least one acceptable service provider has previously authorized automatic authorization to such sensors and data; and
accessing and collecting real-time data from sensors within the at least one acceptable service provider vehicle when the at least one acceptable service provider authorizes such access and data collection in response to the request from the resource sharing marketplace; and
provide a response to the user using a service execution system, the response based on data collected from the at least one selected acceptable service provider that has sensors adapted to collect data that is appropriately related to the request and was collected when the at least one selected acceptable service provider was at an appropriate location to collect such data.
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