Apparatus, method and computer program product for budget allocation in data collection

Abstract

Method, apparatus, computer program product and computer readable medium are disclosed for budget allocation in a data collection task. The method comprises; dividing the data collection task into a plurality of rounds (502); and determining a sub-budget for a round based at least partly on information about one or more previous rounds and an available average sub-budget for remainder rounds (504).

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technical field [0001] Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to data processing, and more specifically, to data collection techniques. Background technique [0002] The rapid development of networks and electronic devices has dramatically changed the methods of data collection. Today, most data collection tasks can rely on networks and electronic devices, and in some cases require user involvement. For example, participatory sensing is a new paradigm of sensing data collection that utilizes ubiquitous sensor-embedded smart devices to collect a variety of data, such as environmental data surrounding ) to transfer them to the platform center. Considering the widespread distribution of smart phones, together with their mobility and ubiquitous characteristics, it is demonstrated that the resulting data collected by participatory sensing is more representative and accurate than that collected by traditional fixed monitoring stations. [0003] In general, the s...

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However, in some cases, individuals cannot directly benefit from uploading data

Collecting data in this way can be expensive to the user as it costs the user time, energy and even money

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