Method and apparatus for providing task based multimedia data

A server apparatus comprising:

• a communication interface for transceiving multimedia data;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the server apparatus to:
• receive task information for requesting multimedia data from a first user, wherein the task information comprising criteria for the requested multimedia data;
• maintain the task information, wherein the task information being available for a second user based on the criteria;
• receive multimedia data from the second user, in response to the task information based on the criteria;
• maintain the received multimedia data, wherein the multimedia data being available to a third user;
• receive a request from the third user for the multimedia data;
• and
• transmit the multimedia data for the third user.

A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium comprising computer executable program code which,

• when executed by at least one processor of a server apparatus, causes the server apparatus to:
• receive task information for requesting multimedia data from a first user, wherein the task information comprising criteria for the requested multimedia data;
• maintain the task information, wherein the task information being available for a second user based on the criteria;
• receive multimedia data from the second user, in response to the task information based on the criteria;
• maintain the received multimedia data, wherein the multimedia data being available to a third user;
• receive a request from the third user for the multimedia data;
• and
• transmit the multimedia data for the third user.

A system for providing multimedia data, the system comprising:

• a first user apparatus comprising:
• a communication interface for transceiving data;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
• define task information for requesting multimedia data, wherein the task information comprising criteria for the requested multimedia data;
• and
• transmit the defined task information to a server apparatus;
• a second user apparatus comprising:
• a camera for capturing multimedia data;
• a communication interface for transceiving data;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
• receive the defined task information from the server apparatus;
• and
• transmit captured multimedia data, to the server apparatus, in response to the defined task information based on the criteria;
• the server apparatus comprising:
• a communication interface for transceiving data;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
• receive the defined task information;
• maintain the defined task information being available for a second user;
• receive multimedia data, from the second user, in response to the defined task information based on the criteria;
• maintain the received multimedia data based on the criteria, wherein the multimedia being available to a third user;
• receive a request for the multimedia data from the third user;
• and
• transmit the multimedia data for the third user;
• and
• a third user apparatus comprising:
• a communication interface for transceiving data;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
• transmit a request for the multimedia data for the server apparatus;
• and
• receive the multimedia data from the server apparatus.