System architecture for wireless metrological devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10193979-B2
Application number	US-201414571973-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2014
Priority date	Mar 17, 2014
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

System architecture that provides computer-based methods of wireless communication between a wireless metrological device and a mobile computing device that includes the sending/receiving of data (e.g., measurements) along with a universal generic data service that includes data descriptor(s) affiliated with the measurements. The architecture and methods, which may be communicated via BLE, allow for uniform communication between tools and mobile computing devices regardless of tool type, manufacturer, and measurement information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-based method by a wireless metrological device, the wireless metrological device including a wireless communication interface configured to communicate with at least one mobile computing device, the method comprising:
receive a connection request from the at least one mobile computer device;
send a connection confirmation to the at least one mobile computer device;
respond to the at least one mobile computer with Device Information Service (DIS);
acknowledge to the at least one mobile computer a universal generic data service;
send a data descriptor to the at least one mobile device, wherein the data descriptor is affiliated with a measurement; and

send a data packet comprising the measurement using the universal generic data service to the at least one mobile computing device, wherein the wireless metrological device comprises a taper gauge.

2. A computer-based method by a wireless metrological device, the wireless metrological device including a wireless communication interface configured to communicate with at least one mobile computing device, the method comprising:
receive a connection request from the at least one mobile computer device;
send a connection confirmation to the at least one mobile computer device;
respond to the at least one mobile computer with Device Information Service (DIS);
acknowledge to the at least one mobile computer a universal generic data service;
send a data descriptor to the at least one mobile device, wherein the data descriptor is affiliated with a measurement; and

send a data packet comprising the measurement using the universal generic data service to the at least one mobile computing device, wherein the wireless metrological device comprises one of calipers, a micrometer, a depth gauge, a protractor and a digital voltmeter.

3. A computer-based method by a mobile computing device, the mobile computing device including a wireless communication interface capable of communicating with at least one wireless metrological device, the method comprising:
send a connection request to the at least one wireless metrological device;
receive a connection confirmation from the at least one wireless metrological device;
read Device Information Service;
check for a generic data service from the at least one wireless metrological device;
receive from the at least one wireless metrological device acknowledgement of the generic data service;
receive from at least one wireless metrological device a data descriptor, wherein the data descriptor is affiliated with a measurement;
receive the measurement via the generic data service; and

decode and parse the received measurement, wherein the wireless metrological device comprises a taper gauge.

4. A commuter-based method by a mobile computing device, the mobile computing device including a wireless communication interface capable of communicating with at least one wireless metrological device, the method comprising:
send a connection request to the at least one wireless metrological device;
receive a connection confirmation from the at least one wireless metrological device;
read Device Information Service;
check for a generic data service from the at least one wireless metrological device;
receive from the at least one wireless metrological device acknowledgement of the generic data service;
receive from a t least one wireless metrological device a data descriptor, wherein the data descriptor is affiliated with a measurement;
receive the measurement via the generic data service; and

decode and parse the received measurement, wherein the wireless metrological device comprises one of calipers, a micrometer, a depth gauge, a protractor and a digital voltmeter.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Laflen John Brandon
• Brooksby Glen William
• Biel Patrick Jay
• Polishchuk Yakov
• Wik Steven William

Classifications

• G06F2213/3814

  Wireless link with a computer system port · CPC title

• H04B7/26

  at least one of which is mobile · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04L67/12 Primary

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• G06F13/42

  Bus transfer protocol, e.g. handshake; Synchronisation · CPC title