Sensor data search platform

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10862968-B2
Application number	US-201615088976-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 1, 2016
Priority date	Apr 1, 2016
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which automatically generate standardized interfaces to sensor data consumers, provide sensor data search functionality, automatically determine data quality, and cache previously used sensor data to minimize the burden on application developers and minimize API call costs.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions, which when performed by a machine causes the machine to perform operations comprising:
receiving, over a network, a search request from a requestor, the search request including criteria, the criteria specifying characteristics of a desired remote sensor data source;
providing, to the requestor, a list of a plurality of available sensor data sources that match the criteria;
receiving at a sensor service, over the network, from the requestor, a selection of a set of sensor data sources from the list of the plurality of available sensor data sources that match the criteria, the set of sensor data sources communicating with the sensor service over the network using at least two different Application Programming Interfaces (APIs);
creating a sensor data source list resource based on the selection, the sensor data source list resource comprising the selection of the set of sensor data sources;
storing the sensor data source list resource in a data store;
assigning a numerical quality score to each particular available sensor data source from the plurality of available sensor data sources based upon a comparison of values from the particular available sensor data source with values from a subset of the plurality of available sensor data sources that are within a predetermined geographic distance to the particular available sensor data source, the numerical quality score quantifying a quality measurement of the particular available sensor data produced by the sensor data source;
providing a network-address of the sensor data source list resource to the requestor;
receiving, over the network, a request for the sensor data source list resource at the address;
responsive to receiving, over the network, the request for the sensor data source list resource at the address, requesting, over the network, current sensor readings associated with each of the set of sensor data sources using the at least two different APIs; and
providing, over the network, the current sensor readings associated with the set of sensor data sources and corresponding quality scores of the set of sensor data sources in a response to the request for the sensor data source list resource sent over the network.

2. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the address is a Universal Resource Locator (URL).

3. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations of providing the sensor readings associated with the set of sensor data sources comprises ordering sensor readings associated with the set of sensor data sources based upon the quality score of each of the plurality of available sensor data sources.

4. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations of providing the sensor readings associated with the set of sensor data sources comprises accessing a cache which stores the sensor readings associated with the set of sensor data sources.

5. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations of providing the sensor readings associated with the set of sensor data sources comprises communicating over the network with at least one of the set of sensor data sources to obtain at least a portion of the data.

6. A system comprising:
a processor;
a memory communicatively coupled to the processor and comprising instructions, which when performed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, over a network, a search request from a requestor, the search request including criteria, the criteria specifying characteristics of a desired remote sensor data source;
providing, to the requestor, a list of a plurality of available sensor data sources that match the criteria;
receiving, over the network, from the requestor, a selection of a set of sensor data sources from the list of the plurality of available sensor data sources that match the criteria, the set of sensor data sources communicating over the network using at least two different Application Programming Interfaces (APIs);
creating a sensor data source list resource based on the selection, the sensor data source list resource comprising the selection of the set of sensor data sources;
storing the sensor data source list resource in a data store;
assigning a numerical quality score to each particular available sensor data source from the plurality of available sensor data sources based upon a comparison of values from the particular available sensor data source with values from a subset of the plurality of available sensor data sources that are within a predetermined geographic distance to the particular available sensor data source, the numerical quality score quantifying a quality measurement of the particular available sensor data produced by the sensor data source;
providing a network-address of the sensor data source list resource to the requestor;
receiving, over the network, a request for the sensor data source list resource at the address;
responsive to receiving, over the network, the request for the sensor data source list resource at the address, requesting, over the network, current sensor readings associated with the set of sensor data sources using the at least two different APIs; and
providing, over the network, the current sensor readings associated with the set of sensor data sources in a response to the request for the sensor data source list resource.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the address is a Universal Resource Locator (URL).

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the operations of providing the sensor readings associated with the set of sensor data sources comprises ordering sensor readings associated with the set of sensor data sources based upon the quality score of each of the plurality of available sensor data sources.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the operations of providing the sensor readings associated with the set of sensor data sources comprises accessing a cache which stores the sensor readings associated with the set of sensor data sources.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the operations of providing the sensor readings associated with the set of sensor data sources comprises communicating over the network with at least one of the set of sensor data sources to obtain at least a portion of the data.

11. A method comprising:
at a sensor service:
receiving, over a network, a search request from a requestor, the search request including criteria, the criteria specifying characteristics of a desired remote sensor data source;
providing, to the requestor, a list of a plurality of available sensor data sources that match the criteria;
receiving, over the network, from the requestor, a selection of a set of sensor data sources from the list of the plurality of available sensor data sources that match the criteria, the set of sensor data sources communicating with the sensor service over the network using at least two different Application Programming Interfaces (APIs);
creating a sensor data source list resource based on the selection, the sensor data source list resource comprising the selection of the set of sensor data sources;
storing the sensor data source list resource in a data store;
assigning a numerical quality score to each particular available sensor data source from the plurality of available sensor data sources based upon a comparison of values from the particular available sensor data source with values from a subset of the plurality of available sensor data sources that are within a predetermined geographic distance to the particular available sensor data source, the numerical quality score

Assignees

• Intel Ip Corp

Inventors

• Graefe Ralf
• Kelly Damian

Classifications

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · 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