Method and apparatus for monitoring a configuration status of a remote sensor device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12301412-B2
Application number	US-202318228096-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2023
Priority date	May 13, 2014
Publication date	May 13, 2025
Grant date	May 13, 2025

Abstract

A system, method and apparatus for configuring a node in a sensor network. A sensor service can enable sensor applications to customize the collection and processing of sensor data from a monitoring location. In one embodiment, sensor applications can customize the operation of nodes in the sensor network via a sensor data control system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
transmitting, by a sensor data control system, a first configuration message for delivery to a sensor device that supports one or more sensors, the first configuration message including updated configuration information that enables the sensor device to change at least one configuration setting;
generating, by the sensor data control system based on a configuration status message generated by the sensor device, a first indicator of current configuration settings of the sensor device;
comparing, by the sensor data control system, the first indicator sensor device to a second indicator generated based on the updated configuration information; and
when the comparison indicates that the first indicator is different from the second indicator, retransmitting, by the sensor data control system, a second configuration message including the updated configuration information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one configuration setting enables activation of at least one of the one or more sensors from a deactivated state.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one configuration setting enables a change of a measurement resolution of at least one of the one or more sensors.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one configuration setting enables a change of a polling frequency of the sensor device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one configuration setting enables a change of a sampling frequency by at least one of the one or more sensors.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one configuration setting enables a change of a device address or register address for a Modbus interface command generated by the sensor device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one configuration setting enables a change of a state in an actuator device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second indicators are generated using a hash function.

9. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a sensor data control system, a status message associated with a sensor device, the status message including a first indicator of current configuration settings of the sensor device;
comparing, by the sensor data control system, the first indicator to a second indicator produced by the sensor data control system based on a stored set of configuration settings for the sensor device; and
initiating a transmission via network communication of a new configuration setting for delivery to the sensor device when the comparison indicates that the first indicator is different from the second indicator.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the new configuration setting enables an activation of one or more sensors from a deactivated state.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the new configuration setting enables a change in measurement resolution of one or more sensors.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the new configuration setting enables a change in polling frequency by the sensor device.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the new configuration setting enables a change in sampling frequency by one or more sensors.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the new configuration setting enables a change in a device address or register address for a Modbus interface command.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the new configuration setting enables a change in state of an actuator device.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first and second indicators are generated using a hash function.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a configuration update tool stored thereon for use by one or more server devices, the configuration tool including:
a transmission section that when executed, causes the configuration update tool to transmit a first configuration message for delivery to a sensor device that supports one or more sensors, the first configuration message including updated configuration information that enables the sensor device to change at least one configuration setting;
a comparison section that when executed, causes the configuration update tool to compare a first indicator generated based on current configuration settings of the sensor device to a second indicator generated based on the updated configuration information; and
an update section that when executed, causes the configuration update tool to initiate a configuration update retransmission when the comparison indicates that the first indicator is different from the second indicator, wherein the configuration update retransmission includes the updated configuration information.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the at least one configuration setting enables a change of a polling frequency of the wireless node.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the at least one configuration setting enables a change of a device address or register address for a Modbus interface command generated by the sensor device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the first and second indicators are generated using a hash function.

Assignees

• Senseware Inc

Inventors

• Stamatakis Julien G
• Hoffmann Thomas

Classifications

• H04L41/0893

  Assignment of logical groups to network elements · CPC title

• H04L67/12

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

• H04L67/02

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

• H04L67/125

  involving control of end-device applications over a network · CPC title

• H04L41/22

  comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title