System architecture for wireless metrological devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016173608-A1
Application number	US-201414571973-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2014
Priority date	Mar 17, 2014
Publication date	Jun 16, 2016
Grant date	—

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.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless metrological device comprises a taper gauge.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless metrological device comprises one of calipers, a micrometer, a depth gauge, a protractor and a digital voltmeter.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending acknowledgement of over the air download completion to the at least one mobile device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one mobile device comprises a hub/collection device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the steps of the method are communicated via BLE.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data descriptor comprises at least one of a Data ID, a Data Type, a Calibration Method, and a Data Mode.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the measurement comprises a plurality of measurements.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein a value of the data descriptor is constant during the sending of a plurality of measurements.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein a value of the data descriptor changes during the sending of a plurality of measurements.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a value of the data descriptor is unique to a particular metrological device.

12 . 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.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the wireless metrological device comprises a taper gauge.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the wireless metrological device comprises one of calipers, a micrometer, a depth gauge, a protractor and a digital voltmeter.

15 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising sending acknowledgement of over the air download completion to the at least one mobile device.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one mobile device comprises a hub/collection device.

17 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the steps of the method are communicated via BLE.

18 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the data descriptor comprises at least one of a Data ID, a Data Type, a Calibration Method, and a Data Mode.

19 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the measurement comprises a plurality of measurements.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein a value of the data descriptor is constant during the sending of a plurality of measurements.

21 . The method of claim 19 , wherein a value of the data descriptor changes during the sending of a plurality of measurements.

22 . The method of claim 12 , wherein a value of the data descriptor is unique to a particular metrological device.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

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

Classifications

• 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

• H04B7/26

  at least one of which is mobile · CPC title

• G06F2213/3814

  Wireless link with a computer system port · CPC title

• G06F13/42

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