Sensor data analysis for a plurality of users

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016371502-A1
Application number	US-201415121062-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 25, 2014
Priority date	Feb 25, 2014
Publication date	Dec 22, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system for providing sensor data analysis to a plurality of users is disclosed. The system includes comprising an interface for receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors distributed over a plurality of localities, a locality being associated with one or more sensors; a data storage configured to store said sensor data in association with a plurality of nodes, one node being associated to one locality, and sensor data from one specific sensor being associated to the corresponding node, and to store for each node a relationship to itself and to all its sub-nodes as part of a hierarchical structure of said nodes; and a processing entity configured to run one or more instances for each of a plurality of users, each instance accessing said data storage for analyzing the sensor data in response to a user request.

First claim

1 . A system for providing sensor data analysis to a plurality of users, the system comprising:
an interface for receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors distributed over a plurality of localities, a locality being associated with one or more sensors; a data storage configured to store said sensor data in association with a plurality of nodes, one node being associated to one locality, and sensor data from one specific sensor being associated to the corresponding node, and to store for each node a relationship to itself and to all its sub-nodes as part of a hierarchical structure of said nodes; and a processor configured to run one or more instances for each of a plurality of users, each instance being dynamically and independently configurable and being independent from receiving and storing said sensor data, and each instance accessing said data storage for analyzing the sensor data in response to a user request.

2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein a locality is a local entity being defined by a boundary, a position, a location, or spatial information.

3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the instance is a software-implemented virtual processing entity.

4 . (canceled)

5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein each instance has access rights to said data storage defining the scope of sensor data being accessible to the instance for sensor data analysis.

6 . The system according to claim 5 , wherein a superordinate instance has access rights defining a broader scope of sensor data as compared to remaining instances.

7 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the hierarchical structure of these nodes represents the actual structure of the associated localities and/or sensors.

8 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein a node comprises metadata storing additional information in the form of one or more fields.

9 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein a field of said metadata stores a unique node identifier.

10 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said sensors form part of distributed data acquisition equipment sensing a figure in relation to a consumable.

11 . A method for providing sensor data analysis to a plurality of users, the method comprising:
receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors distributed over a plurality of localities, a locality being associated with one or more sensors; storing said sensor data in association with a plurality of nodes, one node being associated to one locality, and sensor data from one specific sensor being associated to the corresponding node, and to store for each node a relationship to itself and to all its sub-nodes as part of a hierarchical structure of said nodes; and running one or more instances for each of a plurality of users, each instance being dynamically and independently configurable and being independent from receiving and storing said sensor data, and each instance accessing said stored data for analyzing the sensor data in response to a user request.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein a locality is a local entity being defined by a boundary, a position, a location, or spatial information.

13 . (canceled)

14 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising defining for an instance access rights to the stored sensor data defining the sensor data being accessible to the instance for sensor data analysis.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , further comprising running a superordinate instance having access rights defining a broader scope of sensor data as compared to remaining instances.

16 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising storing metadata for a node storing additional information in the form of one or more fields.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein a field of said metadata stores a unique node identifier.

18 . (canceled)

19 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising invoking, suspending or removing an instance while running a remaining instance and said receiving and storing of the sensor data.

Assignees

• Sca Hygiene Prod Ab

Inventors

• Flood Erik

Classifications

• G06F16/908

  using metadata automatically derived from the content · CPC title

• G06F16/9027

  Trees · CPC title

• G06F21/6218 Primary

  to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database · CPC title

• G06F2221/2141

  Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices · CPC title

• G06F16/23 Primary

  Updating · CPC title