Sensor management unit, method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021142340-A1
Application number	US-201816618413-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 20, 2018
Priority date	Aug 1, 2017
Publication date	May 13, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A sensor management unit transmits first sensing data obtained by a first sensor monitoring a target to an external device external to the sensor management unit. The sensor management unit includes a processor, and a memory storing a program. The memory stores obtaining condition information that defines obtaining conditions for obtaining a plurality of candidate items of metadata to be associated with the first sensing data. The program causes the processor to implement obtaining at least one of the candidate items of metadata in accordance with the obtaining conditions and transmitting, to the external device, the obtained first sensing data and the obtained metadata in a manner associated with each other.

First claim

1 . A sensor management unit for transmitting first sensing data obtained by a first sensor monitoring a target to an external device external to the sensor management unit, the sensor management unit comprising:
a processor; and a memory storing a program executable by the processor, wherein the memory stores obtaining condition information that defines obtaining conditions for obtaining a plurality of candidate items of metadata to be associated with the first sensing data, and the program causes the processor to implement: obtaining the first sensing data, obtaining at least one of the candidate items of metadata in accordance with the obtaining conditions, and transmitting, to the external device, the obtained first sensing data and the obtained metadata in a manner associated with each other.

2 . The sensor management unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an input interface configured to receive selection of at least one of the candidate items of metadata, wherein the transmitting includes transmitting, to the external device, the obtained first sensing data and the metadata items selected through the input interface in a manner associated with each other.

3 . The sensor management unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an input interface configured to receive selection of at least one of the candidate items of metadata, wherein the obtaining at least one of the candidate items of metadata includes obtaining the metadata items selected through the input interface in accordance with the obtaining conditions.

4 . The sensor management unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the candidate items of metadata include personal information from which a user of the sensor management unit is identified, and the personal information is stored in a website on the Internet.

5 . The sensor management unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the candidate items of metadata include a use history of a website by a user of the sensor management unit, and the use history is stored in the website on the Internet.

6 . The sensor management unit according to claim 4 , wherein
the memory stores login information used to log in the website, and the obtaining at least one of the candidate items of metadata includes accessing the website using the login information.

7 . The sensor management unit according to claim 4 , wherein
the obtaining conditions include a time to access the website.

8 . The sensor management unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the memory stores personal information from which a user of the sensor management unit is identified, and the candidate items of metadata include the personal information stored in the memory.

9 . The sensor management unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the program further causes the processor to implement obtaining second sensing data obtained by a second sensor monitoring a target, and the candidate items of metadata include the second sensing data.

10 . The sensor management unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the metadata obtained in the obtaining at least one of the candidate items of metadata includes personal information from which a user of the sensor management unit is identified, and the program further causes the processor to implement anonymizing the metadata into anonymized information, and the anonymized information is information from which the user is not identified.

11 . The sensor management unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the metadata obtained in the obtaining at least one of the candidate items of metadata includes personal information from which a user of the sensor management unit is identified, and the program further causes the processor to implement either anonymizing the metadata into anonymized information or deleting the metadata, and the anonymized information is information from which the user is not identified.

12 . A method for transmitting first sensing data obtained by a first sensor monitoring a target to an external device external to a sensor management unit, the method comprising:
storing obtaining condition information that defines obtaining conditions for obtaining a plurality of candidate items of metadata to be associated with the first sensing data; obtaining the first sensing data; obtaining at least one of the candidate items of metadata in accordance with the obtaining conditions; and transmitting, to the external device, the obtained first sensing data and the obtained metadata in a manner associated with each other.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program causing a processor included in a sensor management unit to implement transmitting first sensing data obtained by a first sensor monitoring a target to an external device external to the sensor management unit,
the sensor management unit including a memory storing obtaining condition information that defines obtaining conditions for obtaining a plurality of candidate items of metadata to be associated with the first sensing data, the program being configured to cause the processor to implement: obtaining the first sensing data; obtaining at least one of the candidate items of metadata in accordance with the obtaining conditions; and transmitting, to the external device, the obtained first sensing data and the obtained metadata in a manner associated with each other.

14 . The sensor management unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the candidate items of metadata include personal information from which a user of the sensor management unit is identified, and the personal information is stored in a website on the Internet.

15 . The sensor management unit according to claim 3 , wherein
the candidate items of metadata include personal information from which a user of the sensor management unit is identified, and the personal information is stored in a website on the Internet.

16 . The sensor management unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the candidate items of metadata include a use history of a website by a user of the sensor management unit, and the use history is stored in the website on the Internet.

17 . The sensor management unit according to claim 3 , wherein
the candidate items of metadata include a use history of a website by a user of the sensor management unit, and the use history is stored in the website on the Internet.

18 . The sensor management unit according to claim 4 , wherein
the candidate items of metadata include a use history of a website by a user of the sensor management unit, and the use history is stored in the website on the Internet.

19 . The sensor management unit according to claim 5 , wherein
the memory stores login information used to log in the website, and the obtaining at least one of the candidate items of metadata includes accessing the website using the login information.

20 . The sensor management unit according to claim 5 , wherein
the obtaining conditions include a time to access the website.

Assignees

• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Oda Toshihiko
• Yamato Tetsuji
• Naito Takeshi
• Lee Sangryul
• Yamada Ryota
• Misumi Shuichi

Classifications

• G06F16/957

  Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation · CPC title

• G06Q30/02 Primary

  Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising · CPC title

• G06Q50/10

  Services · 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

• G06Q30/0201 Primary

  Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data · CPC title