System and method for managing CWSN with GUI

• US 10,097,397 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2013
• Issued: 10/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GTI International Semiconductor Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: GTI International Semiconductor Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Wang, Yu, Liao, Yuan, Lu, Haibo
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Angela
• Application Number:
  US14/649,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20180069745A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,897 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A system and method for managing CWSN with GUI are disclosed. The system comprises a cloud server to managing sensor data and operation status of a wireless sensor network. The system also comprises a client communicating with the cloud server to generate a dynamic user interface mainly in graphics for monitoring and instruction exchange. It can make the information of the wireless sensor network easy to access for users and provide more convenient control and maintenance of the wireless sensor network.

Claims

1. A system for managing CWSN with GUI, wherein the system comprises:

one or more wireless sensor networks, each comprising at least one wireless device, wherein the wireless device comprises at least one base station, at least one node and/or at least one relay, and is configured to collect sensor data and transmit the sensor data and operation status of the wireless devices to one or more cloud servers, wherein the one or more cloud servers being configured to receive the sensor data and operation status from the base station, to process the sensor data and store the sensor data in a database, to manage the operation of the wireless device in the wireless sensor network and to store a wireless device list and a communication connection list representing the communication connection between each pair of father node and child node in the wireless sensor network, wherein the cloud server is configured to transmit the wireless device list and the communication connection list to a client and to forward data packages from the client to the wireless device; and

one or more clients configured to display the wireless device list and the communication connection list with a dynamic graphic interface and to convert instructions into data of the wireless device list and the communication connection list and transmit the data to the cloud server;

wherein the dynamic graphic interface comprises a name of each wireless device in the wireless device list and a network topology of the wireless devices;

wherein a width or length or color of a connecting line in the network topology varies with RSSI of corresponding connection in the communication connection list.

2. The system for managing CWSN with GUI of claim 1, wherein the operation status comprises a status of the battery, a status of the communication, RSSI, and an operation status of the sensor.

3. The system for managing CWSN with GUI of claim 1, wherein the node and the relay both comprise:

a sensor module comprising a sensor device for collecting sensor data;

a RF communication module comprising a RF communication chip for wirelessly communicating with each other when adopting a same physical layer communication protocol; and

a signal processing module configured to control the sensor module by requesting or modifying an operation status thereof through a serial port, to request and receive the sensor data from the sensor module, to process the sensor data, and to control the RF communication module to receive or transmit a data package wirelessly and to request and modify an operation status of the RF communication module.

4. The system for managing CWSN with GUI of claim 3, wherein the node and the relay further comprise:

a memory for performing signal processing and computing;

a mass storage device for storing the sensor data and operating information including the communications protocol information; and

a power supply module comprising a battery and a battery power management chip and/or a DC power supply import and a DC power managing chip.

5. The system for managing CWSN with GUI of claim 4, wherein the base station comprises:

a base station sensor module comprising a sensor device for collecting the sensor data;

an Ethernet communication module comprising an Ethernet communication chip and an Ethernet interface, for communicating with devices in Ethernet via Ethernet standard communication protocols; and

a base station signal processing module configured to control the base station sensor module by requesting or modifying an operation status thereof through a serial port, to request and receive the sensor data from the base station sensor module, to process the sensor data, and to control the Ethernet communication module to exchange data packages with the cloud server.

6. The system for managing CWSN with GUI of claim 5, wherein the base station further comprises:

a memory for performing signal processing and computing;

a mass storage device for storing the sensor data and operating information including communications protocol information; and

a power supply module comprising a battery and a battery power managing chip and/or a DC power supply import and a DC power managing chip.

10. The system for managing CWSN with GUI of claim 1, wherein each time receiving a data package transmitted from the base station, the cloud server updates the wireless device list and the communication connection list in accordance with the data package.

11. The system for managing CWSN with GUI of claim 10, wherein the client is configured to marks “

x”

on a corresponding wireless device to indicate that the communication path of the child node is closed if RSSI is too low for a reliable communication, and to display characteristics of the wireless device in the wireless device list beside a corresponding icon of the wireless device.

7. A method for managing CWSN with GUI, comprising:

S100, collecting sensor data and packaging the sensor data and operation status of a node or relay into a data package and transmitting the same to a base station;

S200, the base station forwarding the data package received from the node or relay to a cloud server via Ethernet for further processing, wherein the cloud server is configured to store a wireless device list and a communication connection list representing the communication connection between each pair of father node and child node in the wireless sensor network, and to transmit the wireless device list and the communication connection list to a client; and

S300, the client displaying the wireless device list and the communication connection list in accordance with data packages obtained from the cloud server, and controlling and modifying an operation status of a wireless sensor network in accordance with instructions,

wherein the controlling and modifying the operation status of the wireless sensor network in accordance with the instructions further comprises;

S320, the client converting the instructions into data compatible with the wireless device list and/or the communication connection list and then transmitting the data to the cloud server;

S330, the cloud server parsing the received data, generating a data package in accordance with the data, and transmitting the data package to a related wireless device;

S340, after receiving an acknowledgment package from the wireless device, the cloud server updating the wireless device list and/or the communication connection list in accordance with the acknowledgement package, and transmitting updated information to the client, the client updating the wireless device list and/or communication connection list on the client with the updated information; and

S350, updating an interface graphics program with the updated information and thus updating an image display at the client.

8. The method for managing CWSN with GUI of claim 7, wherein the step S200 further comprises:

S210, the cloud server transmitting to the base station a data package including a communication path via the Ethernet when the cloud server needs to communicate a wireless device, and then the base station forwarding the data package.

9. The method for managing CWSN with GUI of claim 7, wherein the instruction is one or more of instructions for adding node, modifying a communication connection, removing a communication connection, deleting a wireless device and modifying the parameters of a wireless device.