Configurable context aware sensors in IoT smart spaces
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first Internet of Things (IoT) device that includes a first sensor to provide a first signal that includes information indicative of a defined event occurrence;
a second IoT device physically separate from the first IoT device, the second IoT device including a second sensor to provide a second signal that includes information indicative of the defined event occurrence, the second sensor having a first, relatively lower-power, standby state and a second, relatively higher-power, active state;
at least one controller communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor;
at least one user interface communicatively coupled to the at least one controller, the user interface to provide information indicative of at least one defined event action criteria;
at least one storage device that includes instructions that, when executed by the at least one controller, cause the at least one controller to;
receive, the first first signal from the first sensor;
determine whether the defined event occurrence information included in the first signal fulfills at least one defined event action criteria;
cause the second sensor to transition from the standby state to the active state responsive to a determination that the defined event occurrence information included in the first signal fulfills the at least one defined event action criteria;
receive, the second signal from the second sensor;
determine at least one event context using;
the defined event occurrence information included in the first signal; and
the defined event occurrence information included in the second signal; and
determine a temporal activation interval duration during which the second sensor remains in the active state based at least in part on the determined at least one event context.
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Abstract
Each of a plurality of Internet of Things (IoT) devices includes at least one sensor. At least some of the plurality of IoT devices may have a single, low power, state. At least some of the plurality of IoT devices may have a first, low-power, low-bandwidth, “STANDBY” state and a second, high-power, high-bandwidth, “ACTIVE” state. Controller circuitry, that may include sensor abstraction circuitry and/or analytics circuitry receives a signal from a first IoT device, analyzes the signal and determines whether to transition a second IoT device from the STANDBY state to the ACTIVE state. The controller circuitry beneficially minimizes power consumption and bandwidth requirements for the second IoT device. The controller circuitry also determines at least one of: an event context or an environmental context.
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25 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first Internet of Things (IoT) device that includes a first sensor to provide a first signal that includes information indicative of a defined event occurrence; a second IoT device physically separate from the first IoT device, the second IoT device including a second sensor to provide a second signal that includes information indicative of the defined event occurrence, the second sensor having a first, relatively lower-power, standby state and a second, relatively higher-power, active state; at least one controller communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor; at least one user interface communicatively coupled to the at least one controller, the user interface to provide information indicative of at least one defined event action criteria; at least one storage device that includes instructions that, when executed by the at least one controller, cause the at least one controller to; receive, the first first signal from the first sensor; determine whether the defined event occurrence information included in the first signal fulfills at least one defined event action criteria; cause the second sensor to transition from the standby state to the active state responsive to a determination that the defined event occurrence information included in the first signal fulfills the at least one defined event action criteria; receive, the second signal from the second sensor; determine at least one event context using; the defined event occurrence information included in the first signal; and the defined event occurrence information included in the second signal; and determine a temporal activation interval duration during which the second sensor remains in the active state based at least in part on the determined at least one event context. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, by at least one controller, a first signal that includes information indicative of a defined event occurrence, the first signal provided by a first sensor coupled to a first IoT device, the first sensor communicatively coupled to the at least one controller; determining, by the at least one controller, whether the defined event occurrence information included in the first signal fulfills at least one defined event action criteria; causing, by the at least one controller, a second sensor coupled to a second IoT device remote from the first IoT device to transition from a first, relatively lower-power state to a second, relatively higher-power state, responsive to a determination by the at least one controller that the defined event occurrence information included in the first signal fulfills the at least one defined event action criteria; receiving a second signal from the second sensor, the second signal including defined event occurrence information; determining, by the at least one controller, at least one event context using; the defined event occurrence information provided by the first sensor; and the defined event occurrence information provided by the second sensor; and determining, by the at least one controller, a temporal activation interval duration during which the second sensor second, relatively higher-power state based at least in part on the determined at least one event context. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory machine-readable medium that includes instructions, that when executed by at least one controller, causes the at least one controller to:
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receive a first signal from a first sensor that includes information indicative of a defined event occurrence, the first sensor coupled to a first IoT device, the first sensor communicatively coupled to the at least one controller; determine whether the defined event occurrence information included in the first signal fulfills at least one defined event action criteria; cause a second sensor to transition from a first, relatively lower-power, state to a second, relatively higher-power, state responsive to a determination by the at least one controller that the defined event occurrence information fulfills the at least one defined event action criteria wherein the second sensor is coupled to a second IoT device physically separate from the first IoT device; receive a second signal from the second sensor, the second signal including information indicative of the defined event occurrence; determine at least one event context using; the defined event occurrence information included in the first signal provided by the first sensor; and the defined event occurrence information included in the second signal provided by the second sensor; and determine a temporal activation interval duration during which the second sensor remains in the second, relatively higher-power, state based at least in part on the determined at least one event context. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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