Sensor network control and calibration system

• US 20040139110A1
• Filed: 12/31/2002
• Published: 07/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Borriello, Gaetano, LaMarca, Anthony G.
• Application Number:
  US10/334,567
• Publication Number:
  US 20040139110A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

In one embodiment a software control system supports sensor control services, robotic control services, and database management services on at least two independent software systems. Available services are registerable between one or more services using communication between the services via messages not guaranteed to be delivered.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

supporting sensor control services, robotic control services, and database management services on at least two independent software systems, with service availability being registerable between one or more services; and

communicating between the services via messages not guaranteed to be delivered.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein messages are XML based.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising a send method for a first software system to send a message, and a receive method for a second software system.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising utilization of multiple sensor control services, including a sensor calibration service and a sensor data store service.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising utilization of multiple robotic control services, including a navigation service and a task service.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the database management services further comprises linkage to a SQL database.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising a watchdog service check to ensure service availability.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising a meta-watchdog service check to ensure availability of a watchdog service.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor control services are stateless.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the robotic control services are stateless.

11. An article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a machine result in:

supporting sensor control services, robotic control services, and database management services on at least two independent software systems, with service availability being registerable between one or more services; and

communicating between the services via messages not guaranteed to be delivered.

12. The article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions according to claim 11, wherein messages are XML based

13. The article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions according to claim 11, further comprising a send method for a first software system to send a message, and a receive method for a second software system.

14. The article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions according to claim 11, further comprising utilization of multiple sensor control services, including a sensor calibration service and a sensor data store service.

15. The article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions according to claim 11, further comprising utilization of multiple robotic control services, including a navigation service and a task service.

16. The article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions according to claim 11, wherein the database management services further comprises linkage to a SQL database.

17. The article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions according to claim 11, further comprising a watchdog service check to ensure service! availability.

18. The article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions according to claim 11, further comprising a meta-watchdog service check to ensure availability of a watchdog service.

19. The article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions according to claim 11, wherein the sensor control services are stateless.

20. The article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions according to claim 11, wherein the robotic control services are stateless.

21. A sensor monitoring system comprising:

a distributed software system supporting sensor control services, robotic control services, and database management services on at least two independent software systems, with service availability being registerable between one or more services; and

communicating between the services via messages not guaranteed to be delivered.

22. The sensor monitoring system of claim 21, wherein messages are XML based.

23. The sensor monitoring system of claim 21, further comprising a send method for a first software system to send a message, and a receive method for a second software system.

24. The sensor monitoring system of claim 21, further comprising utilization of multiple sensor control services, including a sensor calibration service and a sensor data store service.

25. The sensor monitoring system of claim 21, further comprising utilization of multiple robotic control services, including a navigation service and a task service.

26. The sensor monitoring system of claim 21, wherein the database management services further comprises linkage to a SQL database.

27. The sensor monitoring system of claim 21, further comprising a watchdog service check to ensure service availability.

28. The sensor monitoring system of claim 21, further comprising a meta-watchdog service check to ensure availability of a watchdog service.

29. The sensor monitoring system of claim 21, wherein the sensor control services are stateless.

30. The sensor monitoring system of claim 21, wherein the robotic control services are stateless.