Transmission of sensor data based on geographical navigation data

• US 20070185646A1
• Filed: 02/09/2006
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Neugebauer, Mario, Anke, Juergen
• Granted Patent: US 8,594,933 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link

Abstract

A method and apparatus for sensor data transmission in a mobile device includes receiving sensor data and generating a sensor data packet therefrom. The method and apparatus further includes receiving navigation data relating to the movements of the mobile device from a navigation device and receiving network data including transmission areas for one or more transmission mediums from a network availability database. The method and apparatus includes assigning a priority term to the sensor data packet, which may be based on predetermined priority levels. The method and apparatus thereupon includes determining a transmission technique for transmitting the sensor data packet to a back end processing device based on the priority term, the network data and the navigation data.

Claims

1. An apparatus for sensor data transmission in a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:

a sensor data packet generating device operative to receive sensor data and generate a sensor data packet;

a navigation device generating navigation data relating to movements of the mobile device;

a network availability database storing network data including transmission areas for one or more transmission mediums; and

an evaluation device operative to assign a priority term to the sensor data packet and determine a transmission technique for transmitting the sensor data packet based on the priority term, the network data and the navigation data.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a sensor disposed within the mobile device operative to generate the sensor data.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a plurality of transmission devices operative to transmit the data packet using an associated transmission medium.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a plurality of priority buffers, each of the priority buffers associated with the plurality of transmission devices such that when the mobile device is within a transmission range of the transmission medium associated with the priority level, the transmission device transmits the sensor data to a back end processing system using the transmission medium associated with the priority term.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a priority term database including the priority terms stored therein such that the evaluation device is operative to assign the priority term to the sensor data packet by referencing the priority term database based on the sensor data.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the priority term assigned to the sensor data is based on a navigational route of the mobile device as defined by the navigation device.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein:

the navigational device is operative to adjust the navigational route of the mobile device to move within a transmission area for one of the transmission mediums.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the network data within the network availability database includes the transmission areas supplied from at least one wireless carrier that provides the transmission medium.

9. A method for sensor data transmission in a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving sensor data and generating a sensor data packet;

receiving navigation data relating to movements of the mobile device from a navigation device;

receiving network data including transmission areas for one or more transmission mediums from a network availability database;

assigning a priority term to the sensor data packet; and

determining a transmission technique for transmitting the sensor data packet based on the priority term, the network data and the navigation data.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

receiving the sensor data from a sensor disposed within the mobile device.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein a plurality of transmission devices operative to transmit the data packet using an associated transmission medium, the method further comprising:

storing the sensor data packet in one of a plurality of priority buffers, each of the priority buffers associated with the plurality of transmission devices such that when the mobile device is within a transmission range of the transmission medium associated with the priority level, the transmission device transmits the sensor data to a back end processing system using the transmission medium associated with the priority term.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein a priority term database includes the priority terms stored therein such that the assigning of the priority term to the sensor data packet includes referencing the priority term database based on the sensor data.

13. The method of claim 9 wherein the priority term assigned to the sensor data is based on a navigational route of the mobile device as defined by the navigation device.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

adjusting the navigational route of the mobile device to move within a transmission area for one of the transmission mediums.

15. The method of claim 9 wherein the network data within the network availability database includes the transmission areas supplied from at least wireless carrier that provides the transmission medium.

16. A mobile device for providing sensor data transmissions, the mobile device comprising:

a sensor operative to generate sensor data;

a sensor data packet generating device operative to receive the sensor data and generate a sensor data packet;

a navigation device generating navigation data relating to movements of the mobile device;

a network availability database storing network data including transmission areas for one or more transmission mediums; and

an evaluation device operative to assign a priority term and determine a transmission technique for transmitting the sensor data packet based on the priority term, the network data and the navigation data.

17. The mobile device of claim 16 further comprising:

a plurality of transmission devices operative to transmit the data packet using an associated transmission medium.

18. The mobile device of claim 17 further comprising a plurality of priority buffers, each of the priority buffers associated with the plurality of transmission devices such that when the mobile device is within a transmission range of the transmission medium associated with the priority level, the transmission device transmits the sensor data to a back end processing system using the transmission medium associated with the priority term.

19. The mobile device of claim 16 further comprising:

a priority term database including the priority terms stored therein such that the evaluation device is operative to assign the priority term to the sensor data packet by referencing the priority term database based on the sensor data.

20. The mobile device of claim 16 wherein the priority term assigned to the sensor data is based on a navigational route of the mobile device as defined by the navigation device.

21. The mobile device of claim 16 wherein:

the navigation device is operative to adjust a navigational route of the mobile device to move within a transmission area for one of the transmission mediums.

22. The mobile device of claim 16 wherein the network data within the network availability database includes the transmission areas supplied from at least one wireless carrier that provides the transmission medium.