NETWORK DRIVEN ACTUATOR MAPPING AGENT AND BUS AND METHOD OF USE

• US 20100146508A1
• Filed: 12/10/2008
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Tagg, Bradley S., Martinez, Anthony E.
• Granted Patent: US 8,250,143 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/100
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/00 Computing arrangements using knowledge-based models
• 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

A system and method for a network driven actuator mapping agent and bus. The system includes at least one sensor configured to sense an event in a first environment. The system also includes an actuator configured to perform an action in a second environment. Moreover, the system further includes a mapping manager configured to map the sensed event to the actuator to provide a custom interaction throughout a plurality of second environments.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

at least one sensor configured to sense an event in a first environment;

an actuator configured to perform an action in any of a plurality of second environments; and

a mapping manager configured to map the sensed event to the actuator to provide a custom interaction throughout the plurality of second environments.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first environment and the plurality of second environments are one of a real world environment and a simulated environment.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the mapping manager is configured to obtain inputs from the at least one sensor and one or more of a cardinality manager, a constraints manager, a proximity manager, and a synchronization manager.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the cardinality manager is configured to determine how many of the at least one sensor is in an area.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the constraints manager is configured to track one or more conditions within the first environment and the plurality of second environments.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the proximity manager is configured to determine one or more of a physicality, a type, and a context of an object.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein the synchronization manager is configured to determine one or more of a timing and an order for performing one or more actions.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the mapping manager is configured to perform at least one of a lossy mapping, a lossless mapping, and an abstraction mapping.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the mapping manager is configured to interact with a scripts manager, which is configured to determine an action or a sequence of actions to be performed to obtain the custom interaction.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is implemented on a computing infrastructure.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is implemented on software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware.

12. A computer implemented method for a mapping agent, comprising:

sensing at least one event in a first environment; and

mapping the at least one sensed event to an actuator configured to perform an action in one or more second environments, wherein the mapping is independent from the one or more second environments, different from the first environment.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 12, further comprising associating one or more scripts to the actuator, wherein the one or more scripts are defined by one or more of a system and a user.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the mapping is performed using input from the at least one sensed event and one or more of a cardinality manager, a constraints manager, a proximity manager, and a synchronization manager.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the mapping is at least one of lossy mapping, a lossless mapping, and an abstraction mapping.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the steps of claim 12 are implemented on hardware or a combination of software and hardware.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the steps of claim 12 are offered by a service provider based on one of a fee and subscription basis.

18. A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having readable program code embodied in the storage medium, the computer program product includes at least one component operable to:

receive one or more events that are sensed in a first environment;

receive information from at least one of a cardinality manager, a constraints manager, a proximity manager, and a synchronization manager; and

determine an actuator to perform at least one action based on the received one or more events and the received information, wherein the at least one action is performed in one or more second environments, different from the first environment.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the cardinality manager is configured to determine a number of sensors that are in an area and the constraints manager is configured to track one or more conditions within the first environment and the one or more second environments.

20. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the proximity manager is configured to determine one or more of a physicality, a type, and a context of an object.

21. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the synchronization manager is configured to determine one or more of a timing and an order for performing the at least one action.

22. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the computer program product is at least one of supported, deployed, maintained, and created by a service provider.

23. A method for deploying an application for a mapping agent, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

sense one or more events in a first environment;

perform a mapping using the one or more sensed events and information received from one or more of a cardinality manager, a constraints manager, a proximity manager, and a synchronization manager, wherein the mapping is configured to map the one or more sensed events to an actuator.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the actuator is configured to access a script manager, which determines an action or a sequence of actions to be performed by the actuator in a second environment.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the computer infrastructure is at least one of supported, deployed, maintained, and created by a service provider.