TRANSDUCER ACCESS POINT
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for exposing (i.e. bridging) data and services offered by low power, low duty cycle transducers (e.g. sensors and actuators) in a standardized format over existing and established home networking technologies. A transducer access point is a functional component that serves as a proxy for health devices and sensors that are off/asleep the majority of the time to conserver power (e.g. battery life). The transducer access point may be implemented as a stand alone device or embedded within a computing device such as a home PC.
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42 Claims
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20. A method for bridging data and services in a network, comprising:
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discovering a transducer device in the network with a transducer access device; creating a virtual transducer device for the transducer device discovered; interpreting data from the transducer device with an inference engine; and controlling the transducer device via the transducer access device, wherein interpreting data comprises collating disparate information from a plurality of transducer devices to represent a higher level event, a higher level event comprising an event not represented by a specific transducer device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A transducer access device method, comprising:
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discovering a transducer device in a network with a transducer access device configured with a plurality of technology protocols; and creating a virtual transducer device for the transducer device discovered on the network, collating disparate information from a plurality of transducer devices to represent a higher level event, a higher level event comprising an event not represented by a specific transducer device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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- 36. A transducer access device (TAP) comprising an interface engine and a decision manager, wherein the interface engine is configured to receive and process data received from a plurality of transducer devices and the decision manager is configured to analyze the data received from the plurality of transducer devices.
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