SENSOR NODE INCLUDING GENERAL-PURPOSE INTERFACE PORT AND PLUG AND PLAY FUNCTION, SENSOR BOARD INCLUDING GENERAL-PURPOSE INTERFACE PORT AND SENSOR DEVICE DRIVER, GENERAL-PURPOSE INTERFACE PORT, AND OPERATION METHOD OF SENSOR NODE, SENSOR BOARD, AND GENERAL-PURPOSE INTERFACE PORT
First Claim
1. A sensor node comprising a general-purpose interface port and a plug and play function, the sensor node comprising:
- the general-purpose interface port to interface with a sensor board, and to download a sensor device driver from the interfaced sensor board; and
a micro control unit, to control the sensor board, and to process sensing data generated by a sensor included in the sensor board, the micro control unit using the downloaded sensor device driver to control the sensor board and using the downloaded sensor to process sensing data.
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Abstract
Provided is a general-purpose interface port that may interface with a sensor board including multiple types of sensor device drivers and download a sensor device driver from the sensor board, and a sensor node that may recognize a type of sensor included in the sensor board using the downloaded sensor device driver, the sensor node including a micro control unit that may process sensing data received from the sensor board, thereby providing a plug and play function between a micro control unit of a sensor node and a sensing unit including a sensor board in a Ubiquitous Sensor Network (USN) or a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN).
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18 Claims
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1. A sensor node comprising a general-purpose interface port and a plug and play function, the sensor node comprising:
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the general-purpose interface port to interface with a sensor board, and to download a sensor device driver from the interfaced sensor board; and a micro control unit, to control the sensor board, and to process sensing data generated by a sensor included in the sensor board, the micro control unit using the downloaded sensor device driver to control the sensor board and using the downloaded sensor to process sensing data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A sensor board comprising a general-purpose interface port and a sensor device driver, the sensor board comprising:
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an authentication module to provide the sensor device drivers to a sensor node connected with the general-purpose interface port, the authentication module comprising sensor device drivers associated with processing of multiple types of sensing data; and a sensor to generate multiple types of sensing data, and to provide the generated sensing data to the sensor node using the general-purpose interface port. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A general-purpose interface port, comprising:
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a sensor output connection port to interface between a sensor node and a sensor board, the sensor output connection port comprising n pins, and n being a natural number; and a download port to download, to the sensor node, a sensor device driver stored in the sensor board, the download port comprising m pins, and m being a natural number. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method of operating a sensor node, comprising:
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downloading a sensor device driver from a sensor board interfaced with a general-purpose interface port; controlling the sensor board using the downloaded sensor device driver; processing sensing data generated by a sensor included in the sensor board. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a sensor board, comprising:
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storing a sensor device drivers associated with processing of multiple types of sensing data; providing the sensor device drivers to a sensor node interacted with a general-purpose interface port; generating multiple types of the sensing data; and providing the generated sensing data to the sensor node using the general-purpose interface port. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of operating a general-purpose interface port, comprising:
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interfacing between a sensor node and a sensor board using a sensor output connection port comprising n pins, n being a natural number; and downloading, to the sensor node, a sensor device driver stored in the sensor board using a download port comprising m pins, m being a natural number. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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