SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GEO-STAGING OF SENSOR DATA THROUGH DISTRIBUTED GLOBAL (CLOUD) ARCHITECTURE

• US 20120214506A1
• Filed: 02/21/2012
• Published: 08/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Federal Express Corporation (FedEx Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fedex Corporate Services Incorporated (FedEx Corporation)
• Inventors: Skaaksrud, Ole-Petter, Ainsworth, Miley
• Granted Patent: US 9,432,450 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/3065 for real time traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/101 based on network conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1021 based on client or server locations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1023 based on a hash applied to IP addresses or costs
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/38 for collecting sensor information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/12 based on transmission quality or channel quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/18 based on predicted events
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 based on geographic position or location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination

Abstract

There is disclosed a method of staging real-time data in proximity to a mobile device. The method includes determining a geographic location associated with the mobile device and identifying a storage device located in proximity to the determined geographic location. The method also includes enabling real-time data published by the mobile device or provided to the mobile device to be stored on the identified storage device.

Claims

1. A method of staging real-time data in proximity to a mobile device, the method comprising:

determining a geographic location associated with the mobile device;

identifying a storage device located in proximity to the determined geographic location; and

enabling real-time data published by the mobile device or provided to the mobile device to be stored on the identified storage device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographic location comprises GPS coordinates.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the identified storage device is a first storage device;

a second storage device is geographically located farther away from the determined geographic location than the first storage device; and

enabling the real-time data to be stored on the first storage device instead of the second storage device to reduce latency of delivering the real-time data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the identified storage device is a first storage device located in a same network as the mobile device;

a second storage device is located in a different network than the first storage device; and

enabling the real-time data to be stored on the first storage device instead of the second storage device to reduce a financial cost of delivering the real-time data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the geographic location further comprises:

polling the mobile device; and

in response to the poll, receiving information identifying the geographic location of the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the geographic location further comprises:

predicting one or more locations where the mobile device is likely to move; and

setting the geographic location to at least one of the predicted locations

7. The method of claim 6, wherein if the mobile device is predicted to move to at least a first location proximate to a first storage device or a second location proximate to a second storage device, the method further comprises:

enabling the real-time data to be stored on both the first storage device and the second storage device.

8. A computer-readable medium storing instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of staging real-time data in proximity to a mobile device, the method comprising:

determining a geographic location associated with the mobile device;

identifying a storage device located in proximity to the determined geographic location; and

enabling real-time data published by the mobile device or provided to the mobile device to be stored on the identified storage device.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the geographic location comprises GPS coordinates.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein:

the identified storage device is a first storage device;

a second storage device is geographically located farther away from the determined geographic location than the first storage device; and

enabling the real-time data to be stored on the first storage device instead of the second storage device to reduce latency of delivering the real-time data.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein:

the identified storage device is a first storage device located in a same network as the mobile device;

a second storage device is located in a different network than the first storage device; and

enabling the real-time data to be stored on the first storage device instead of the second storage device to reduce a financial cost of delivering the real-time data.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein determining the geographic location further comprises:

polling the mobile device; and

in response to the poll, receiving information identifying the geographic location of the mobile device.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein determining the geographic location further comprises:

predicting one or more locations where the mobile device is likely to move; and

setting the geographic location to at least one of the predicted locations

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein if the mobile device is predicted to move to at least a first location proximate to a first storage device or a second location proximate to a second storage device, the method further comprises:

enabling the real-time data to be stored on both the first storage device and the second storage device.

15. A system for staging real-time data in proximity to a mobile device, the system comprising a host device configured to:

determine a geographic location associated with the mobile device;

identify a storage device located in proximity to the determined geographic location; and

enable real-time data published by the mobile device or provided to the mobile device to be stored on the identified storage device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the geographic location comprises GPS coordinates.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein

the identified storage device is a first storage device;

the system further comprises a second storage device that is geographically located farther away from the determined geographic location than the first storage device; and

the host device is further configured to enable the real-time data to be stored on the first storage device instead of the second storage device to reduce latency of delivering the real-time data.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein:

the identified storage device is a first storage device located in a same network as the mobile device;

the system further comprises a second storage device that is located in a different network than the first storage device; and

the host device is further configured to enable the real-time data to be stored on the first storage device instead of the second storage device to reduce a financial cost of delivering the real-time data.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein by determining the geographic location, the host device is further configured to:

poll the mobile device; and

in response to the poll, receive information identifying the geographic location of the mobile device.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein by determining the geographic location, the host device is further configured to:

predict one or more locations where the mobile device is likely to move; and

set the geographic location to at least one of the predicted locations

21. The system of claim 20, wherein if the mobile device is predicted to move to at least a first location proximate to a first storage device or a second location proximate to a second storage device, the host is further configured to:

enable the real-time data to be stored on both the first storage device and the second storage device.

22. A method of staging real-time data to reduce communication latency, the method comprising:

identifying a storage device from a plurality of possible storage devices, the identified storage device having a lower connection latency to the mobile device than others from the possible storage devices; and

enabling real-time data published by the mobile device or provided to the mobile device to be stored on the identified storage device.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein:

the identified storage device is a first storage device located in a same network as the mobile device;

a second storage device, of the possible storage devices, is located in a different network than the first storage device; and

enabling the real-time data to be stored on the first storage device instead of the second storage device to reduce a financial cost of delivering the real-time data.

24. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

predicting one or more locations where the mobile device is likely to move.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein if the mobile device is predicted to move to at least a first location or a second location, the method further comprises:

identifying a first storage device from a first plurality of possible storage devices, the identified first storage device having a lower connection latency to the mobile device than others from the first plurality of possible storage devices;

identifying a second storage device from a second plurality of possible storage devices, the identified second storage device having a lower connection latency to the mobile device than others from the second plurality of possible storage devices;

enabling the real-time data to be stored on the identified first and second storage devices.