METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING TRANSMISSIONS OF MEASUREMENTS PERIODICALLY CARRIED OUT BY A SENSOR

• US 20120278044A1
• Filed: 12/20/2010
• Published: 11/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Original Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Inventors: Kountouris, Apostolos
• Granted Patent: US 9,854,334 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/189
• 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 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/60 for transmitting utility meters data, i.e. transmission of data from the reader of the utility meter
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/826 where the data is sent periodically
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A method and device are provided for managing transmissions of a plurality of sets of measurements performed periodically by a measurement sensor capable of communicating with a collection device via a radio network. The method determines, according to a random distribution law, a date of transmission for each set of measurements of the plurality and transmits a message relating to at least one set of measurements, on one of the dates of transmission determined for the plurality.

Claims

1. A method for managing transmissions of a plurality of sets of measurements performed periodically by a measurement sensor capable of communicating with a collection device via a radio network, wherein the method comprises:

a step of determining with a management device, according to a random distribution law, a date of transmission for each set of measurements of the plurality; and

a step of transmitting by the management device a message relating to at least one set of measurements, on one of the dates of transmission determined for the plurality.

2. The management method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the message relating to the set of measurements is a message comprising a measurement report relating to the set of measurements performed by the sensor.

3. The management method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the message relating to the set of measurements is a measurement report request.

4. The management method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the message relating to a set of measurements is transmitted on the date of transmission determined for said set of measurements.

5. The management method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the message relating to a set of measurements is transmitted on the date of transmission determined for a preceding set of measurements.

6. The management method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said message relates to at least one first and one second sets of measurements and is transmitted on one of the dates determined for one of these two sets of measurements.

7. The management method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the method also comprises a step of transmitting a message relating to at least one of a false set of measurements or a set of redundant measurements on another of the dates determined for one of these two sets of measurements.

8. The management method as claimed in claim 6, wherein no message is transmitted on another of the dates determined for one of these two sets of measurements.

9. The management method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the random distribution law is a uniform distribution law over a predetermined time window.

10. The management method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the random distribution law is an exponential distribution law over a predetermined time window.

11. A device for managing transmissions of a plurality of sets of measurements performed periodically by a measurement sensor capable of communicating with a collection device via a radio network, wherein the device comprises:

a determination module configured to determine, according to a random distribution law, a date of transmission for each set of measurements of the plurality; and

a processing module configured to transmit a message relating to at least one set of measurements, on one of the dates of transmission determined for the plurality.

12. A sensor comprising:

a measurement module configured to perform a plurality of sets of measurements periodically; and

a management device comprising;

a determination module configured to determine, according to a random distribution law, a date of transmission for each set of measurements of the plurality; and

a processing module configured to transmit a message relating to at least one set of measurements, on one of the dates of transmission determined for the plurality to a collection device via a radio network.

13. A collection device comprising:

a management device configured to communicate with a measurement sensor over a radio network, the management device comprising;

a determination module configured to determine, according to a random distribution law, a date of transmission for each of a plurality of sets of measurements performed by the measurement device; and

a processing module configured to transmit a message relating to at least one set of measurements, on one of the dates of transmission determined for the plurality.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device comprising a computer program product stored thereon and comprising instructions for implementing a method of managing transmissions of a plurality of sets of measurements performed periodically by a measurement sensor capable of communicating with a collection device via a radio network, when it is the instructions are loaded and run by a processor, wherein the method comprises:

determining, according to a random distribution law, a date of transmission for each set of measurements of the plurality; and

transmitting a message relating to at least one set of measurements, on one of the dates of transmission determined for the plurality.