METHOD FOR NAMING SENSOR DEVICES IN A LOCAL NETWORK, SERVICE GATEWAY AND REMOTE MANAGEMENT SERVER

• US 20130318188A1
• Filed: 02/06/2012
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Liekens, Werner, Vermoesen, Luc
• Application Number:
  US13/980,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20130318188A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/365 Application layer names, e.g. buddy names, unstructured names chosen by a user or home appliance name
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• 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 method for associating name information to a sensor device in a local network, the local network being connected to an access network by means of a service gateway and the service gateway being adapted for communicating with the sensor device. The method includes, at the service gateway, receiving sensor identification information for the sensor device, and forwarding the sensor identification information to a mobile device of a user through a wireless telecommunication network. The method further includes receiving naming information for the sensor device from the mobile device through the telecommunication network, and storing the naming information for the sensor device.

Claims

1. A method for associating name information to a sensor device in a local network, said local network being connected to an access network by means of a service gateway, and said service gateway being adapted for communicating with said sensor device, comprising performing at said service gateway:

receiving sensor identification information for said sensor device;

forwarding said sensor identification information to a mobile device of a user, through a wireless telecommunication network;

receiving naming information for said sensor device from said mobile device through said telecommunication network;

storing said naming information for said sensor device.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising

Retrieving contact information for said mobile device;

forwarding sensor identification information to said mobile device, based on said contact information.

3. A method according to claim 2, further comprising forwarding a request for receiving authentication information for said sensor device, to said mobile device, and receiving said authentication information.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein said forwarding a request for receiving authentication information and forwarding said sensor identification information are performed at the same time, and wherein receiving naming information and receiving said authentication information are performed at the same time.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein forwarding said sensor identification information to a mobile device, and receiving naming information for said

sensor device from said mobile device comprises sending and receiving text messages, such as SMS or email.

6. A method according to claim 1, comprising

sending service gateway identification information and said sensor identification information to a remote management server, for performing authentication for said sensor device, based on said service gateway identification information and said sensor identification information, and, if it is found that said sensor can be authenticated, for retrieving contact information for said mobile device, based on service gateway information, and for interacting with said mobile device in order to retrieve sensor naming information, by said remote management server;

receiving at least one of authentication information and naming information for said sensor device from said remote management server.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein interacting with said mobile device in order to retrieve sensor naming information by said remote management server, comprises exchanging text messages with said mobile device.

8. A method according to claim 1, further comprising interfacing with said user using said naming information for referring to said sensor device.

15. A computer program comprising a code for performing the methods according to claim 1, when run on a computer.

9. A service gateway for use as a gateway between a local network being connected to an access network, said local network comprising at least one sensor device, wherein said service gateway is adapted for;

communicating with said sensor device;

receiving sensor identification information for said sensor device;

forwarding said sensor identification information to a mobile device associated to a user through a wireless telecommunication network;

receiving naming information for said sensor device from said mobile device through said wireless communication network;

storing said naming information for said mobile device.

10. A Service gateway according to claim 9, further being adapted for

retrieving contact information for said mobile device;

forwarding sensor identification information to said mobile device, based on said contact information.

11. A Service gateway according to claim 9, which is further adapted for forwarding a request for receiving authentication information for said sensor device, to said mobile device, and for receiving said authentication information.

12. A Service gateway according to claim 9, adapted for performing forwarding a request for receiving authentication information and forwarding said sensor identification information at the same time, and for performing receiving said naming information and receiving said authentication information are performed at the same time.

13. A Service gateway according to claim 9, further being adapted for

sending service gateway identification information and said sensor identification information to a remote management server, for performing authentication for said sensor device, based on said service gateway identification information and said sensor identification information, and, if it is found that said sensor can be authenticated, for retrieving contact information for said mobile device, based on service gateway information, and for interacting with said mobile device in order to retrieve sensor naming information, by said remote management server;

receiving at least one of authentication information and naming information for said sensor device from said remote management server.

14. A remote management server adapted for remotely managing a service gateway according to claim 9, further adapted for

receiving service gateway identification information and said sensor identification information from said service gateway;

performing authentication for said sensor device, based on said service gateway identification information and said sensor identification information; and

,

if it is found that said sensor can be authenticated, for retrieving contact information for a mobile device, based on service gateway information; and

for interacting with said mobile device in order to retrieve sensor naming information, based on said contact information; and

sending at least one of authentication information and naming information for said sensor device to said service gateway.