Sensor Virtualization through Cloud Storage and Retrieval Mechanisms
First Claim
1. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a data processing system, causes the data processing system to:
- obtain sensor data from a plurality of physical sensors;
store the sensor data in a virtual sensor storage system of the data processing system in at least one standardized format;
receive a request from a requestor for a first type of sensor data, wherein the request does not specify a particular physical sensor;
retrieve a portion of the sensor data stored in the virtual sensor storage system in response to receiving the request, wherein the portion of sensor data corresponds to the type of sensor data requested in the request from the requestor; and
return the retrieved portion of the sensor data to the requestor in a format corresponding to a physical sensor configured to provide the requested type of sensor data.
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Abstract
Mechanisms are provided for virtualizing physical sensors and providing sensor data to a requestor using the virtualized physical sensors. The mechanisms obtain sensor data from a plurality of physical sensors and storing the sensor data in a virtual sensor storage system of the data processing system in at least one standardized format. A request from a requestor for a first type of sensor data is received which does not specify a particular physical sensor. A portion of the sensor data stored in the virtual sensor storage system is retrieved in response to receiving the request, the portion of sensor data corresponding to the type of sensor data requested in the request from the requestor. The retrieved portion of the sensor data is returned to the requestor in a format corresponding to a physical sensor configured to provide the requested type of sensor data.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a data processing system, causes the data processing system to:
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obtain sensor data from a plurality of physical sensors; store the sensor data in a virtual sensor storage system of the data processing system in at least one standardized format; receive a request from a requestor for a first type of sensor data, wherein the request does not specify a particular physical sensor; retrieve a portion of the sensor data stored in the virtual sensor storage system in response to receiving the request, wherein the portion of sensor data corresponds to the type of sensor data requested in the request from the requestor; and return the retrieved portion of the sensor data to the requestor in a format corresponding to a physical sensor configured to provide the requested type of sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; obtain sensor data from a plurality of physical sensors; store the sensor data in a virtual sensor storage system of the data processing system in at least one standardized format; receive a request from a requestor for a first type of sensor data, wherein the request does not specify a particular physical sensor; retrieve a portion of the sensor data stored in the virtual sensor storage system in response to receiving the request, wherein the portion of sensor data corresponds to the type of sensor data requested in the request from the requestor; and return the retrieved portion of the sensor data to the requestor in a format corresponding to a physical sensor configured to provide the requested type of sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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