USER QUERY AND GAUGE-READING RELATIONSHIPS

• US 20140350893A1
• Filed: 05/21/2014
• Published: 11/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Allied Telesis Holdings KK
• Original Assignee: Allied Telesis Holdings KK, Allied Telesis Incorporated (Allied Telesis Holdings KK)
• Inventors: de Antoni, Ferdinand E.K.
• Granted Patent: US 9,778,066 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/189
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 1/16 giving a value which is a function of two or more values, e.g. product or ratio
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 21/02 Measuring two or more variables by means not covered by a single other subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/84 Greenhouse gas [GHG] management systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/845 Inventory and reporting systems for greenhouse gases [GHG]

Abstract

Domain agnostic systems and methods for the capture, storage, and analysis of sensor readings are provided herein.

In some embodiments, systems and methods comprise collecting and storing sensor readings obtained from disparate gauges operating in different domains. Sensor readings from different gauges occurring at different time intervals are uniformly aggregated to provide a consistent tabular representation of the data.

In some embodiments, systems and methods analyze sensor readings from disparate gauges operating in different domains. Complex formulas may be used with the sensor readings from different gauges serving as input to those formulas.

In some embodiments, systems and methods provide alerts on sensor readings from disparate gauges operating in different domains. Formulas of arbitrary complexity may be used to provide triggers that alert users of specific conditions being met as determined by the formulas used.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

collecting gauge readings from a plurality of gauges;

storing the gauge readings in a database;

normalizing select gauge readings from the database in response to a user query; and

generating a relationship among the select gauge readings in response to the user query.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each gauge of the plurality of gauges is selected from an event-based gauge and a state-based gauge.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the gauge readings are collected from a system-based gauge or a gauge using a system-compatible communication API.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gauges comprises one or more sensors, and wherein the gauge readings comprise one or more sensor readings.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the gauge readings in the database comprises organizing the gauge readings in a hierarchy associated with the plurality of gauges.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

aggregating the select gauge readings from one or more levels of the hierarchy.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating an alert in response to the select gauge readings satisfying a certain condition.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the condition is a user-defined condition.

9. A method comprising:

storing gauge readings from a plurality of gauges in a database;

normalizing select gauge readings from the database in response to a user query; and

generating a relationship among the select gauge readings in response to the user query.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein each gauge of the plurality of gauges is selected from an event-based gauge and a state-based gauge.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

collecting gauge readings from a plurality of system-based gauges or gauges using a system-compatible communication API.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of gauges comprises one or more sensors, and wherein the gauge readings comprise one or more sensor readings.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein storing the gauge readings in the database comprises organizing the gauge readings in a hierarchy associated with the plurality of gauges.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

aggregating the select gauge readings from one or more levels of the hierarchy in accordance with a common unit.

15. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

generating an alert in response to the select gauge readings satisfying a user-defined condition.

16. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein, computer executable instructions that, if executed by a device, cause the device to perform a method comprising:

storing gauge readings from a plurality of gauges in a database associated with the device;

normalizing select gauge readings from the database in response to a user query; and

generating a relationship among the select gauge readings in response to the user query.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

collecting gauge readings from a plurality of system-based gauges or gauges using a system-compatible communication API.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of gauges is selected from a gauge for temperature, luminosity, radiation level, mileage, water usage, fuel usage, gaseous emissions, and inventory.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein storing the gauge readings in the database comprises organizing the gauge readings in a hierarchy associated with the plurality of gauges.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises:

aggregating the select gauge readings from one or more levels of the hierarchy in accordance with a common unit of time.