METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SELECTION AND PRIORITIZATION OF SENSOR DATA

• US 20150244826A1
• Filed: 02/25/2014
• Published: 08/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Inventors: STENNETH, Leon
• Granted Patent: US 9,843,647 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• 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

An approach is provided for processing and transmitting sensor data in a bandwidth efficient manner. The approach involves causing, at least in part, a specification of one or more prioritization attributes for one or more sensors associated with at least one transmitting entity. The approach further involves processing and/or facilitating a processing of the one or more prioritization attributes to determine whether to cause, at least in part, (a) a transmission of sensor data associated with the one or more sensors to at least one receiving entity, (b) a caching of the sensor data prior to a batch transmission of the sensor data to the at least one receiving entity, or (c) a combination thereof.

Claims

1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:

a specification of one or more prioritization attributes for one or more sensors associated with at least one transmitting entity; and

a processing of the one or more prioritization attributes to determine whether to cause, at least in part, (a) a transmission of sensor data associated with the one or more sensors to at least one receiving entity, (b) a caching of the sensor data prior to a batch transmission of the sensor data to the at least one receiving entity, or (c) a combination thereof.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the specification of the one or more prioritization attributes is with respect to at least one application associated with the at least one receiving entity, the at least one transmitting entity, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more prioritization attributes include, at least in part, a priority ranking, a polling frequency, a cacheability indicator, a maximum cache duration, a acceptable deviation criterion, or a combination thereof.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

an initiation of the transmission of the sensor data, the caching of the sensor data, the batch transmission of the sensor data, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on one or more data requests from the at least one receiving entity, the at least one transmitting entity, or a combination thereof.

5. A method of claim 4, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of current location information, future location information, or a combination thereof of the at least one transmitting entity, the one or more sensors, or a combination thereof; and

at least one determination of whether to initiate the one or more requests based, at least in part, on the current location information, the future location information, or a combination thereof.

6. A method of claim 4, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of the current location information, the future location information, or a combination thereof with respect to one or more bounded geographic areas;

at least one determination of one or more data requirements associated with the one or more bounded geographic areas; and

at least one determination of (a) whether to initiate to the one or more requests, (b) a content of the one or more requests, or (c) a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more data requirements.

7. A method of claim 6, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of other location information associated with at least one other transmitting entity, one or more other sensors, or a combination thereof; and

at least one determination of whether to direct the one or more requests to the at least one transmitting entity, the at least one other transmitting entity, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on (a) the other location information;

(b) the current location information;

(c) the future location information;

(d) the one or more data requirements;

(e) data availability information associated the at least one transmitting entity, the at least one other transmitting entity;

(f) resource availability information associated the at least one transmitting entity, the at least one other transmitting entity;

or (g) a combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 6, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

an extrapolation of other sensor data from one or more neighboring bounded geographic areas to meet the one or more data requirements if the sensor data is unavailable.

9. A method of claim 8, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a processing of contextual data to select the one or more neighboring bounded geographic areas for performing the extrapolation of the other sensor data.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one transmitting entity, the at least one receiving entity, or a combination thereof include, at least in part, one or more vehicles, one or more mobile devices, or a combination thereof.

11. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

cause, at least in part, a specification of one or more prioritization attributes for one or more sensors associated with at least one transmitting entity; and

process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more prioritization attributes to determine whether to cause, at least in part, (a) a transmission of sensor data associated with the one or more sensors to at least one receiving entity, (b) a caching of the sensor data prior to a batch transmission of the sensor data to the at least one receiving entity, or (c) a combination thereof.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the specification of the one or more prioritization attributes is with respect to at least one application associated with the at least one receiving entity, the at least one transmitting entity, or a combination thereof.

13. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more prioritization attributes include, at least in part, a priority ranking, a polling frequency, a cacheability indicator, a maximum cache duration, a acceptable deviation criterion, or a combination thereof.

14. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, an initiation of the transmission of the sensor data, the caching of the sensor data, the batch transmission of the sensor data, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on one or more data requests from the at least one receiving entity, the at least one transmitting entity, or a combination thereof.

15. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine current location information, future location information, or a combination thereof of the at least one transmitting entity, the one or more sensors, or a combination thereof; and

determine whether to initiate the one or more requests based, at least in part, on the current location information, the future location information, or a combination thereof.

16. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine the current location information, the future location information, or a combination thereof with respect to one or more bounded geographic areas;

determine one or more data requirements associated with the one or more bounded geographic areas; and

determine (a) whether to initiate to the one or more requests, (b) a content of the one or more requests, or (c) a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more data requirements.

17. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine other location information associated with at least one other transmitting entity, one or more other sensors, or a combination thereof; and

determine whether to direct the one or more requests to the at least one transmitting entity, the at least one other transmitting entity, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on (a) the other location information;

(b) the current location information;

(c) the future location information;

(d) the one or more data requirements;

(e) data availability information associated the at least one transmitting entity, the at least one other transmitting entity;

(f) resource availability information associated the at least one transmitting entity, the at least one other transmitting entity;

or (g) a combination thereof.

18. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, an extrapolation of other sensor data from one or more neighboring bounded geographic areas to meet the one or more data requirements if the sensor data is unavailable.

19. An apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

process and/or facilitate a processing of contextual data to select the one or more neighboring bounded geographic areas for performing the extrapolation of the other sensor data.

20. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one transmitting entity, the at least one receiving entity, or a combination thereof include, at least in part, one or more vehicles, one or more mobile devices, or a combination thereof.

21-48. -48. (canceled)