NETWORK DRIVEN ACTUATOR MAPPING AGENT AND BUS AND METHOD OF USE

• US 20150331403A1
• Filed: 07/29/2015
• Published: 11/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated (Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Martinez, Anthony E., Tagg, Bradley S.
• Granted Patent: US 10,295,968 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/00 Computing arrangements using knowledge-based models
• 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 network driven actuator mapping agent is provided. A system includes a sensor configured to sense an event in a first environment. The system also includes an actuator configured to perform an action in a second environment. Moreover, the system further includes a mapping manager configured to map the sensed event to the actuator to provide a custom interaction in the second environment.

Claims

1. A system for mapping interactions between environments, comprising:

at least one sensor configured to sense an event in a first environment;

a plurality of actuators configured to perform an action in any of a plurality of second environments; and

a mapping manager configured to;

use one or more mappings to determine one of the plurality of actuators to be engaged; and

map the sensed event onto the engaged actuator to provide a custom interaction throughout the plurality of second environments,

wherein the mapping manager is configured to obtain inputs from the at least one sensor, a cardinality manager, and a constraints manager.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first environment and the plurality of second environments are one of a real world environment and a simulated environment.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the mapping manager is configured to obtain inputs from the at least one sensor and one or more of a cardinality manager, a constraints manager, a proximity manager, and a synchronization manager.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the cardinality manager is configured to determine how many of the at least one sensor is in an area.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the constraints manager is configured to track one or more conditions within the first environment and the plurality of second environments.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the proximity manager is configured to determine one or more of a physicality, a type, and a context of an object.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein the synchronization manager is configured to determine one or more of a timing and an order for performing one or more actions.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the mapping manager is configured to perform at least one of a lossy mapping, a lossless mapping, and an abstraction mapping.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the mapping manager is configured to interact with a scripts manager, which is configured to determine an action or a sequence of actions to be performed to obtain the custom interaction.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is implemented on a computing infrastructure.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the constraints manager determines one or more constraints that exist based on real world or simulated environmental conditions.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the event is an action in the first environment; and

the constraints manager identifies a type of environment in which the action is being performed and tracks one or more conditions within the first environment including one of gravity, physical limitations, time limitations, and gestures.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the constraints manager uses the tracked conditions to determine whether the action performed in the first environment can be mapped onto the action in the second environment, which has different environmental constraints.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the mapping manager maps the event onto the engaged actuator, and binds and maps stimulator actions to actuator results.