ORCHESTRATED SENSOR SET

• US 20160048399A1
• Filed: 08/15/2014
• Published: 02/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shaw, Venson
• Application Number:
  US14/461,029
• Publication Number:
  US 20160048399A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 1/18 with arrangements for signalling that a predetermined value of an unspecified parameter has been exceeded G01D1/14 takes precedence

Abstract

Orchestration of a set of sensors selected from a superset of sensors is disclosed. Orchestration can reduce redundant data capture associated with the superset of sensors. Further, selection of sensors for the orchestrated set of sensors can be predicated on the functionality of a sensor, location of a sensor, redundancy of a sensor, etc. Moreover, event measurement information and/or user preference information can be incorporated into the selection of sensors for inclusion in the orchestrated set. Additionally, virtual machine instances can be associated with sensor operation for the orchestrated set of sensors, which can facilitate adaptation of sensor features via the corresponding virtual machine.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

receiving sensor information about a sensor device;

determining a set of sensor devices comprising the sensor device;

instantiating a virtual machine to interact with the sensor device of the set of sensor devices;

facilitating adapting a sensor function of the sensor device via the virtual machine; and

facilitating access to event information related to an event, wherein a portion of the event information is captured by the sensor device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the determining the set of sensor devices comprises selecting the sensor device, based on the sensor information, to facilitate a reduction of redundant event information captured by the set of sensor devices.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the determining the set of sensor devices comprises selecting the sensor device, based on the sensor information, to facilitate an increase in non-redundant event information captured by the set of the sensor devices.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor device is a first sensor device, the virtual machine is a first virtual machine, the portion of the event information is a first portion, and the operations further comprise:

instantiating a second virtual machine to interact with a second sensor device of the set of sensor devices;

facilitating adapting a second sensor function of the second sensor device via the second virtual machine; and

facilitating access to the event information, wherein a second portion of the event information is captured by the second sensor device.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the determining the set of sensor devices, comprising the first sensor device and the second sensor device, comprises determining that the event information comprises less redundant event information than other event information captured by another set of sensor devices comprising the first sensor device and a third sensor device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating the adapting of the sensor function comprises:

designating an adapted sensing region that is an adaptation of a sensing region associated with the sensor device, and

capturing the event information from the adapted sensing region.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the determining the set of sensor devices is in response to a parameter value associated with the event being determined to satisfy a threshold value rule related to a threshold value.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of sensor devices is a first set of sensor devices, and the operations further comprise:

determining a second set of sensor devices comprising the sensor device and that is different than the first set of sensor devices.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a mobile device comprising the memory and the processor.

10. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a system comprising a processor, sensor information about a sensor device deployed in an environment;

receiving, by the system, event information associated with an event, wherein the event information facilitates determining a set of sensor devices comprising the sensor device germane to measuring a defined phenomenon related to the event;

determining, by the system, the set of sensor devices based on the sensor information and the event information, wherein the set of sensor devices facilitates measuring the defined phenomenon related to the event;

adapting, by the system, a sensor function of the sensor device via an instance of a virtual machine; and

facilitating, by the system, access to measurement information related to the measuring of the defined phenomenon.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the determining the set of sensor devices reduces redundancy in the measuring of the defined phenomenon related to the event.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the determining the set of sensor devices increases non-redundant information in the measuring of the defined phenomenon related to the event.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the determining the set of sensor devices is in response to a parameter value associated with the event being determined to satisfy a rule related to a threshold value.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising adapting, by the system, another sensor function of another sensor device of the set of sensor devices via another instance of another virtual machine.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the determining the set of sensor devices is based on determining, by the system, a rank order for sensor devices deployed in the environment, and including sensor devices in the set of sensor devices according to the rank order.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the determining the set of sensor devices comprising the sensor device does not preclude determining, by the system, a different set of sensor devices comprising the sensor device.

17. A computer readable storage device comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

receiving sensor information about a sensor device;

determining a set of sensor devices comprising the sensor device, the set of sensor devices to be employed in capturing event information related to an event;

instantiating a virtual machine to interact with the sensor device of the set of sensor devices;

initiating adaptation of a sensor function of the sensor device via the virtual machine; and

facilitating access to a set of the event information captured by the sensor device.

18. The computer readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the determining the set of sensor devices comprises selecting the sensor device, based on the sensor information, resulting in a reduction in redundant event information captured by other sensor devices of the set of sensor devices.

19. The computer readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the determining the set of sensor devices comprises selecting the sensor device, based on the sensor information, resulting in an increase in non-redundant event information captured by other sensor devices of the set of sensor devices.

20. The computer readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the sensor device, of the determining a set of sensor devices comprising the sensor device, is a sensor device comprised in another set of sensor devices.