DYNAMICALLY PRESENTING VEHICLE SENSOR DATA VIA MOBILE GATEWAY PROXIMITY NETWORK

• US 20160050265A1
• Filed: 08/18/2015
• Published: 02/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trimble Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited (Trimble Inc.)
• Inventors: Botticelli, Mark Philip
• Granted Patent: US 10,652,335 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A new sensor is detected being added to a vehicle sensor bus. A publication topic is created based on the new sensor. The publication topic is made available via at least to a server component operating via the proximity networking radio. Data from the new sensor is added to the publication topic. In response to a subscription to the publication topic via a user device, the data is dynamically presented to the user device via the server component.

Claims

1. A mobile gateway comprising:

a sensor interface configured to communicate via a vehicle sensor bus;

a proximity networking radio; and

a processor coupled to the sensor interface and the proximity networking radio, the processor configured to;

detect a new sensor added to the vehicle sensor bus;

create a publication topic based on the new sensor, the publication topic made available via at least to a server component operating via the proximity networking radio;

add data from the new sensor to the publication topic; and

in response to a subscription to the publication topic via a user device, dynamically present the data to the user device via the server component.

2. The mobile gateway of claim 1, wherein the sensor bus comprises a controller area network bus.

3. The mobile gateway of claim 1, wherein the server component comprises an HTTP server.

4. The mobile gateway of claim 1, wherein the proximity network comprises one of a Wi-Fi network and a Bluetooth network.

5. The mobile gateway of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a numerical identifier of the new sensor; and

based on the numerical identifier, determine at least a type of the new sensor.

6. The mobile gateway of claim 5, wherein the publication topic is based on the type of the new sensor.

7. The mobile gateway of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

facilitate user selection of multiple topics via the user device and the server component; and

dynamically present data from the multiple topics via the server component.

8. The mobile gateway of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to:

facilitate assignment of graphical components to the multiple topics via the user device and the server component;

facilitate arrangement of the graphical components into a view, wherein the data from the multiple topics is presented via the graphical components in the view.

9. The mobile gateway of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

facilitate selection of multiple topics via a template transmitted to the mobile gateway; and

dynamically present data from the multiple topics via the server component.

10. The mobile gateway of claim 9, wherein presenting data from the multiple topics comprises combining data from at least two topics.

11. The mobile gateway of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

facilitate assignment of graphical components to the multiple topics via the template; and

facilitate arrangement of the graphical components into a view, wherein the data from the multiple topics is presented via the graphical components in the view.

12. The mobile gateway of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a second subscription to the publication topic via a cloud gateway; and

in response to the second subscription, dynamically send the data to the cloud gateway.

13. A method comprising:

detecting a new sensor added to a vehicle sensor bus;

creating a publication topic based on the new sensor, the publication topic made available via at least to a server component operating via the proximity networking radio;

adding data from the new sensor to the publication topic; and

in response to a subscription to the publication topic via a user device, dynamically presenting the data to the user device via the server component.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

determining a numerical identifier of the new sensor; and

based on the numerical identifier, determining at least a type of the new sensor.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the publication topic is based on the type of the new sensor.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

facilitating user selection of multiple topics via the user device and the server component; and

dynamically presenting data from the multiple topics via the server component.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

facilitating assignment of graphical components to the multiple topics via the user device and the server component;

facilitating arrangement of the graphical components into a view, wherein the data from the multiple topics is presented via the graphical components in the view.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

facilitating selection of multiple topics via a template transmitted to the mobile gateway; and

dynamically presenting data from the multiple topics via the server component, wherein presenting data from the multiple topics comprises combining data from at least two topics.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

facilitating assignment of graphical components to the multiple topics via the template; and

facilitating arrangement of the graphical components into a view, wherein the data from the multiple topics is presented via the graphical components in the view.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a second subscription to the publication topic via a cloud gateway; and

in response to the second subscription, dynamically sending the data to the cloud gateway.