IDENTIFYING FAULT CONDITIONS IN COMBINATIONS OF COMPONENTS
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- an interface mechanism configured to communicate with environmental monitoring devices of entities, partner electronic devices of partners of a second entity that is associated with the system, and service-provider electronic devices of service providers, wherein the environmental monitoring devices and the partner electronic devices are included in environments; and
wherein the service providers include one of;
a maintenance service, an installation service, a retail service, and an emergency-monitoring service;
a control mechanism, coupled to the interface mechanism, configured to;
monitor inputs and outputs exchanged among components in combinations that provide services in the environments, wherein the components in a given combination include at least one of the environmental monitoring devices and one or more of;
the partner electronic devices and service providers, and wherein the inputs and the outputs from a given component in the given combination include;
sensor data representing one or more environmental conditions in one or more of the environments, sub-services in the services, and compensation within the given combination for the sensor data and the sub-services;
store the monitored inputs and outputs;
analyze the monitored inputs and outputs based on quality criteria and historical inputs and outputs exchanged within the combinations;
identify, based on the analysis, an instance in the inputs and the outputs of one of;
incorrect sensor data, and fraudulent compensation; and
perform a remedial action based on the identified instance.
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Abstract
A control mechanism in a system monitors inputs and outputs (such as sensor data representing one or more environmental conditions in one or more environments, sub-services in the services, and/or compensation) exchanged among components in combinations that provide the services in the environments, where the components in a given combination include at least one of: environmental monitoring devices in the environments and one or more of the partner electronic devices in the environments and/or service providers. Moreover, the control mechanism stores the monitored inputs and outputs, and analyzes the monitored inputs and outputs based on quality criteria and historical inputs and outputs exchanged within the combinations. Based on the analysis, the control mechanism identifies an instance in the inputs and the outputs of: incorrect sensor data and/or fraudulent compensation. Furthermore, the control mechanism performs a remedial action based on the identified instance.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an interface mechanism configured to communicate with environmental monitoring devices of entities, partner electronic devices of partners of a second entity that is associated with the system, and service-provider electronic devices of service providers, wherein the environmental monitoring devices and the partner electronic devices are included in environments; and wherein the service providers include one of;
a maintenance service, an installation service, a retail service, and an emergency-monitoring service;a control mechanism, coupled to the interface mechanism, configured to; monitor inputs and outputs exchanged among components in combinations that provide services in the environments, wherein the components in a given combination include at least one of the environmental monitoring devices and one or more of;
the partner electronic devices and service providers, and wherein the inputs and the outputs from a given component in the given combination include;
sensor data representing one or more environmental conditions in one or more of the environments, sub-services in the services, and compensation within the given combination for the sensor data and the sub-services;store the monitored inputs and outputs; analyze the monitored inputs and outputs based on quality criteria and historical inputs and outputs exchanged within the combinations; identify, based on the analysis, an instance in the inputs and the outputs of one of;
incorrect sensor data, and fraudulent compensation; andperform a remedial action based on the identified instance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-program product for use in conjunction with a system, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a computer-program mechanism embedded therein to perform a remedial action, the computer-program mechanism including:
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instructions for monitoring inputs and outputs exchanged among components in combinations that provide services in environments that include environmental monitoring devices and partner electronic devices, wherein the environmental monitoring devices are associated with entities and the partner electronic devices are associated with partners of a second entity that is associated with the system; wherein the components in a given combination include at least one of the environmental monitoring devices and one or more of;
the partner electronic devices and service providers;wherein the service providers include one of;
a maintenance service, an installation service, a retail service, and an emergency-monitoring service; andwherein the inputs and the outputs from a given component in the given combination include;
sensor data representing one or more environmental conditions in one or more of the environments, sub-services in the services, and compensation within the given combination for the sensor data and the sub-services;instructions for storing the monitored inputs and outputs; instructions for analyzing the monitored inputs and outputs based on quality criteria and historical inputs and outputs exchanged within the combinations; instructions for identifying, based on the analysis, an instance in the inputs and the outputs of one of;
incorrect sensor data, and fraudulent compensation; andinstructions for performing a remedial action based on the identified instance. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system-implemented method for performing a remedial action, wherein the method comprises:
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monitoring inputs and outputs exchanged among components in combinations that provide services in environments that include environmental monitoring devices and partner electronic devices, wherein the environmental monitoring devices are associated with entities and the partner electronic devices are associated with partners of a second entity that is associated with the system; wherein a given partner electronic device includes, on behalf of the second entity, at least one of;
a module, and a sensor;wherein the service providers include one of;
a maintenance service, an installation service, a retail service, and an emergency-monitoring service; andwherein the inputs and the outputs from a given component in the given combination include;
sensor data representing one or more environmental conditions in one or more of the environments, sub-services in the services, and compensation within the given combination for the sensor data and the sub-services;storing the monitored inputs and outputs; using a control mechanism in the system, analyzing the monitored inputs and outputs based on quality criteria and historical inputs and outputs exchanged within the combinations; identifying, based on the analysis, an instance in the inputs and the outputs of one of;
incorrect sensor data, and fraudulent compensation; andperforming a remedial action based on the identified instance.
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