Systems and Methods For an Open System Internet of Things Data Hub

• US 20170060911A1
• Filed: 08/31/2016
• Published: 03/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Synchronoss Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Synchronoss Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Loscalzo, Thomas P.
• Application Number:
  US15/253,744
• Publication Number:
  US 20170060911A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database

Abstract

A method for storing and accessing data in an open system Internet of Things (IoT) data hub is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a request to aggregate data from at least two devices; for each device: obtaining data according to a closed data schema; identifying a standard data schema defined for a device type from which the data was obtained; executing a translator to transform the obtained data to be in conformity to the identified standard schema; and storing the transformed data in a data structure in a memory accessible by a plurality of applications; retrieving a plurality of elements from the data structure, wherein at least one element from the plurality of elements was obtained from each of the plurality of devices; executing a set of instructions to aggregate the retrieved plurality of elements; and providing the aggregated elements for display.

Claims

1. A method for storing and accessing data in an open system Internet of Things (IoT) data hub comprising:

receiving a request to aggregate data from at least a first device and a second device;

obtaining data from the first device according to a first closed data schema, wherein the obtained data comprises one or more data elements;

identifying a standard data schema defined for a device type of the first device;

executing a first set of instructions to translate the obtained data from the first device to be in conformity to the identified standard schema;

storing the translated data from the first device in a data structure in a memory;

obtaining data from the second device according to a second closed data schema;

identifying a standard data schema defined for a device type of the second device;

executing a second set of instructions to translate the obtained data from the second device to be in conformity to the identified standard schema;

storing the translated data from the second device in the data structure in the memory;

retrieving a plurality of elements from the data structure, wherein at least one element from the plurality of elements was obtained from the data obtained from the first device and at least one element from the plurality of elements was obtained from the data obtained from the second device;

executing a set of instructions to aggregate the retrieved plurality of elements; and

providing the aggregated elements for display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first closed data schema is different from the second closed data schema.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device and the second device each comprise a manufacturer server that stores user data retrieved from one of a manufacturer application or a manufacturer device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the obtained data is retrieved via an open application programming interface, said data stored according to the closed schemes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first closed data schema and the second closed data schema are proprietary schemes defined by a first device manufacturer and a second device manufacturer.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the standard schema is specific to a device type.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the standard schema is defined by a governing body of an industry associated with the device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the data structure is an indexed redundant hierarchical NoSQL database.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising securing the translated data in the data structure.

10. An open system IoT data hub, comprising:

a) at least one processor;

b) at least one input device; and

c) at least one storage device storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method including;

receiving a request to aggregate data from at least a first device and a second device;

obtaining data from the first device according to a first closed data schema, wherein the obtained data comprises one or more data elements;

identifying a standard data schema defined for a device type of the first device;

executing a first set of instructions to translate the obtained data from the first device to be in conformity to the identified standard schema;

storing the translated data from the first device in a data structure in a memory;

obtaining data from the second device according to a second closed data schema;

identifying a standard data schema defined for a device type of the second device;

executing a second set of instructions to translate the obtained data from the second device to be in conformity to the identified standard schema;

storing the translated data from the second device in the data structure in the memory;

retrieving a plurality of elements from the data structure, wherein at least one element from the plurality of elements was obtained from the data obtained from the first device and at least one element from the plurality of elements was obtained from the data obtained from the second device;

executing a set of instructions to aggregate the retrieved plurality of elements; and

providing the aggregated elements for display.

11. The open system of claim 10, wherein the first closed data schema is different from the second closed data schema.

12. The open system of claim 10, wherein the first device and the second device each comprise a manufacturer server that stores user data retrieved from one of a manufacturer application or a manufacturer device.

13. The open system of claim 12, wherein the obtained data is retrieved via an open application programming interface, said data stored according to the closed schema on the manufacturer server from one of a manufacturer application or a manufacturer device.

14. The open system of claim 10, wherein the first closed data schema and the second closed data schema are proprietary schemas defined by a first device manufacturer and a second device manufacturer.

15. The open system of claim 10, wherein the standard schema is specific to a device type.

16. The open system of claim 10, wherein the standard schema for each device is defined by a governing body of an industry associated with the device.

17. The open system of claim 10, wherein the data structure is an indexed redundant hierarchical NoSQL database.

18. The open system of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises securing the translated data in the data structure.