Method of and system for managing data in a sensor network
First Claim
1. A method of managing sensor data comprising the steps of:
- defining a Sensor Network environment in terms of zones, each said zone being defined by its entrance or exit condition, and having a distinct and consistent property associated with it, wherein the defined Sensor network environment is based on operational and business process rules that apply to said Sensor Network environment;
collecting sensor data regarding the state of objects within said Sensor Network environment;
analyzing said collected sensor data in the context of said Sensor Network environment and said zones; and
storing said analyzed sensor data as records in a database, in an application agnostic form, and in terms of said zones.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of and system for managing sensor data in a computer database environment. An exemplary method of the invention is described, comprising the steps of: defining a Sensor Network environment in terms of zones, each zone being defined by its entrance or exit condition, and having a distinct and consistent property associated with it; collecting sensor data regarding the state of objects within the Sensor Network environment; analyzing the collected sensor data in the context of said Sensor Network environment and the zones; and storing the analyzed sensor data as records in a database, in an application agnostic form, and in terms of the zones. A corresponding system is also described.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of managing sensor data comprising the steps of:
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defining a Sensor Network environment in terms of zones, each said zone being defined by its entrance or exit condition, and having a distinct and consistent property associated with it, wherein the defined Sensor network environment is based on operational and business process rules that apply to said Sensor Network environment; collecting sensor data regarding the state of objects within said Sensor Network environment; analyzing said collected sensor data in the context of said Sensor Network environment and said zones; and storing said analyzed sensor data as records in a database, in an application agnostic form, and in terms of said zones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for managing sensor data comprising:
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a plurality of sensors for detecting environment conditions including the presence of objects; a Sensor management engine; and a database; said Sensor management engine being operable to; define a Sensor Network environment in terms of zones, each said zone being defined by its entrance or exit condition, and having a distinct and consistent property associated with it, wherein the defined Sensor network is based on the operational and business process rules that apply to said Sensor Network environment; collect data from said sensors regarding the state of objects within said Sensor Network environment; analyze said collected sensor data in the context of said Sensor Network environment and said zones; and store said analyzed sensor data as records in a database, in an application agnostic form, and in terms of said zones.
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