Sensor information management system, sensor information management method, and computer-readable storage medium

• US 8,495,188 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2008
• Issued: 07/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Matsumoto, Yasuhide, Yasaki, Masatomo, Uyama, Masashi, Mitsuoka, Madoka, Watanabe, Satoru, Oda, Mitsuru
• Primary Examiner(s): MIRZA, ADNAN M
• Application Number:
  US12/049,619
• Publication Number:
  US 20080243440A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,954 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224, 709/226
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25129 Programming a multitasking, virtual sensor network shared by various users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/50 Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements

Abstract

A sensor information management system is connected to a network including a plurality of sensors and a computer including a service providing unit for providing services using data presented by at least one of the plurality of sensors. The sensor information management system includes: a sensor profile information record unit for recording sensor profile information; a sensor request information record unit for recording sensor request information; a scenario record unit for recording scenario data; a scenario generation unit for determining an operation for allowing the sensor, and recording the scenario data including the operation; and a scenario management unit for generating a control signal for allowing each sensor and transmitting the generated signal to the each sensor.

Claims

1. A sensor information management system connected to a network including a plurality of sensors and a computer that provides services using data presented by at least one of the plurality of sensors, comprising:

first memory configured to store sensor profile information representing for each of items the information about each of the plurality of sensors;

second memory configured to store sensor request information representing for each of the items, the sensor request information including data requested from the computer to a sensor to offer the service;

a third memory configured to store scenario data representing the operation of at least a part of the plurality of sensors; and

a processor configured to execute a process including;

extracting data representing a set of a service and a sensor for presenting the data requested to offer the service by comparing at least a part of the items of the sensor profile information with a corresponding item of the sensor request information;

determining an operation for allowing the sensor to present the data requested to offer the service with respect to the set of the service and the sensor represented by the data extracted by the extracting based on the sensor profile information and the sensor request information, and recording the scenario data including the operation for representing the operation of the sensor in the third memory;

generating a control signal for allowing each sensor to perform the operation of each sensor represented by the scenario data recorded in the third memory, and transmitting the generated signal to the each sensor; and

converting data provided by the sensor into data requested by the service with respect to the set of the service and the sensor extracted by the extracting.

2. The sensor information management system according to claim 1, wherein:

an item of the sensor profile information comprises at least one of pieces of the information relating to a site of a sensor, a time in which the sensor can be used, and data provided by the sensor;

an item of the sensor request information comprises at least one of pieces of the information relating to a site of a sensor, a time in which the sensor is to be used, data to be acquired from the sensor;

the extracting extracts a set of the sensor and the service by comparing relating to at least one piece of information between a site of a sensor of the sensor profile information and a site of a sensor of the sensor request information, between a time in which the sensor of the sensor profile information and a time in which the sensor of the sensor request information is to be used, and between information about data provided by the sensor of the sensor profile information and information about data provided by the sensor of the sensor request information.

3. The sensor information management system according to claim 1, wherein

an item of the sensor profile information is the information about the data provided by the sensor;

an item of the sensor request information includes the information about data to be acquired from the sensor; and

the recording includes the data indicating in the scenario data an operation of converting the data provided by the sensor into the data requested by the service as data indicating the operation of the converting when the data provided by the sensor indicating the sensor profile information does not match the data to be acquired from the sensor indicated by the sensor request information with respect to the set of the service and the sensor extracted by the extracting.

4. A sensor information management method executed by a computer communicating with another computer including a plurality of sensors and that provides services using data presented by at least one of the plurality of sensors, comprising:

recording in a first memory the information about each of the plurality of sensors as sensor profile information representing each of items;

recording in a second memory the information about data requested from the another computer to the sensor, as sensor request information representing each of the items, to offer the service;

recording in a third memory the scenario data indicating the operation of at least a part of the plurality of sensors;

extracting data indicating a set of a service and a sensor for providing data requested to provide the service by comparing at least a part of items of the sensor profile information with a corresponding item in the sensor request information;

determining an operation of the sensor providing data requested to offer the service with respect to the set of the service and the sensor indicated by the extracted data based on the sensor profile information and the sensor request information;

recording in the third memory the determined operation of the sensor included in the scenario data;

generating a control signal for allowing each of the sensors to perform an operation of each sensor indicated by the scenario data recorded in the third memory, and transmitting the control signal to each sensor; and

converting data provided by the sensor into data requested by the service with respect to the set of the service and the sensor.

6. The sensor information management method according to claim 4, wherein:

an item of the sensor profile information comprises at least one of pieces of the information relating to a site of a sensor, a time in which the sensor can be used, and data provided by the sensor;

an item of the sensor request information comprises at least one of pieces of the information relating to a site of a sensor, a time in which the sensor is to be used, data to be acquired from the sensor;

the extracting extracts a set of the sensor and the service by comparing relating to at least one piece of information between a site of a sensor of the sensor profile information and a site of a sensor of the sensor request information, between a time in which the sensor of the sensor profile information and a time in which the sensor of the sensor request information is to be used, and between information about data provided by the sensor of the sensor profile information and information about data provided by the sensor of the sensor request information.

7. The sensor information management method according to claim 4, wherein:

an item of the sensor profile information is the information about the data provided by the sensor;

an item of the sensor request information includes the information about data to be acquired from the sensor; and

the recording includes the data indicating in the scenario data an operation of converting the data provided by the sensor into the data requested by the service as data indicating the operation of the converting when the data provided by the sensor indicating the sensor profile information does not match the data to be acquired from the sensor indicated by the sensor request information with respect to the set of the service and the sensor extracted by the extracting.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an information management program for causing a computer to communicate with another computer including a plurality of sensors and that provides services using data presented by at least one of the plurality of sensors, the program causing the computer to perform the process comprising:

recording in a first memory the information about each of the plurality of sensors as sensor profile information representing each of the items;

recording in a second memory the information about data requested from the another computer to the sensor, as sensor request information representing each of the items, to offer the service;

recording in a third memory the scenario data indicating the operation of at least a part of the plurality of sensors;

extracting data indicating a set of a service and a sensor for providing data requested to provide the service by comparing at least a part of items of the sensor profile information with a corresponding item in the sensor request information;

determining an operation of the sensor providing data requested to offer the service with respect to the set of the service and the sensor indicated by the extracted data based on the sensor profile information and the sensor request information, and recording in the third memory the determined operation of the sensor included in the scenario data;

generating a control signal for allowing each of the sensors to perform an operation of each sensor indicated by the scenario data recorded in the third memory, and transmitting the control signal to each sensor; and

converting data provided by the sensor into data requested by the service with respect to the set of the service.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 5, wherein:

an item of the sensor profile information comprises at least one of pieces of the information relating to a site of a sensor, a time in which the sensor can be used, and data provided by the sensor;

an item of the sensor request information comprises at least one of pieces of the information relating to a site of a sensor, a time in which the sensor is to be used, data to be acquired from the sensor;

the extracting extracts a set of the sensor and the service by comparing relating to at least one piece of information between a site of a sensor of the sensor profile information and a site of a sensor of the sensor request information, between a time in which the sensor of the sensor profile information and a time in which the sensor of the sensor request information is to be used, and between information about data provided by the sensor of the sensor profile information and information about data provided by the sensor of the sensor request information.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 5, wherein:

an item of the sensor profile information is the information about the data provided by the sensor;

an item of the sensor request information includes the information about data to be acquired from the sensor; and

the recording includes the data indicating in the scenario data an operation of converting the data provided by the sensor into the data requested by the service as data indicating the operation of the converting when the data provided by the sensor indicating the sensor profile information does not match the data to be acquired from the sensor indicated by the sensor request information with respect to the set of the service and the sensor extracted by the extracting.