Network driven actuator mapping agent and bus and method of use

• US 8,560,611 B2
• Filed: 04/27/2012
• Issued: 10/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Martinez, Anthony E., Tagg, Bradley S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Wing F
• Assistant Examiner(s): YI, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US13/458,027
• Publication Number:
  US 20120209407A1
• Time in Patent Office: 536 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/00 Computing arrangements using knowledge-based models
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

A network driven actuator mapping agent is provided. A system includes a sensor configured to sense an event in a first environment. The system also includes an actuator configured to perform an action in a second environment. Moreover, the system further includes a mapping manager configured to map the sensed event to the actuator to provide a custom interaction in the second environment.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

at least one sensor configured to sense an event in a first environment;

a plurality of actuators configured to perform respective actions in any of a plurality of second environments, the plurality of second environments having one or more environmental constraints; and

a mapping manager implemented in a computer infrastructure configured to;

map the sensed event to one or more of the plurality of actuators to provide a custom interaction throughout the plurality of second environments;

determine that, based on the one or more environmental constraints, a first action corresponding to the event sensed in the first environment cannot be performed by a first actuator of one or more of the plurality of actuators; and

perform an abstraction mapping for the first actuator of the one or more of the plurality of actuators, the abstraction mapping comprising reducing content of the sensed event into a second action which the first actuator is able to perform in the one of the second environments based on the one or more environmental constraints.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the mapping manager is configured to determine objects affected by the sensed event based on information obtained from a cardinality manager, and

the cardinality manager is configured to determine a number of sensors associated with an object.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the mapping manager is configured to determine the one or more environmental constraints based on information obtained from a constraints manager, the constraints manager being is configured to track one or more environmental conditions.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the mapping manager is configured to determine that the abstraction mapping applies to an object proximate to the sensed event based on information obtained from a proximity manager, the proximity manager being is configured to determine characteristics of one or more objects proximate to the sensed event, wherein the characteristics including one or more of a physicality, a type, and a context.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the mapping manager is configured to interact with a synchronization manager configured to determine one or more of a timing and an order for performing the actions.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the mapping manager is configured to obtain the inputs from a synchronization manager configured to monitor the actions and to determine whether the actions are occurring as scripted.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the mapping manager is configured to interact with a scripts manager configured to determine a first action or a first sequence of actions to be performed to obtain the custom interaction.

8. A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having readable program code embodied in the computer usable storage medium, wherein the computer usable storage medium is an apparatus that stores the program code, and the computer program product includes at least one component operable to:

receive one or more events that are sensed in a first environment;

determine one or more of a plurality of actuators to perform at least one action based on the received one or more events, wherein the at least one action is performed in one or more second environments, the one or more second environments having one or more environmental constraints;

determine that, based on the one or more environmental constraints, the at least one action based on the received one or more events sensed in the first environment cannot be performed by a first actuator of the one or more of the plurality of actuators; and

perform an abstraction mapping for the first actuator of the one or more of the plurality of actuators, the abstraction mapping comprising reducing content of the received one or more events into a second action which the first actuator is able to perform in the one or more second environments based on the one or more environmental constraints.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the at least one component is operable to:

determine objects affected by the sensed event based on a number of sensors associated with an object; and

determine the one or more of the plurality of actuators to perform the least one action based on the objects affected by the sensed event.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the at least one component is operable to:

determine the one or more environmental constraints based on one or more environmental conditions; and

determine the one or more of the plurality of actuators to perform the least one action based on the one or more environmental constraints.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the at least one component is operable to determine that the abstraction mapping applies to an object proximate to the sensed event based on one characteristics of one or more objects proximate to the sensed event, wherein the characteristics include one or more of a physicality, a type, and a context.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, including a second component is operable to determine one or more of a timing and an order for performing one or more actions.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the at least one component is operable to monitor the at least one action and determine whether the at least one action is occurring as scripted.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the at least one component is operable to determine a first action or a first sequence of actions to be performed to obtain a custom interaction.

15. A method for a mapping agent, comprising:

sensing an event in a first environment using one or more sensor devices;

mapping the sensed event to one or more of the plurality of actuators in a second environment having one or more environmental constraints, the mapping providing a custom interaction in the second environment; and

determine that, based on the one or more environmental constraints, a first actuator of the one or more of the plurality of actuators is unable perform a first action corresponding to the sensed event;

performing an abstraction mapping for the first actuator of the one or more of the plurality of actuators, the abstraction mapping comprising reducing content of the sensed event into a second action which the first actuator is able to perform in the second environment based on the one or more environmental constraints; and

performing one or more actions, including the second action, in the second environment by the one or more of the plurality of actuators.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining objects affected by the sensed event based on a number of sensors associated with an object.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining the one or more environmental constraints based on one or more environmental conditions.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining that the abstraction mapping applies to an object proximate to the sensed event based on characteristics of one or more objects proximate to the sensed event, wherein the characteristics include one or more of a physicality, a type, and a context.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining one or more of a timing and an order for performing one or more actions.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining an action or a sequence of actions to be performed to obtain the custom interaction.