Server system for receiving, processing and reporting sensor data

• US 8,909,264 B1
• Filed: 09/27/2012
• Issued: 12/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: the united states of america as represented by the secretary of the navy
• Original Assignee: the united states of america as represented by the secretary of the navy
• Inventors: Higuchi, Evan Y., Kamin, Nackieb M., Tom, Adrianne
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, Brandon
• Application Number:
  US13/628,110
• Time in Patent Office: 803 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 4554561-4566, 455418-420, 455/455
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

In one embodiment, a server system is provided for receiving, processing and reporting sensor data from remote sources. The server system comprises a database; a Geographic Information System (GIS) application; and programs for receiving geographic sensor data from the remote sources representative of geospatial-type information through connections to a computer network and to a cellular network transmitted by the remote sources through computer network communication protocols or short message service (SMS) cellular network communication protocols; processing the received geographic sensor data for storage in the database; and displaying the processed geographic sensor data through the GIS application to users via the cellular network or the computer network.

Claims

1. A service-requester/server system for receiving, processing and reporting geospatial sensor data from remote sources via a cellular network and a computer network, the service-requester/server system comprising:

a server;

a database;

a Geographic Information System (GIS) application;

the database including programs for;

requesting and receiving geographic sensor data representative of geospatial-type information through an Internet connection and a cellular network connection transmitted by the remote sources through TCP/IP communication protocols or Short Message Service (SMS) communication protocols, where the cellular network includes a base station having a traffic channel and a control channel, where the control channel is used;

for periodic network communication including call synchronization, setup, and handoff transmissions; and

when the traffic channel reaches full capacity for SMS messages and additional SMS messages fail to be transmitted in the traffic channel, wherein the additional SMS messages are received on the control channel of the base station of the cellular network when the traffic channel is at the full capacity;

processing the received geographic sensor data for storage in the database; and

displaying the processed geographic sensor data through the GIS application to users via the cellular network or the computer network.

2. A service-requester/server system for receiving, processing and reporting geospatial sensor data from remote sources via a cellular network and a computer network, the service-requester/server system comprising:

a server;

a database;

a Geographic Information System (GIS) application;

the database including programs for;

requesting and receiving geographic sensor data from the remote sources representative of geospatial-type information through connections to a computer network and to a cellular network transmitted by the remote sources through computer network communication protocols or short message service (SMS) cellular network communication protocols, where the cellular network includes a base station having a traffic channel and a control channel, where the control channel is used;

for periodic network communication including call synchronization, setup, and handoff transmissions; and

when the traffic channel reaches full capacity for SMS messages and additional SMS messages fail to be transmitted in the traffic channel, wherein the additional SMS messages are received on the control channel of the base station of the cellular network when the traffic channel is at the full capacity;

processing the received geographic sensor data for storage in the database; and

displaying the processed geographic sensor data through the GIS application to users via the cellular network or the computer network.

3. The service-requester/server system of claim 2 wherein the cellular network communication protocols are Short Message Service (SMS) protocols.

4. The service-requester/server system of claim 3 wherein the computer network communication protocols are TCP/IP protocols.

5. A service-requester/server system for receiving, processing and reporting geospatial sensor data from remote sources, the service-requester/server system comprising:

a server;

a database;

a Geographic Information System (GIS) application;

the database including programs for;

requesting and receiving geographic sensor data from the remote sources representative of geospatial-type information through connections to a computer network and to a cellular network transmitted by the remote sources through computer network communication protocols or short message service (SMS) cellular network communication protocols, where the cellular network includes a base station having a traffic channel and a control channel, where the control channel is used;

for periodic network communication including call synchronization, setup, and handoff transmissions; and

when the traffic channel reaches full capacity for SMS messages and additional SMS messages fail to be transmitted in the traffic channel, wherein the additional SMS messages are received on the control channel of the base station of the cellular network when the traffic channel is at the full capacity;

processing the received geographic sensor data for storage in the database; and

displaying the processed geographic sensor data through the GIS application to users via the cellular network or the computer network.

6. The service-requester/server system of claim 5 wherein the cellular network communication protocols are Short Message Service (SMS) protocols.

7. The service-requester/server system of claim 6 wherein the computer network communication protocols are TCP/IP protocols.