Collaborative intelligence and decision-making in an IoT device group
First Claim
1. A method for collaborative decision-making among Internet of Things (IoT) devices in an IoT group, comprising:
- transmitting a recommendation request message to one or more member IoT devices in the IoT group, wherein the recommendation request message indicates a planned state transition;
receiving one or more responses to the recommendation request message, wherein the one or more responses include feedback about the planned state transition from the one or more member IoT devices responding to the recommendation request message; and
determining whether to initiate the planned state transition based on the one or more responses to the recommendation request message.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to collaborative intelligence and decision-making in an Internet of Things (IoT) device group. In particular, various IoT devices in the group may be interdependent, whereby a decision that one IoT device plans may impact other IoT devices in the group. Accordingly, in response to an IoT device planning a certain decision (e.g., to transition state or initiate another action), the IoT devices in the group may collaborate using distributed intelligence prior to taking action on the planned decision. For example, a recommendation request may be sent to other IoT devices in the group, which may then analyze relationships within the group to assess potential impacts associated with the planned decision and respond to approve or disapprove the planned decision. Based on the responses received from the other IoT devices, the IoT device may then determine whether to take action on the planned decision.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for collaborative decision-making among Internet of Things (IoT) devices in an IoT group, comprising:
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transmitting a recommendation request message to one or more member IoT devices in the IoT group, wherein the recommendation request message indicates a planned state transition; receiving one or more responses to the recommendation request message, wherein the one or more responses include feedback about the planned state transition from the one or more member IoT devices responding to the recommendation request message; and determining whether to initiate the planned state transition based on the one or more responses to the recommendation request message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for transmitting a recommendation request message to one or more member Internet of Things (IoT) devices in an IoT group, wherein the recommendation request message indicates a planned state transition; means for receiving one or more responses to the recommendation request message, wherein the one or more responses include feedback about the planned state transition from the one or more member IoT devices responding to the recommendation request message; and means for determining whether to initiate the planned state transition based on the one or more responses to the recommendation request message. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for collaborative group-based decision-making recorded thereon, wherein executing the computer-executable instructions on an Internet of Things (IoT) device causes the IoT device to:
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transmit a recommendation request message to one or more member IoT devices in an IoT group that includes the IoT device, wherein the recommendation request message indicates a planned state transition; receive one or more responses to the recommendation request message, wherein the one or more responses include feedback about the planned state transition from the member IoT devices responding to the recommendation request message; and determine whether to initiate the planned state transition based on the responses to the recommendation request message.
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19. A method for collaborative decision-making among Internet of Things (IoT) devices in an IoT group, comprising:
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receiving a recommendation request message from at least one member IoT device in the IoT group, wherein the recommendation request message indicates a planned state transition associated with the at least one member IoT device; determining a response to the recommendation request message based at least in part on feedback about the planned state transition; and receiving an advertised final decision indicating whether the planned state transition will be initiated from the at least one member IoT device, wherein the at least one member IoT device generates the final decision based at least in part on the feedback about the planned state transition. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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