Sensor management and sensor analytics system

• US 9,779,183 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2014
• Issued: 10/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Allied Telesis Holdings KK
• Original Assignee: Allied Telesis Holdings KK
• Inventors: Gallo, Joseph L., de Antoni, Ferdinand E. K., Gill, Scott, Stellick, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Fleurantin, Jean B
• Application Number:
  US14/281,901
• Publication Number:
  US 20150339407A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,232 Days
• Field of Search: 707736, 707770
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 9/32 there being a common recording element for two or more variables
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/048 Monitoring; Safety
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/18 Status alarms G08B21/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods described herein are configured for monitoring and managing a plurality of sensors. The plurality of sensors may be fixed, mobile, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the monitoring and management of the sensors is facilitated via a graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving a plurality of configuration parameters associated with a plurality of sensor analytics processes;

initiating the plurality of sensor analytics processes based on the plurality of configuration parameters, wherein each sensor analytics process of the plurality of sensor analytics processes is associated with a respective sensor;

receiving analytics data from the plurality of sensor analytics processes;

storing the analytics data from the plurality of sensor analytics processes in a non-transitory storage medium; and

determining an allocation of the plurality of sensor analytics processes based on the plurality of configuration parameters over a plurality of execution units, wherein an execution unit of the plurality of execution units is configured to execute one or more of the sensor analytics processes.

2. The method as described in claim 1, wherein the analytics data is stored in a data warehouse, and wherein processing of the analytics data is configured to determine whether a state change associated with a sensor has occurred.

3. The method as described in claim 1 further comprising:

displaying a group of configuration parameters of the plurality of configuration parameters that is associated with a sensor analytics process of the plurality of sensor analytics processes in a graphical user interface;

receiving a request to modify the group of configuration parameters; and

updating configuration parameters of the group of configuration parameters based on the request.

4. The method as described in claim 1 further comprising:

accessing metadata associated with a sensor of the plurality of sensors, wherein the storing further comprises storing the metadata associated with the sensor of the plurality of sensors with respective analytics data from a respective sensor analytics process of the plurality of sensor analytics processes.

5. The method as described in claim 4 further comprising:

displaying the metadata associated with the sensor of the plurality of sensors in a graphical user interface;

receiving a request to modify the metadata associated with the sensor of the plurality of sensors; and

updating the metadata associated with the sensor of the plurality of sensors based on the request.

6. The method as described in claim 4, wherein the metadata comprises location information associated with the sensor of the plurality of sensors.

7. The method as described in claim 1, wherein an execution unit of the plurality of execution units is a virtual machine.

8. The method as described in claim 1 further comprising:

determining a health indicator associated with a sensor analytics process of the plurality of sensor analytics processes, wherein the determining is based on respective analytics data received from the respective sensor analytics process.

9. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving configuration parameters associated with a sensor analytics process that is associated with a sensor of a plurality of sensors;

accessing metadata associated with the sensor;

initiating the sensor analytics process based on the configuration parameters;

receiving analytics data from the sensor analytics process;

storing the analytics data with the metadata in a non-transitory storage medium;

receiving configuration parameters associated with other sensor analytics processes;

initiating the other sensor analytics processes based on the configuration parameters associated with the other sensor analytics processes; and

determining an allocation of the plurality of sensor analytics processes based on the plurality of configuration parameters over a plurality of execution units, wherein an execution unit is configured to execute at least two sensor analytics processes.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

determining a health indicator of the sensor analytics process based on the analytics data received from the sensor analytics process.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

restarting the sensor analytics process in response to determining that the sensor analytics process is associated with a negative health indicator.

12. The method as described in claim 9, wherein an execution unit of the plurality of execution units is a virtual machine.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the metadata comprises location information of the sensor.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the analytics data and meta data are stored in a data warehouse configured to determine a state change of the sensor based on the analytics data.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, computer executable instructions that, if executed by a device, causes the device to perform a method comprising:

receiving configuration parameters associated with a sensor analytics process;

initiating the sensor analytics process based on the configuration parameters, wherein the sensor analytics process is associated with a sensor of a plurality of sensors;

receiving analytics data from the sensor analytics process;

determining a health indicator of the sensor analytics process based on analytics data received from the sensor analytics process;

storing the analytics data from the sensor analytics process in a non-transitory storage medium; and

determining an allocation of the plurality of sensor analytics processes based on the plurality of configuration parameters over a plurality of execution units, wherein an execution unit is configured to execute at least two sensor analytics processes.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

reconfiguring the sensor analytics process based on the health indicator.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving configuration parameters associated with other sensor analytics processes; and

initiating the other sensor analytics processes based on the configuration parameters associated with the other sensor analytics processes.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein an execution unit of the plurality of the execution units is a virtual machine.