Processing analytics data received by sensor devices

• US 9,779,394 B2
• Filed: 05/15/2013
• Issued: 10/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Smith, Tracy J., Polehn, Donna L.
• Primary Examiner(s): BAIRD, EDWARD J
• Application Number:
  US13/894,620
• Publication Number:
  US 20140344139A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,602 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• 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

One or more devices may receive multiple data records from a sensor device when the sensor device receives an indication from a network device, associated with a service provider network, to provide the multiple data records via the service provider network. Each of the multiple data records may include analytics data collected by the sensor device. The one or more devices may store the multiple data records; receive, from a client device, a data request for one or more of the multiple data records meeting particular criteria; form, based on receiving the data request, processed data including the one or more of the multiple data records meeting the particular criteria; and provide the processed data to the client device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting, by one or more server devices, an amount of available network resources used to transmit data via a service provider network by querying a base station,

the amount of available network resources being determined based on network usage at the base station;

sending, by the one or more server devices and via the service provider network, an indication to a sensor device based on the amount of available network resources,

the indication identifying when a network resource becomes available for the sensor device to use to provide a plurality of data records via the service provider network by indicating a threshold priority value of data that may be provided using an available network resource,

the threshold priority value being based on the amount of available network resources determined based on the network usage at the base station to transmit the data via the service provider network;

receiving, by the one or more server devices and based on the indication sent to the sensor device, the plurality of data records from the sensor device via the service provider network,

the one or more server devices receiving the plurality of data records based on the network resource being available for use by the sensor device,

each of the plurality of data records including analytics data collected by the sensor device,

the analytics data, included in each of the plurality of data records, being associated with a priority value,

a data record, of the plurality of data records, being received when the priority value, associated with the analytics data included in the data record, satisfies the threshold priority value;

storing, by the one or more server devices, the plurality of data records;

receiving, by the one or more server devices and from a client device, a data request for one or more of the plurality of data records meeting particular criteria;

forming, by the one or more server devices based on receiving the data request, processed data including the one or more of the plurality of data records meeting the particular criteria;

determining, by the one or more server devices, a payment amount associated with providing the processed data to the client device based on the priority value associated with the analytics data;

providing, by the one or more server devices, information identifying the payment amount to the client device;

receiving, by the one or more server devices, payment information corresponding to the payment amount from the client device; and

providing, by the one or more server devices, the processed data to the client device based on receiving the payment information.

2. The method of claim 1, where the payment amount is based on a quantity of criteria included in the data request, an owner of the plurality of data records, a quantity of data records associated with the processed data, or a time at which the data request is received.

3. The method of claim 1, where the processed data includes a report having a list of the one or more of the plurality of data records.

4. The method of claim 1, where the processed data includes an alert,

the method further comprising:

receiving a particular data record meeting the particular criteria after receiving the data request,

where providing the processed data is based on receiving the particular data record.

5. The method of claim 1, where at least one of the plurality of data records includes:

a measurement of at least one of;

fluid temperature, fluid pressure, battery level, sound, light brightness, acceleration, geographic location, object presence, Bluetooth signal presence, motion, sales activity, electrical power, or energy consumption; and

a timestamp.

6. The method of claim 1, where each of the plurality of data records include a measurement value,

the measurement value of each of the one or more of the plurality of data records, associated with the processed data, being greater than a particular number of standard deviations from a mean value of the measurement values of each of the plurality of data records.

7. The method of claim 1, where the data record includes:

a measurement of at least one of;

fluid temperature,

fluid pressure,

battery level,

sound,

light brightness,

acceleration,

geographic location,

object presence,

Bluetooth signal presence,

motion,

sales activity,

electrical power, or

energy consumption;

a timestamp; and

at least one of;

user information,

data class information, or

product information.

8. The method of claim 1, where the payment amount associated with providing the processed data to the client device for a first priority value is less than for a second priority value,

the first priority value being less than the second priority value.

9. A system comprising:

one or more server devices to;

detect an amount of available network resources used to transmit data via a service provider network by querying at least one base station,

the amount of available network resources being determined based on network usage of the at least one base station;

send, via the service provider network, an indication to a plurality of sensor devices based on the amount of available network resources,

the indication identifying when network resources become available for the plurality of sensor devices to use to provide a plurality of data records via the service provider network by indicating a threshold priority value of data that may be provided using an available network resource,

the threshold priority value being based on the amount of available network resources determined based on the network usage of the least one base station to transmit the data via the service provider network;

receive, based on the indication sent to the plurality of sensor devices, the plurality of data records from the plurality of sensor devices via the service provider network,

the one or more server devices receiving the plurality of data records based on the network resources being available for use by the plurality of sensor devices,

each of the plurality of data records including analytics data collected by the sensor device,

the analytics data, included in each of the plurality of data records, being associated with a priority value,

a data record, of the plurality of data records, being received when the priority value, associated with the analytics data included in the data record, satisfies the threshold priority value;

store the plurality of data records;

receive, from a client device, a data request for one or more of the plurality of data records meeting particular criteria;

form, based on receiving the data request, processed data including the one or more of the plurality of data records meeting the particular criteria;

determine a payment amount associated with providing the processed data to the client device based on the priority value associated with the analytics data;

provide information identifying the payment amount to the client device;

receive payment information corresponding to the payment amount from the client device; and

provide the processed data to the client device based on receiving the payment information.

10. The system of claim 9, where the payment amount is based on a quantity of criteria included in the data request, an owner of the plurality of data records, a quantity of data records associated with the processed data, or time in which the data request is received.

11. The system of claim 9, where the processed data includes a report having a list of the one or more of the plurality of data records.

12. The system of claim 9, where the processed data includes an alert,

where the one or more server devices are further to:

receive a particular data record meeting the particular criteria after receiving the data request,

where when providing the processed data, the one or more server devices are to provide the processed data based on receiving the particular data record.

13. The system of claim 9, where at least one of the plurality of data records includes:

a measurement of at least one of;

fluid temperature, fluid pressure, battery level, sound, light brightness, acceleration, geographic location, object presence, Bluetooth signal presence, motion, sales activity, electrical power, or energy consumption; and

a timestamp.

14. The system of claim 9, where the payment amount associated with providing the processed data to the client device for a first priority value is less than for a second priority value,

the first priority value being less than the second priority value.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

a plurality of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of at least one server device, cause the one or more processors to;

detect an amount of available network resources used to transmit data via a service provider network by querying at least one base station,

the amount of available network resources being determined based on network usage of the at least one base station;

send, via the service provider network, an indication to a plurality of sensor devices based on the amount of available network resources,

the indication identifying when network resources become available for the plurality of sensor devices to use to provide a plurality of data records via the service provider network by indicating a threshold priority value of data that may be provided using an available network resource,

the threshold priority value being based on the amount of available network resources determined based on the network usage of the least one base station to transmit the data via the service provider network;

receive, based on the indication sent to the plurality of sensor devices, the plurality of data records from the plurality of sensor devices via the at least one base station,

the one or more processors of the at least one server device receiving the plurality of data records based on the network resources being available for use by the plurality of sensor devices,

each of the plurality of sensor devices including one or more sensors to gather analytics data and to form the plurality of data records based on gathering the analytics data,

the analytics data, used to form each of the plurality of data records, being associated with a priority value,

a data record, of the plurality of data records, being received when the priority value, associated with the analytics data used to form the data record, satisfies the threshold priority value;

store the plurality of data records;

receive, from a client device, a data request for one or more of the plurality of data records meeting particular criteria;

form, based on receiving the data request, processed data including the one or more of the plurality of data records meeting the particular criteria;

determine a payment amount associated with providing the processed data to the client device based on the priority value associated with the analytics data;

provide information identifying the payment amount to the client device;

receive payment information corresponding to the payment amount from the client device; and

provide the processed data to the client device based on receiving the payment information.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, where each of the plurality of data records include a measurement value,

the measurement value of each of the one or more of the plurality of data records, associated with the processed data, being greater than a particular number of standard deviations from a mean value of the measurement values of each of the plurality of data records.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the processed data includes a report having a list of the one or more of the plurality of data records.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the processed data includes an alert,

where the plurality of instructions further cause the one or more processors of the at least one server device to:

receive a particular data record meeting the particular criteria after receiving the data request,

where one or more instructions, of the plurality of instructions, to provide the processed data, further cause the one or more processors of the at least one server device to provide the processed data based on receiving the particular data record.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the data record includes:

a measurement of at least one of;

fluid temperature,

fluid pressure,

battery level,

sound,

light brightness,

acceleration,

geographic location,

object presence,

Bluetooth signal presence,

motion,

sales activity,

electrical power, or

energy consumption;

a timestamp; and

at least one of;

user information,

data class information, or

product information.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the payment amount associated with providing the processed data to the client device for a first priority value is less than for a second priority value,

the first priority value being less than the second priority value.