Constrained environmental monitoring based on data privileges
First Claim
1. An environmental monitoring device, comprising:
- a sensor configured to provide sensor data for an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device, wherein the sensor data represents an environmental condition in the external environment;
an interface circuit configured to communicate with electronic devices of entities; and
a control circuit, coupled to the sensor and the interface circuit, configured to;
receive the sensor data, wherein receiving the sensor data involves performing measurements of the sensor data using the sensor;
dynamically determine data privileges of the entities, wherein the data privileges vary as a function of time and the environmental condition, and wherein one or more criteria used to determine the data privileges of at least a subset of the entities are specified by at least a different entity than the entities in the subset of the entities;
generate subsets of the sensor data based on the data privileges of the entities, wherein the data privileges of at least some of the entities are different and at least some of the corresponding subsets of the sensor data are different; and
providing, via the interface circuit, the subsets of the sensor data to the electronic devices.
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Abstract
A sensor mechanism in an environmental monitoring device provides sensor data that represents an environmental condition in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device. Then, a control mechanism in the environmental monitoring device generates subsets of the sensor data based on data privileges of different entities, where the data privileges of at least some of the entities are different from each other, and at least some of the corresponding subsets of the sensor data are different. For example, the data privileges may specify: different spatial extents in the external environment monitored by the sensor mechanism; and/or different types of information associated with the external environment. Next, an interface circuit in the environmental monitoring device provides the subsets of the sensor data to electronic devices associated with the entities.
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20 Claims
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1. An environmental monitoring device, comprising:
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a sensor configured to provide sensor data for an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device, wherein the sensor data represents an environmental condition in the external environment; an interface circuit configured to communicate with electronic devices of entities; and
a control circuit, coupled to the sensor and the interface circuit, configured to;receive the sensor data, wherein receiving the sensor data involves performing measurements of the sensor data using the sensor; dynamically determine data privileges of the entities, wherein the data privileges vary as a function of time and the environmental condition, and wherein one or more criteria used to determine the data privileges of at least a subset of the entities are specified by at least a different entity than the entities in the subset of the entities; generate subsets of the sensor data based on the data privileges of the entities, wherein the data privileges of at least some of the entities are different and at least some of the corresponding subsets of the sensor data are different; and providing, via the interface circuit, the subsets of the sensor data to the electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for use in conjunction with an environmental monitoring device, the computer-readable storage medium storing a program module to provide subsets of sensor data, wherein, when executed by the environmental monitoring device, the program module causes the environmental monitoring device to:
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receive the sensor data from a sensor in the environmental monitoring device that represents an environmental condition in the external environment, wherein receiving the sensor data involves performing measurements of the sensor data using a sensor in the environmental monitoring device; dynamically determine data privileges of the entities, wherein the data privileges vary as a function of time and the environmental condition, and wherein one or more criteria used to determine the data privileges of at least a subset of the entities are specified by at least a different entity than the entities in the subset of the entities; generate the subsets of the sensor data based on the data privileges of entities, wherein the data privileges of at least some of the entities are different and at least some of the corresponding subsets of the sensor data are different; and provide, via an interface circuit in the environmental monitoring device, the subsets of the sensor data to electronic devices of the entities. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing subsets of sensor data, wherein the method comprises:
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by an environmental monitoring device; receiving the sensor data from a sensor in the environmental monitoring device that represents an environmental condition in the external environment, wherein receiving the sensor data involves performing measurements of the sensor data using a sensor in the environmental monitoring device; dynamically determine data privileges of entities, wherein the data privileges vary as a function of time and the environmental condition, and wherein one or more criteria used to determine the data privileges of at least a subset of the entities are specified by at least a different entity than the entities in the subset of the entities; generating the subsets of the sensor data based on the data privileges of the entities, wherein the data privileges of at least some of the entities are different and at least some of the corresponding subsets of the sensor data are different; and providing, via an interface circuit in the environmental monitoring device, the subsets of the sensor data to electronic devices of the entities. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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