Automatic finding and sharing of IoT connected devices

• US 9,929,913 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2016
• Issued: 03/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Dawson, Christopher J., Dow, Eli M., Hamilton, II, Rick A., Li, Jenny S.
• Primary Examiner(s): JEAN GILLES, JUDE
• Application Number:
  US15/082,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20170279682A1
• Time in Patent Office: 729 Days
• Field of Search: 709223, 709203, 709224, 709250
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0893 Assignment of logical groups to network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0897 by horizontal or vertical scaling of resources, or by migrating entities, e.g. virtual resources or entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/16 using machine learning or artificial intelligence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5003 Managing SLA; Interaction between SLA and QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5096 wherein the managed service relates to distributed or central networked applications
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles

Abstract

Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. Data characteristics describing data from IoT devices are identified. Data profiles representing the IoT devices are generated. The data profiles are grouped into data profile groupings based on one or more of analytics and machine learning. A mapping of the data profile groupings to virtual servers is determined.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for IoT device sharing, the method comprising:

identifying, by one or more computer processors, data characteristics describing data from IoT devices;

generating, by one or more computer processors, data profiles representing the IoT devices;

grouping, by one or more computer processors, the data profiles into data profile groupings based on one or more of analytics and machine learning; and

determining, by one or more computer processors, a mapping of the data profile groupings to virtual servers.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein data characteristics comprise one or more of commercial nature, residential nature, communication volume, fixed interval trigger, change-based trigger, frequency of change, safety concerns, number of subscribers, processing requirement, location, past accuracy, and past performance.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

connecting, by one or more computer processors, an IoT device to a landing server for temporary housing pending an initial identification of data characteristics.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining, by one or more computer processors, a ranking of the IoT devices based on data characteristics concerning past performance.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

assessing, by one or more computer processors, conditions on one or more virtual servers;

determining, by one or more computer processors, a mismatch of an IoT device with a virtual server;

determining, by one or more computer processors, that the IoT device should be moved to a landing server for temporary housing; and

connecting, by one or more computer processors, the IoT device to the landing server.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request from a user to connect with an IoT device; and

identifying, by one or more computer processors, an available IoT device; and

communicating, by one or more computer processors, to the user information concerning the available IoT device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein information concerning the available IoT device comprises one or more of cost information and capacity information.

8. A computer program product for IoT device sharing, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to identify data characteristics describing data from IoT devices;

program instructions to generate data profiles representing the IoT devices;

program instructions to group the data profiles into data profile groupings based on one or more of analytics and machine learning; and

program instructions to determine a mapping of the data profile groupings to virtual servers.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein data characteristics comprise one or more of commercial nature, residential nature, communication volume, fixed interval trigger, change-based trigger, frequency of change, safety concerns, number of subscribers, processing requirement, location, past accuracy, and past performance.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

program instructions to connect an IoT device to a landing server for temporary housing pending an initial identification of data characteristics.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

program instructions to determine a ranking of the IoT devices based on data characteristics concerning past performance.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

program instructions to assess conditions on one or more virtual servers;

program instructions to determine a mismatch of an IoT device with a virtual server;

program instructions to determine that the IoT device should be moved to a landing server for temporary housing; and

program instructions to connect the IoT device to the landing server.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:

program instructions to receive a request from a user to connect with an IoT device; and

program instructions to identify an available IoT device; and

program instructions to communicate to the user information concerning the available IoT device.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein information concerning the available IoT device comprises one or more of cost information and capacity information.

15. A computer system for IoT device sharing, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to identify data characteristics describing data from IoT devices;

program instructions to generate data profiles representing the IoT devices;

program instructions to group the data profiles into data profile groupings based on one or more of analytics and machine learning; and

program instructions to determine a mapping of the data profile groupings to virtual servers.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein data characteristics comprise one or more of commercial nature, residential nature, communication volume, fixed interval trigger, change-based trigger, frequency of change, safety concerns, number of subscribers, processing requirement, location, past accuracy, and past performance.

17. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising:

program instructions to connect an IoT device to a landing server for temporary housing pending an initial identification of data characteristics.

18. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising:

program instructions to determine a ranking of the IoT devices based on data characteristics concerning past performance.

19. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising:

program instructions to assess conditions on one or more virtual servers;

program instructions to determine a mismatch of an IoT device with a virtual server;

program instructions to determine that the IoT device should be moved to a landing server for temporary housing; and

program instructions to connect the IoT device to the landing server.

20. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising:

program instructions to receive a request from a user to connect with an IoT device; and

program instructions to identify an available IoT device; and

program instructions to communicate to the user information concerning the available IoT device.