Internet of things (IoT) application development

• US 10,628,136 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2014
• Issued: 04/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TATA Consultancy Services Limited (Tata Sons Pvt Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: TATA Consultancy Services Limited (Tata Sons Pvt Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ghose, Avik, Pal, Arpan, Choudhury, Anirban Dutta, Chattopadhyay, Tanushyam, Bhowmick, Plaban Kumar, Chattopadhyay, Dhiman
• Primary Examiner(s): Aguilera, Todd
• Application Number:
  US14/286,068
• Publication Number:
  US 20140351790A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,160 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2228 Indexing structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/70 Software maintenance or management

Abstract

An application development system for development of Internet of Things (IoT) application includes a cataloging module to obtain an input from an application developer. The input comprises data related to the IoT application to be developed. The cataloging module further retrieves a plurality of reusable artefacts from a knowledge database based on the input. A recommendation module in the application development system recommends, to the application developer, artefacts from amongst the plurality of reusable artefacts, based at least on one of a feedback associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts, an expert analysis, and a combination of the expert analysis and the feedback. An association module in the application development system associates artefacts selected by the application developer with each other for development of the IoT application.

Claims

1. A method for developing an Internet of Things (IoT) application, the method comprising:

receiving a dataset and a functionality to be performed on data in the dataset provided by an application developer as an input, wherein the functionality to be performed on the data in the dataset comprises one or more tasks to be performed by the IoT application to be developed, and wherein the dataset comprises one or more phases of the IoT application from a plurality of phases of the IoT application, types of sensors for the one or more tasks, a subject on which the one or more tasks are to be performed, and a scenario in which the one or more tasks are to be performed, wherein the one or more phases of the IoT application include a sensing phase, an extraction phase, an analysis phase, and a response phase;

retrieving a plurality of reusable artefacts corresponding to a plurality of phases of the IoT application from a knowledge database based on the one or more tasks to be performed by the IoT application to be developed and based on the application developer'"'"'s input, and wherein the plurality of reusable artefacts is retrieved by comparing the application developer'"'"'s input and the one or more tasks with metadata associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts, wherein the metadata associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts includes a type of sensors, a use case, and a domain, and wherein the plurality of reusable artefacts related to same type of sensors, same domain, and same phase are grouped together,

recommending an artefact for each phase, from amongst the plurality of reusable artefacts to the application developer, based on at least one of feedback associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts and expert analysis, wherein the feedback comprises feedback from application developers, algorithm developers and users of the artefacts, and wherein the feedback is based on frequency of use, success rate and the use case of the reusable artefacts;

receiving selected artefacts for each phase of the IoT application from amongst the recommended artefacts from the application developer;

associating a reusable artifact of the selected artifacts belonging to the sensing phase with a reusable artifact of the selected artefacts belonging to the extraction phase;

associating the reusable artifact of the selected artifacts belonging to the extraction phase with a reusable artifact of the selected artefacts belonging to the analysis phase; and

developing the IoT application based on associating the selected artefacts with each other based on the plurality of phases of the IoT application.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

storing the plurality of reusable artefacts and the metadata associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts in the knowledge database; and

indexing the plurality of reusable artefacts in the knowledge database in real-time during development of the IoT application, wherein the indexing is performed based on the metadata.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the feedback is in form of ratings.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein recommending an artefact for each phase includes autonomously selecting from amongst the plurality of reusable artefacts a respective artefact for each phase based on the feedback associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts, wherein the feedback includes feedback regarding the respective suitability of the reusable artefacts derived from application developers, algorithm developers and users of the reusable artefacts.

5. An application development system for development of an Internet of Things (IoT) application comprising:

a processor;

a cataloging module executed by the processor to;

receive a dataset and a functionality to be performed on data in the dataset provided by an application developer as an input, wherein the functionality to be performed on the data in the dataset comprises one or more tasks to be performed by the IoT application to be developed, and wherein the dataset comprises one or more phases of the IoT application from a plurality of phases of the IoT application, types of sensors for the one or more tasks, a subject on which the one or more tasks are to be performed, and a scenario in which the one or more tasks are to be performed, wherein the one or more phases of the IoT application include a sensing phase, an extraction phase, an analysis phase, and a response phase;

retrieve a plurality of reusable artefacts corresponding to a plurality of phases of the IoT application from a knowledge database based on the one or more tasks to be performed by the IoT application to be developed and based on the application developer'"'"'s input, and wherein the plurality of reusable artefacts is retrieved by comparing the application developer'"'"'s input and the one or more tasks with metadata associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts, wherein the metadata associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts includes a type of sensors, a use case, and a domain, and wherein the plurality of reusable artefacts related to same type of sensors, same domain, and same phase are grouped together;

a recommendation module executed by the processor to;

recommend an artefact for each phase, from amongst the plurality of reusable artefacts to the application developer, based on at least one of feedback associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts and expert analysis, wherein the feedback comprises feedback from application developers, algorithm developers and users of the artefacts, and wherein the feedback is based on frequency of use, success rate and the use case of the reusable artefacts; and

an association module executed by the processor to;

associate artefacts selected by the application developer with each other based on the plurality of phases of the IoT application for development of the IoT application by;

associating a reusable artifact of the selected artifacts belonging to the sensing phase with a reusable artifact of the selected artefacts belonging to the extraction phase; and

associating the reusable artifact of the selected artifacts belonging to the extraction phase with a reusable artifact of the selected artefacts belonging to the analysis phase.

6. The application development system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the reusable artefacts include one or more of algorithms, functions, configuration scripts, and source codes.

7. The application development system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the cataloging module further:

stores the plurality of reusable artefacts and the metadata associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts in the knowledge database; and

indexes the plurality of reusable artefacts in the knowledge database in real-time during development of the IoT application, wherein the indexing is performed based on the metadata.

8. The application development system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the recommendation module autonomously selects from amongst the plurality of reusable artefacts a respective artefact for each phase based on the feedback associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts, wherein the feedback includes feedback regarding the respective suitability of the reusable artefacts derived from application developers, algorithm developers and users of the reusable artefacts.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing a method comprising:

receiving, by an application development system, a dataset and a functionality to be performed on data in the dataset provided by an application developer as an input, wherein the functionality to be performed on the data in the dataset comprises one or more tasks to be performed by an IoT application to be developed, and wherein the dataset comprises one or more phases of the IoT application from a plurality of phases of the IoT application, types of sensors for the one or more tasks, a subject on which the one or more tasks are to be performed, and a scenario in which the one or more tasks are to be performed, wherein the one or more phases of the IoT application include a sensing phase, an extraction phase, an analysis phase, and a response phase;

retrieving, by the application development system, a plurality of reusable artefacts corresponding to a plurality of phases of the IoT application from a knowledge database based on the one or more tasks to be performed by the IoT application to be developed and based on the application developer'"'"'s input, and wherein the plurality of reusable artefacts is retrieved by comparing the application developer'"'"'s input and the one or more tasks with metadata associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts, wherein the metadata associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts includes a type of sensors, a use case, and a domain, and wherein the plurality of reusable artefacts related to same type of sensors, same domain, and same phase are grouped together;

recommending, by the application development system, an artefact for each phase, from amongst the plurality of reusable artefacts to the application developer, based on at least one of feedback associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts and expert analysis, wherein the feedback comprises feedback from application developers, algorithm developers and users of the artefacts, and wherein the feedback is based on frequency of use, success rate and the use case of the reusable artefacts;

receiving, by the application development system, selected artefacts for each phase of the IoT application from amongst the recommended artefacts from the application developer;

associating a reusable artifact of the selected artifacts belonging to the sensing phase with a reusable artifact of the selected artefacts belonging to the extraction phase;

associating the reusable artifact of the selected artifacts belonging to the extraction phase a the reusable artifact of the selected artefacts belonging to the analysis phase; and

developing, by the application development system, the IoT application based on associating the selected artefacts with each other based on the plurality of phases of the IoT application.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 9, wherein recommending an artefact for each phase includes autonomously selecting by the application development system from amongst the plurality of reusable artefacts a respective artefact for each phase based on the feedback associated with each of the plurality of reusable artefacts, wherein the feedback includes feedback regarding the respective suitability of the reusable artefacts derived from application developers, algorithm developers and users of the reusable artefacts.