SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING DATA GATHERING IN A NETWORK OF MOVING THINGS

• US 20170132853A1
• Filed: 10/28/2016
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nexar Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Veniam Inc.
• Inventors: Barros, Joao, Condeixa, Tiago, Matos, Ricardo, Azevedo, Joao, Ameixieira, Carlos
• Granted Patent: US 9,741,183 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/02 Registering or indicating driving, working, idle, or waiting time only apparatus forming part of taximeters G07B13/00
• 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: H04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks

Abstract

Systems and methods for optimizing data gathering in a network of moving things. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide systems and methods for operating sensor systems and collecting data from sensor systems in a network resource-efficient manner.

Claims

1. A communication network mobile access point (MAP) comprising:

at least one module operable to, at least;

determine a first data collection plan comprising a list of sensors from which to collect data during a travel route;

implement the first data collection plan while traveling along the travel route;

while implementing the first data collection plan, at least;

detect a condition;

determine, based at least in part on the detected condition, a second data collection plan; and

switch from the first data collection plan to the second data collection plan.

2. The MAP of claim 1, wherein the at least one module is operable to determine the first data collection plan by, at least in part, operating to receive the first data collection plan from a central controller.

3. The MAP of claim 1, wherein the at least one module is operable to determine the first data collection plan by, at least in part, operating to receive the data collection plan from another mobile access point.

4. The MAP of claim 1, wherein the at least one module is operable to determine the first data collection plan by, at least in part, operating to negotiate with at least one other mobile access point.

5. The MAP of claim 1, wherein the at least one module is operable to detect the condition by, at least in part, operating to interact with an autonomous vehicle control system.

6. The MAP of claim 1, wherein the detected condition comprises a public safety emergency.

7. The MAP of claim 1, wherein the detected condition comprises a vehicle condition.

8. The MAP of claim 1, wherein the detected condition comprises a weather condition.

9. The MAP of claim 1, wherein the detected condition comprises a road condition.

10. The MAP of claim 1, wherein the detected condition comprises a communication resource condition.

11. The MAP of claim 1, wherein the at least one module is operable to determine the second data collection plan by, at least in part, operating to modify the list of sensors.

12. The MAP of claim 1, wherein the at least one module is operable to determine the second data collection plan by, at least in part, operating to adjust a data resolution associated with a sensor of the list of sensors.

13. The MAP of claim 1, wherein the at least one module is operable to determine the second data collection plan by, at least in part, operating to adjust a priority associated with a sensor of the list of sensors.

14. The MAP of claim 1, wherein the at least one module is operable to report information regarding the second data collection plan to another network node.

15. A communication network mobile access point (MAP) comprising:

at least one module operable to, at least;

determine a first data collection plan comprising a list of sensors from which to collect data during a travel route;

implement the first data collection plan while traveling along the travel route;

while implementing the first data collection plan, at least;

communicate information with a second MAP; and

based at least in part on the communicated information, modifying the list of sensors.

16. The MAP of claim 15, wherein the at least one module is operable to modify the list of sensors by, at least in part, operating to assume data collection responsibility for another sensor that is not on list of sensor.

17. The MAP of claim 15, wherein the at least one module is operable to modify the list of sensors by, at least in part, operating to hand off data collection responsibility for a sensor on the list of sensors to the second MAP.

18. The MAP of claim 15, wherein the at least one module is operable to modify the list of sensors by, at least in part, operating to modify the list of sensors without approval from a central controller.

19. The MAP of claim 15, wherein the communicated information comprises information of resource utilization for the MAP and/or the second MAP.

20. The MAP of claim 15, wherein the communicated information comprises information indicating whether the second MAP has collected data from a sensor on the list of sensors.

21. A communication network node comprising:

at least one module operable to, at least;

determine a first data collection plan for a first mobile access point (MAP) comprising a first list of sensors from which to collect data during a travel route;

communicate the first data collection plan to the first MAP;

while the first MAP is implementing the first data collection plan, at least;

receive information;

based, at least in part, on the received information, modify the first data collection plan; and

communicate the modified first data collection plan to the first MAP.

22. The communication network node of claim 21, wherein the at least one module is operable to:

determine a second data collection plan for a second mobile access point (MAP) comprising a second list of sensors from which to collect data during a travel route;

communicate the second data collection plan to the second MAP;

based, at least in part, on the received information, modify the second data collection plan; and

communicate the modified second data collection plan to the second MAP.

23. The communication network node of claim 22, wherein the at least one module is operable to:

modify the first data collection plan by removing a sensor from the first list of sensors; and

modify the second data collection plan by adding the removed sensor to the second list of sensors.

24. The communication network node of claim 21, wherein the at least one module is operable to receive the information by, at least in part, receiving the information from a control system of an autonomous vehicle.

25. The communication network node of claim 21, wherein the received information comprises data collected from the first list of sensors.

26. The communication network node of claim 21, wherein the received information comprises information indicating an emergency situation.

27. The communication network node of claim 21, wherein the received information comprises information of weather and/or road conditions.

28. The communication network node of claim 21, wherein the received information comprises vehicle information.