Centralized Data Portal for Multi-Source Sensor Aggregation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for data transmission are limited in their ability to combine and process data from multiple sources at a single data portal, leading to separate handling of data related to persons, vehicles, machineries, assets, and environments, which restricts advanced data processing and visualization capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented system and method for evaluating and transmitting combined external data from multiple sources to a central data portal, using a data collection device that processes sensor data from various sources, including persons, vehicles, buildings, and outdoor locations, and transmits status data for storage and visualization, enabling aggregation and advanced analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing data transmission systems are used independently for each source, then each source can be monitored separately, but the ability to combine and process data from multiple sources at a single data portal is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple data transmission functions into a single integrated data collection device that can receive data from various sources (personnel, vehicles, machinery, assets, buildings) and transmit to a central data portal. This consolidation enables unified data processing while reducing the number of separate transmission devices needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The data collection device is designed with universal capability to interface with multiple data sources through different communication protocols and transmission modes. It can collect data from persons, vehicles, machineries, assets, and buildings using a single device, eliminating the need for source-specific dedicated transmission systems.
2Adaptability or versatility
If data from multiple sources is aggregated at a centralized portal, then unified processing and visualization is enabled, but existing systems are constrained by limited modes or combinations of modes for data transmission
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts transmission modes based on the data source and requirements. The data collection device can switch between wired and wireless communication channels, and adjust transmission parameters to optimize data transfer from different sources (personnel wearables, vehicle sensors, building systems) to the central portal.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable data collection device serves as an intermediary between multiple data sources and the central data portal. It collects data from various sources using different transmission modes, processes and standardizes the data, then transmits to the central portal, enabling unified processing while accommodating diverse transmission requirements.
3Productivity
If separate systems are used for different data sources, then each source can be handled independently, but advanced data processing and visualization capabilities are restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines data from multiple sources into a single centralized data portal where unified processing occurs. The data collection device aggregates data from persons, vehicles, machinery, assets, and buildings, enabling advanced cross-source analysis and visualization that would not be possible with separate independent systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized data portal provides universal processing capabilities that can handle diverse data types from multiple sources simultaneously. It enables advanced analysis functions such as impact detection, panic detection, and comprehensive visualization across all data sources, improving productivity while maintaining adaptability.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for evaluating and transmitting combined external data from one or more sources are described herein. An example method may include collecting, by a data collection device communicatively coupled to a central data portal, sensor data from one or more sources, processing, by the data collection device, the sensor data to evaluate status data concerning status of the one or more sources, transmitting, by the data collection device, the status data to a central data portal, and processing, by the central data portal, the status data for storage and visualization. The data collection device can be co-located with one of the sources. The sources may include one or more of a building, a room, outdoor location, an asset, a vehicle, and a person.