Digital Twin Control Platform for Heterogeneous IoT Data Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for centralized management of various tools and IoT devices face inefficiencies due to heterogeneity in communication protocols, leading to the need for complex systems and unified rules for data management.
Innovation Solution
A method and system utilizing digital twin technology to enable efficient data exchange between clients of various types connected to a control platform. This involves forming digital twins on the platform, synchronizing client and digital twin states, extracting and enriching data, and converting it into structured formats for unified data exchange.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a centralized management system is used to manage various IoT devices and programs, then unified control and data management is achieved, but the system complexity increases due to heterogeneity in communication protocols and the need for complex systems to ensure management of numerous data flows
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a message broker as an intermediary component that sits between diverse IoT devices and the centralized management system. The message broker receives messages from devices using various protocols, standardizes them into a universal format, and routes them to the appropriate handlers. This intermediary layer absorbs the complexity of protocol heterogeneity, allowing the centralized system to manage diverse devices without direct complexity exposure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes message parameters including protocol type, data format, routing information, and processing priorities based on the source device and target destination. By parameterizing message structures and using template-based message interpretation, the system adapts to different device types without requiring hard-coded logic for each device, thereby managing complexity through flexible parameter configuration rather than structural complexity.
2Productivity
If unified rules and complex systems are developed to manage numerous data flows from heterogeneous devices, then data management capability is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to the complexity of implementing and maintaining such systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data management system into distinct modular components: message reception module, message interpretation module using templates, data extraction module, and routing module. Each component has a specific, simplified function. The segmentation allows operators to understand and manage individual components independently rather than dealing with a monolithic complex system, improving ease of operation while maintaining high data management efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses message templates that serve as standardized copies or patterns for different types of device messages. Instead of creating custom handling logic for each device type, the system copies and adapts proven message structures and processing rules from templates. This templating approach simplifies operation by allowing operators to work with standardized message formats and processing flows rather than custom complex logic for each scenario.
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AI summary
This solution relates to the field of computer technology, in particular to methods and systems of interaction of devices and programs through a control platform using digital twin technology (DT). The technical result of the invention is an efficient data exchange between clients of various types connected to the control platform through digital twins. The claimed technical result is achieved by implementing a method of interaction of programs and devices using a control platform. The method contains stages at which:the initial connection of a client to a control platform is performed, while the client is a device or software application;a primary message from the client to the platform with information to create a digital twin (DT) is sent;the client's DT is formed on the control platform, which contains at least information about the type of data processed by the client, message format generated by the client, and the current state of the client;the states of the connected client and its DT on the control platform during the exchange of messages between clients of the control platform are synchronized;extraction and enrichment of useful data received in messages from the client, and the useful data is presented in a structured form after being processed by the generated DT;messages in the form of structured data are converted into a format accepted by the client.