Event-Related Sensor Data Filtering for Unreliable Links
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems face challenges in efficiently transmitting data over unreliable and perturbed data links, often requiring high bandwidth and failing to analyze data due to frequent interruptions.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that selectively transmits a subset of sensor data and associated metadata based on detected events, allowing efficient data transfer and analysis, even in degraded connections, by using a sensor platform to process and filter data before transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If all sensor data is transmitted to the interface platform for analysis, then data analysis accuracy is improved, but bandwidth consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data transmission process into two parts: event detection (performed locally on the sensor platform) and data transmission (only transmitting relevant subsets). This segmentation allows the system to maintain analysis accuracy by detecting events locally while reducing bandwidth consumption by transmitting only necessary data subsets to the interface platform.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and transmits only the relevant subset of sensor data that contains detected events, rather than transmitting all sensor data. This extraction principle reduces bandwidth consumption significantly while preserving data analysis accuracy for the critical event portions.
2Reliability
If a redundant data link is used to ensure reliable data transmission, then transmission reliability is improved, but bandwidth requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential event-related data for transmission, reducing the overall data volume. This extraction allows reliable transmission on perturbed links because less data is at risk of interruption, and the critical information is conveyed with minimal bandwidth requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary event detection and data filtering on the sensor platform before transmission. This preliminary action ensures that only confirmed event data is transmitted, improving reliability by reducing the impact of transmission interruptions while minimizing bandwidth requirements.
3Quantity of substance
If sensor data is processed and filtered before transmission, then bandwidth usage is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the sensor platform to autonomously detect events and filter data locally without requiring complex external processing infrastructure. This self-service approach reduces bandwidth usage while keeping device complexity manageable through automated local intelligence.
4Quantity of substance
If only event metadata is transmitted without sensor data subset, then bandwidth consumption is reduced, but verification capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by transmitting both the minimal sensor data subset containing the event and its metadata. This combination provides just enough data quality for verification at the interface platform while maintaining low bandwidth consumption, rather than transmitting either all data or no data.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method of transmitting data related to an event detected by a sensor, the method comprising: receiving, by a sensor platform comprising the sensor, sensor data from the sensor; detecting, by the sensor platform, one or more events within the sensor data; and transmitting, by the sensor platform, a transmission dataset to an interface platform communicatively coupled to the sensor platform in response to the detection of the one or more events, wherein the transmission dataset comprises: a subset of the sensor data including at least a part of the sensor data based on which the one or more events were detected; and/or metadata associated with the detected one or more events.