Industrial Identifier Encoding via Execution Tree
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing RFID technologies are limited by vendor lock-in, requiring specific applications for each sensor device, leading to complexity and increased costs due to the need for multiple non-integrated applications to access various sensor data types, such as temperature and location sensors.
Innovation Solution
A system that enables encoding and decoding of industrial identifiers using an execution tree, allowing users to define new encoding schemes and process unstructured data from sensor devices, such as RFID readers, to generate industrial identifiers, thereby decoupling applications from specific vendor-supplied RFID readers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If vendor-specific RFID readers and applications are used to access sensor data, then data access is achieved, but device complexity and system integration complexity increase due to requiring multiple non-integrated applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal RFID reader that can access multiple types of sensor data (temperature, humidity, location, etc.) from different RFID tags and sensor devices through a single integrated application. This multi-functional reader eliminates the need for vendor-specific applications for each sensor type, thereby reducing system integration complexity while maintaining reliable data access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer (middleware or abstraction layer) between the RFID reader and various sensor devices. This intermediary enables the reader to communicate with different sensor types through standardized interfaces, allowing data access without requiring separate vendor-specific applications, thus reducing integration complexity.
2Loss of information
If multiple non-integrated applications are used to access different sensor data types, then comprehensive sensor data access is achieved, but loss of time and increased costs occur due to managing multiple applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functionality of multiple vendor-specific applications into a single integrated RFID reader application. This unified application can access temperature sensors, location sensors, and other sensor types through one interface, eliminating the time required to manage multiple separate applications while maintaining comprehensive sensor data access.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated application provides universal access to multiple sensor types through a single interface, allowing users to retrieve comprehensive sensor data without switching between different vendor-specific applications, thereby reducing management time and maintaining data completeness.
3Reliability
If vendor lock-in is implemented with specific RFID readers, then data access reliability is improved, but adaptability decreases due to inability to use other RFID devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the RFID reader with universal compatibility to work with multiple RFID tag types and sensor devices from different vendors. This is achieved through support for multiple communication protocols and identification standards, maintaining reliable data access while enabling adaptability to various RFID devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary abstraction layer that handles vendor-specific protocols and translates them into a unified interface. This mediator enables the RFID reader to maintain reliable data access while adapting to different RFID devices and sensor types from various vendors, thereby improving versatility without sacrificing reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
In various embodiments, a method for processing industrial identifiers includes receiving unstructured data. An encoding scheme is determined for the unstructured data based on an execution tree associated with a plurality of industrial identifiers. The encoding scheme is then output to an application. Data may be received for one or more fields associated with one of the plurality of industrial identifiers. An industrial identifier may be generated based on the execution tree in response to the data.