IoT Gateway Service for Mobile Sensor Data Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
The proliferation of IoT networks has led to a need for improved techniques to manage and process sensor data efficiently, as the amount of data generated exceeds available bandwidth, particularly in vehicle-to-vehicle and other communication routing mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of IoT gateway services that convert radio signals from mobile sensor devices into machine-to-machine connectivity protocols, utilizing a content delivery network and message brokers to distribute data among multiple IoT gateway services, enabling efficient communication without relying on cellular or satellite networks, and employing K-Nearest Neighbor processes for proximity-based data dissemination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If sensor data is transmitted using traditional vehicle-to-vehicle communication routing mechanisms, then data can be communicated between devices, but the available bandwidth is insufficient to handle the volume of sensor data generated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces IoT gateway services as intermediary components that receive sensor data from mobile devices, convert it to standardized protocols, and route it through content delivery networks. This intermediary layer enables efficient data distribution without overwhelming direct device-to-device communication channels, effectively increasing the system's bandwidth capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional two-hop device-to-device communication to a multi-dimensional architecture involving mobile devices, gateway services, message brokers, and content delivery networks. This dimensional expansion creates multiple communication pathways and routing options, effectively increasing bandwidth capacity to handle large sensor data volumes.
2Productivity
If IoT gateway services convert radio signals to machine-to-machine protocols and distribute through content delivery networks, then data communication efficiency is enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the data communication system into distinct functional segments: mobile sensor devices, IoT gateway services, message brokers, and content delivery networks. Each segment handles specific tasks independently, which improves overall communication efficiency while managing complexity through modular design and clear separation of concerns.
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AI summary
A method in one embodiment comprises: obtaining, by a first cloud-based IoT gateway service, a radio signal from a first mobile sensor device; converting the radio signal to a message in a machine-to-machine IoT connectivity protocol; and providing the message to a message broker that determines a topic of the message and publishes the message using the topic. The message is distributed to one or more additional mobile sensor devices using a content delivery network. The first mobile sensor device optionally obtains the radio signal from one or more additional mobile sensor devices by means of vehicle-to-vehicle communications. The radio signal comprises, for example, a distress signal of a given mobile sensor device and a K-Nearest Neighbor process is optionally used to identify other mobile devices in proximity to the given mobile sensor device.