IoT Service Platform Segmentation for Development Cost Reduction

The platform is segmented into four distinct functional components: D-platform for device connectivity, P-platform for global registration and search, S-platform for application services, and M-platform for mash-up services. This segmentation allows independent development and deployment of each component, reducing overall development time and costs while maintaining modular complexity management.

The open-type software platform is designed with universal interfaces and protocols that enable multiple functions across different platform components. The P-platform serves both registration and search functions, while the M-platform provides mash-up services that integrate with other platforms, reducing the need for separate specialized systems and thereby reducing development time and costs.

The P-platform acts as an intermediary between users and the diverse IoT device ecosystem. It provides a unified search interface that abstracts the complexity of multiple device types and platforms, allowing users to easily discover and access IoT devices without needing to understand the underlying platform architecture or communication protocols.

The platform architecture introduces an additional abstraction layer between users and IoT devices. Instead of users directly interacting with diverse device protocols and interfaces, they interact with the standardized P-platform interface, which then translates requests to the appropriate underlying systems. This dimensional change from direct device interaction to platform-mediated interaction simplifies user operations while maintaining broad adaptability.