IoT Platform for Device Skill Sharing and Task Collaboration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current IoT technologies are limited to enhancing existing functionalities of IoT devices and have not been extended to improve their capabilities or collaboration within IoT networks.
Innovation Solution
A platform is provided within an IoT network that offers services such as a skills library, task sharing bus, and partner bridging service to enhance the functionality of IoT devices by enabling them to share skills, tasks, and collaborate to achieve common goals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If IoT devices operate independently with existing functionalities, then device simplicity is maintained, but functionality and collaboration capabilities are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a platform as an intermediary between IoT devices, which provides services to enhance device functionality without increasing device complexity. The platform acts as a mediator that enables skill sharing, task collaboration, and device communication, allowing devices to benefit from enhanced capabilities while maintaining their original simple architecture.
2Productivity
If IoT devices share resources and collaborate, then operational efficiency is enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the system into distinct components: IoT devices that maintain their original simple functions, and a separate platform that handles complex services such as skill sharing, task management, and collaboration coordination. This segmentation allows operational efficiency to be enhanced through resource sharing while the complexity is isolated to the platform layer, not affecting device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If IoT technology is extended for improving device capabilities, then functionality is enhanced, but implementation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal platform that provides multi-functional services to diverse IoT devices. The platform offers a suite of services including skill sharing, task collaboration, device communication, and resource management that can be applied across different device types and use cases. This universality allows functionality to be enhanced across multiple devices without increasing implementation complexity for each individual device.
Data Source
AI summary
As described herein, a system, method, and computer program are provided for Internet of Things (IoT) community services. In use, a platform of an IoT network is provided to a plurality of IoT devices of the IoT network, where the platform has one or more services accessible to the plurality of IoT devices. Further, the platform executes the one or more services to enhance functionality of the plurality of IoT devices.