IoT Sensor App Configures Mobile Devices as Data Sources
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Solution Overview
Problem
The integration of mobile devices as data sources in IoT systems is hindered by their diverse hardware configurations and complexities, making it difficult to leverage their input and output components effectively within IoT systems.
Innovation Solution
The IoT sensor application configures mobile devices as either input or output data sources by automatically discovering and connecting to relevant data pipelines and applications, allowing for the capture and upload of data, and providing an interface for data processing and storage, without requiring detailed understanding of the underlying data pipelines or applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mobile devices are integrated as data sources in IoT systems, then the versatility and data collection capability of the system is improved, but the device complexity and integration difficulty increase due to diverse hardware configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an edge system as an intermediary between mobile devices and the central server. The edge system provides a standardized interface that abstracts the diverse hardware configurations of mobile devices, enabling them to function as data sources without requiring direct complex integration with the central server. This mediator handles the variability in hardware configurations centrally rather than at each connection point.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal interface layer at the edge system that can accommodate multiple types of mobile devices with different hardware configurations. This universal interface allows various input and output components from different mobile devices to be integrated into a common data pipeline architecture, making the system adaptable to diverse devices without increasing integration complexity at each device level.
2Ease of operation
If manual configuration methods are used for mobile devices, then integration control is maintained, but the ease of operation and deployment time deteriorate due to complex setup procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the edge system pre-establish data pipelines and configuration templates before mobile devices need to be integrated. When a mobile device is added, the system can quickly match it with pre-configured pipelines rather than creating configurations from scratch. This preliminary preparation significantly reduces deployment time while maintaining proper integration control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables self-service deployment where mobile devices can automatically register themselves with the edge system through automated discovery and configuration processes. The edge system automatically detects the device type, matches appropriate data pipelines, and configures the integration without requiring manual intervention, thereby improving ease of operation and reducing deployment time.
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AI summary
An example Internet of Things (IoT) sensor application hosted on a mobile device is configured to add the mobile device as a data sensor or source in the IT system. The IoT sensor application is configured to provide an interface between an input or output component of the mobile device and a data pipeline or application and/or to cloud data storage associated with an IoT system. The IoT sensor application is configured to connect to an edge device of the IoT system and search for a data source identifier associated with the type of data source component, and corresponding application(s) and/or data pipeline(s) to which the data source is connected. Once connected, the IoT sensor application provides captured data to or receives processed or playback data from the data source.