Segmented Newsfeed Architecture for IoT Event Data Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems fail to effectively differentiate and aggregate event data from connected objects based on their types, leading to inconvenience for users who need to access specific data from objects like cooking devices or energy management systems, as all event data is grouped together in a single newsfeed.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a main management server and a secondary management server, where the secondary server requests and publishes event data from electronic entities of a specific type associated with a user, allowing for the creation of type-specific newsfeeds, reducing unnecessary network exchanges and enhancing user access through dedicated applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all event data from connected objects is aggregated in a single newsfeed, then complete information is available, but user convenience deteriorates due to inability to filter by object type
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the single newsfeed into multiple segmented newsfeeds, each dedicated to a specific type of connected object (e.g., cooking devices, energy management systems). This segmentation allows users to access only relevant data from particular object types without being overwhelmed by all connected objects, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining information completeness through multiple specialized feeds.
2Device complexity
If a single management server handles all connected objects, then system complexity is reduced, but data retrieval efficiency deteriorates when filtering by object type
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the single management server into a hierarchical structure with a main management server and multiple secondary management servers, each responsible for specific object types. This segmentation enables faster data retrieval for specific object types by directing queries to the appropriate secondary server, reducing search time while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces secondary management servers as intermediary components between the main management server and specific object types. These intermediaries handle data retrieval and filtering for their designated object types, reducing the burden on the main server and improving retrieval efficiency without significantly increasing overall system complexity.
3Reliability
If users access all event data from all connected objects, then comprehensive monitoring is achieved, but time efficiency deteriorates due to manual sorting requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the monolithic newsfeed into multiple type-specific newsfeeds organized by connected object categories. Users can efficiently access comprehensive monitoring data by selecting relevant object type feeds rather than manually sorting through all data, thus improving time efficiency while maintaining monitoring completeness through selective access to multiple specialized feeds.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates a method for managing a plurality of electronic entities, each electronic entity registered with a main management server which is associated with a given type and with a user identifier in the main management server, and capable of transmitting event data to the main management server. The method includes the following steps: a secondary management server transmits (26) to the main management server a request indicating information relative to a first type of electronic entity and including a first user identifier; the main management server determines (27) a first set of electronic entities, including the electronic entities associated with the first type identified in the request and associated with the first user identifier; the main management server transmits (28) event data from electronic entities of the first set to the secondary management server; the secondary management server publishes (29) event data from said electronic entities of the first set on a newsfeed of a user associated with the first user identifier.