Sensor Grouping Management for M2M Data Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current management systems for M2M communication networks lack the capability to provide comprehensive and useful information for managing management targets based on sensor measurement results, requiring more efficient data collection and analysis methods.
Innovation Solution
A management device and system that obtains sensor information and identification data from multiple sensors, performs grouping based on identification information, and stores group information, allowing for more effective data analysis and management of targets by dividing sensors into groups for enhanced data collection and comparison.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If sensor data is collected and managed individually without grouping, then each sensor can be managed independently, but the system cannot provide comprehensive and useful information for managing management targets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments sensor data by creating groups based on identification information. The group management unit divides sensors into multiple groups, allowing data to be organized and analyzed at both individual sensor level and group level, thereby providing comprehensive information without overwhelming system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a grouping dimension to the existing sensor data structure. By organizing sensors into groups based on identification information, the system transforms one-dimensional individual sensor management into two-dimensional management (individual sensor + group), enabling more comprehensive analysis while maintaining manageable complexity
2Area of stationary object
If multiple base stations are deployed to collect sensor data, then data collection coverage is improved, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the group management unit universal by enabling it to handle multiple identification information types and create various groupings based on different criteria. This single multi-functional unit can manage diverse sensor groups without requiring additional base stations, thereby maintaining coverage while reducing system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the organizational parameter of sensor data from individual-based to group-based management. By introducing identification information as a grouping parameter, the system can efficiently organize and analyze data from multiple sensors through a single base station, eliminating the need for multiple base stations while maintaining comprehensive coverage
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AI summary
In a management system which allows measurement results obtained by sensors to be collected and a management target to be managed on the basis of the collected measurement results, a management device and the like that can provide more useful information for managing the management target are provided. The management device includes: an obtainment unit configured to obtain, from each of a plurality of sensors each configured to perform measurement regarding a management target, sensor information indicating a result of the measurement and identification information of the sensor; and a group management unit configured to perform a grouping process of dividing a plurality of the sensors into a plurality of groups by using the pieces of the identification information obtained by the obtainment unit, and to perform a process of storing group information indicating a result of the grouping process.