Sensor Node Resource Combination Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional management systems for sensor nodes are unable to efficiently combine resources from multiple nodes to satisfy complex user needs, as they lack the capability to adjust operations or cooperate effectively between multiple apparatuses to achieve specific functions or purposes.
Innovation Solution
A management apparatus that includes an accepting unit, resource information acquisition unit, required resource calculation unit, insufficient resource calculation unit, combination determination unit, and communication unit to identify and combine resources from multiple sensor nodes to meet user requests, allowing for the provision of resources that cannot be fulfilled by a single node.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If sensor nodes are optimized for respective specific purposes, then each node can perform its designated function reliably, but the resources cannot be combined to satisfy complex user needs requiring multiple functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables sensor nodes to serve multiple purposes by allowing their resources to be dynamically combined for different functions. The management apparatus identifies resources across multiple nodes and allocates them to satisfy diverse user needs, transforming specialized nodes into versatile components of a unified system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges resources from multiple sensor nodes under centralized management. The management apparatus collects resource information from various nodes, determines optimal combinations to satisfy user requests, and coordinates their joint operation, thereby combining previously isolated resources into functional units.
2Ease of operation
If manual selection of functions is required from displayed lists, then users have control over function selection, but the system cannot automatically adjust operations to achieve specific purposes requiring multiple apparatus cooperation
Solution Approach 1:
The management apparatus continuously monitors resource states across sensor nodes and receives user requests, then automatically adjusts operations by determining optimal resource combinations and issuing coordination commands. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables automatic operation adjustment while maintaining user intent.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically analyzing resource availability, determining combination strategies, and executing coordination without requiring manual intervention. The management apparatus independently handles the complexity of multi-node coordination while users simply specify their needs.
3Productivity
If operations between multiple apparatuses are focused solely on load distribution, then device utilization is optimized, but the system cannot adjust operations to achieve other specific purposes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms static load distribution into dynamic resource allocation. The management apparatus adaptively adjusts operation modes based on real-time resource states and varying user needs, allowing the system to switch between load distribution, collaborative computation, data aggregation, and other operation modes as required.
Data Source
AI summary
A coordinator (10) includes an accepting unit (11), a required resource information calculation unit (13a), an insufficient resource information calculation unit (13b), a combination determination unit (14), and a communication unit (18). The required resource information calculation unit (13a) calculates information regarding resources required to satisfy a request accepted by the accepting unit (11). The insufficient resource information calculation unit (13b) compares the required resources calculated by the required resource information calculation unit (13a) with resources included in each of a plurality of sensor nodes (30, 40, 50), and calculates information regarding an insufficient resource that each sensor node lacks. The combination determination unit (14) determines a combination of resources required to satisfy the request, based on the information regarding the insufficient resource calculated by the insufficient resource information calculation unit (13b).