Universal Gateway for Multiprotocol IoT Sensor Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
In facility or building management, monitoring various restroom fixtures with different wireless technologies or protocols requires multiple gateways or routers, leading to complexity and increased costs for bi-directional data collection, management, and control within a single IoT network.
Innovation Solution
A universal gateway device with an electronic processor that receives and processes data from endpoint devices using multiple communication protocols, enabling transmission via a third protocol to a remote device for virtual processing, thus simplifying data collection and management across diverse technologies within a single IoT network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple gateways or routers are used for different wireless technologies or protocols, then each specific protocol can be monitored, but the system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal gateway device that can communicate with multiple types of endpoint devices using different wireless protocols (BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, Zigbee) through a single multi-functional gateway, eliminating the need for multiple separate gateways and reducing system complexity while maintaining broad protocol compatibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple protocol-specific gateway functions into a single unified gateway device that can handle multiple communication protocols simultaneously, merging what would traditionally require separate gateways into one integrated solution
2Productivity
If multiple gateways are deployed for different protocols, then comprehensive data collection is achieved, but installation and management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The universal gateway provides comprehensive data collection across multiple protocols through a single device, achieving complete coverage without requiring deployment and management of multiple separate gateway systems, thereby simplifying installation and ongoing management
3Reliability
If multiple protocol-specific gateways are used, then each device can communicate effectively, but the overall system cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple protocol-specific gateway functions into a single unified gateway, reducing the quantity of gateway devices from multiple separate units to one integrated device, thereby lowering overall system cost while maintaining communication reliability through dedicated protocol handlers within the universal gateway
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AI summary
Methods and systems of monitoring and managing a facility. One system includes a universal gateway device including an electronic processor configured to receive, via a first communication protocol, a first set of data from a first end point device. The electronic processor is also configured to receive, via a second communication protocol different from the first communication protocol, a second set of data from a second end point device. The electronic processor is also configured to process the first set of data and the second set of data pursuant to a third communication protocol. The electronic processor is also configured to enable, via the third communication protocol, transmission of the processed first set of data and the processed second set of data to a remote device for virtual processing.