System, method and apparatus for the distribution of wireless sensor network information

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Solution Overview

Problem

The high installation and maintenance costs of wireless sensor networks limit their penetration into the marketplace due to the need for customized and static sensor solutions that do not easily accommodate changing sensor applications or new technologies, leading to inefficiencies and increased expenses.

Innovation Solution

A plug-and-play universal sensor interface allows for the separation of wireless nodes from sensor module units, enabling flexible deployment and modification of wireless sensor networks without requiring significant redeployment or reconfiguration of existing infrastructure, supporting multiple sensor types and applications with minimal downtime and cost.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If wireless sensor networks use customized and static sensor solutions, then sensor application specificity is improved, but installation and maintenance costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesensor application specificityVSAvoidinstallation and maintenance costs

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal sensor interface that can accommodate multiple sensor types and applications through a single standardized connection mechanism. This universal interface allows different sensor modules to be interchangeably connected to wireless nodes without requiring custom integration for each application, thereby reducing installation and maintenance costs while maintaining adaptability to various sensor applications.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system divides the sensor network into modular components: wireless nodes, sensor modules, and a universal interface layer. This segmentation allows independent replacement and upgrading of sensor modules without affecting the wireless node infrastructure, reducing maintenance costs while enabling customized sensor deployments for different applications.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If wireless sensor networks are deployed with fixed infrastructure, then initial deployment speed is improved, but adaptability to changing sensor applications deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedeployment speedVSAvoidadaptability to changing sensor applications

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The universal sensor interface enables dynamic reconfiguration of the sensor network. While the wireless node infrastructure remains fixed and provides deployment stability, the sensor modules can be dynamically changed at the interface level to adapt to new applications. This dynamic capability allows the system to evolve from initial deployment to adapted configurations without replacing the entire infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The standardized universal interface is pre-configured in the wireless nodes during manufacturing, enabling rapid deployment of various sensor types without requiring custom integration work at installation time. This preliminary standardization allows fast initial deployment while preserving the ability to adapt to changing applications through module replacement.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Stability of the object's composition

If sensor solutions require significant redeployment for modifications, then system stability is improved, but downtime and maintenance expenses increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem stabilityVSAvoiddowntime and maintenance expenses

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the sensor module as a separate, removable component from the wireless node system. This extraction allows sensor modules to be independently replaced without disturbing the stable wireless node infrastructure. The universal interface ensures that module replacement is straightforward and does not require system-wide redeployment, thereby maintaining system stability while minimizing downtime and maintenance expenses.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

4Device complexity

If wireless sensor networks use integrated sensor-node designs, then device complexity is reduced, but flexibility for modification deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveintegration levelVSAvoidflexibility for modification

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the integrated sensor-node design into separate wireless nodes and sensor modules connected through a universal interface. This segmentation maintains relative simplicity by using standardized connections rather than complex custom integrations. The modular structure enables easy modification of sensor modules without affecting the wireless node complexity, thus preserving both low device complexity and high flexibility for modification.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10993097B1System, method and apparatus for the distribution of wireless sensor network information

Publication Date: 2021.04.27 SENSEWARE INC

AI summary

The presentation of sensor network information can be provided to a user via a customized dashboard web interface. The dashboard web interface can be based on customized transformation and alert functions that can be applied to one or more sensor channels of data produced from sensors at a monitored location. The customized alerts can provide real-time monitoring of targeted conditions at the monitored location.