KR100959774B1 - Method, apparatus for processing sensing information and computer readable record-medium on which program for executing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A sensing information processing apparatus is disclosed. The sensing information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention receives an information message including a service code for identifying received sensing information and a service type detected by the sensor node from a terminal, and analyzes the received information message. A terminal interface unit; A standardizer for converting the information message into a common format message corresponding to the service code according to the analysis; And a filtering unit configured to select an application for which the sensing information is requested using the common format message. According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the sensing information of various service types can be integrated and processed.

Sensor Node, M2M, Gas Meter, Street Light Control, Integrated Platform

Description

Method, apparatus for processing sensing information and computer readable record-medium on which program for executing method

The present invention relates to a sensing information processing apparatus, a method, and a recording medium on which a program for executing the method is recorded. Specifically, the sensing information processing apparatus provides an integrated platform for processing sensing information sensed by one or more sensor nodes. It is about.

In recent years, the technology of the sensor node system which acquires the sensing information obtained from a plurality of sensor nodes through a system has developed. The sensor node system uses information acquired by the sensor node at a remote place through the system and needs to cope with various environmental observations.

Currently, in the processing system of the sensor node system, the sensor node is mainly responsible for transmitting sensing information such as environmental observation information to a central server or a web server, and each processing is performed using a predetermined rule. For example, a conventional sensing information processing apparatus is disclosed by a device that receives a sensor node detecting a specific environment change and sensing information and processes it according to a specific rule (using a script language that extends Structured Query Language (SQL)). It is.

Meanwhile, M2M (Machine to Machine) solutions are being developed in various forms in data communication. Typically, M2M solutions are created to collect sensing information, set parameters, detect indications of anomalies or process an online trnsaction by wireless data connection.

New M2M applications continue to emerge. These new M2M applications can each be of any environment (telemetry, telematic, home applications, public traffic services, security and surveillance, telemedicine help, sales and payment, service and management, industrial applications and fleet management). It is developed individually so that it can be used appropriately.

However, common solutions are based on platform implementations, or "vertical" platforms, for specific applications. Therefore, this generic M2M solution involves applying a new application to substantially redesigning the platform itself. Thus, conventional M2M solutions suffer from a lack of flexibility. In addition, according to the conventional technology, due to the data delivery technology (or control technology) set differently for each service, these solutions have a problem of poor quality in terms of ease, openness, and reliability.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a sensing information processing apparatus that provides an integrated platform for processing sensing information sensed by one or more sensor nodes.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sensing information processing apparatus that provides an integrated platform for controlling the operation of a terminal based on sensing information and service information.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a sensing information processing apparatus is disclosed.

The sensing information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention receives an information message including a service code for identifying received sensing information and a service type detected by the sensor node from a terminal, and analyzes the received information message. A terminal interface unit; A standardizer for converting the information message into a common format message corresponding to the service code according to the analysis; And a filtering unit configured to select an application for which the sensing information is requested using the common format message.

The sensing information processing apparatus may further include an application manager which transmits flag information about the selected application and the common format message to a web server including the selected application. can do.

The sensing information processing apparatus further includes a storage unit for storing a packet roll script, wherein the terminal interface unit reads the packet roll script from the storage unit and analyzes the information message by executing the read packet roll script. It can be characterized.

The sensing information processing apparatus may further include a notification module for transmitting a warning message when a failure of the terminal occurs, an OTA module for wirelessly changing the set information of the terminal, and a charging module for generating charging information corresponding to the service code. It may be characterized in that it further comprises a management unit.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a sensing information processing method is disclosed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a sensing information processing method includes: (a) receiving an information message including a service code for identifying sensing information and a service type from a terminal connected to the sensor node; (b) analyzing the received information message and converting the information message into a common format message corresponding to the service code according to the analysis; And (c) selecting an application requiring the sensing information by using the common format message.

The sensing information processing method may further include executing a service rule corresponding to the selected application after the step (c), wherein the service rule controls an operation of the terminal preset based on the sensing information. Information may be characterized. can do.

The sensing information processing method may include, after step (c), a terminal control request message including operation instruction information for instructing operation of the terminal and a service code for identifying a service type from a web server connected to the sensing information processing device. Receiving; Reading a service rule based on the service code and the operation indication information; Generating a control message instructing the operation of the terminal by using the read service rule; And transmitting the control message to the terminal.

In order to perform the sensing information processing methods, a program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing apparatus is tangibly implemented, and a program that can be read by the digital processing apparatus is recorded.

Therefore, the present invention integrates the sensing information of various service types and can process it according to a predefined business logic.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of controlling the operation of the terminal based on the received sensing information of the various service types.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

Terms including ordinal numbers, such as second and first, may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the second component may be referred to as the first component, and similarly, the first component may also be referred to as the second component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or corresponding components will be denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

The present invention relates to a sensing information processing apparatus for providing an integrated platform for receiving sensing information detected from at least one sensor node, determining a service type to which the received sensing information belongs, and selecting an application corresponding to the service type.

Here, the sensing information is information about any environment, such as telemetry, telematic, home applications, public traffic services, security and surveillance, telemedicine assistance, sales and payment, as well as gas metering and street lamp control. Includes sensing information regarding service and management, industrial applications, and fleet management.

In addition, the present invention can control the operation of the M2M terminal according to the received sensing information. For example, suppose a gas metering service. In this case, the sensing information processing apparatus transmits control information for performing the operation of blocking gas to the M2M terminal when receiving the sensing information whose gas concentration in the air exceeds the allowable value.

Here, M2M is a communication between the machine and the machine using wireless communication. It is a wireless integration of transformer remote monitoring, electricity, gas, wireless inquiry, wireless security, bus operation, location tracking and facility management.

Hereinafter, the sensing information processing system will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a system diagram for processing sensing information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the sensing information processing system may include one or more sensor nodes 100, an M2M terminal 120, a communication network 130, a sensing information processing device 140, and a web server 150.

The sensor node 100 detects information on the surrounding environment (hereinafter, referred to as "sensing information"). Here, the concentration information of the harmful gas, illuminance information (for street light control), temperature information and the like may be included.

The M2M terminal 120 (hereinafter referred to as "terminal 120") is connected to the sensor node 100 described above and includes a service code for identifying the sensing information and the corresponding service type by the sensing information processing apparatus 140. Deliver informational messages.

In addition, the terminal 120 receives control information indicating an operation from the sensing information processing device 140 (to be described later). The terminal 120 may perform an operation according to the received control information.

The communication network 130 includes not only CDMA or WCDMA, but also all wired and wireless communication networks 130 that provide transmission and reception of information messages and the like between the terminal 120 and the sensing information processing device 140 (to be described later).

WCDMA will be described below as an example. The WCDMA network may include a radio base station Node B, a radio network controller (RNC), a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), and a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN). Since the WCDMA network is a known technology, detailed descriptions are omitted to clarify the gist of the present invention.

The sensing information processing device 140 receives an information message from the terminal 120. The sensing information processing device 140 analyzes the information message to identify the service type, and converts the service message into a common format message corresponding to the service type. Thereafter, the sensing information processing apparatus 140 selects an application for sensing information by using the converted common format message.

In addition, the sensing information processing device 140 may execute the selected application. The sensing information processing device 140 drives an application to generate control information corresponding to the sensing information. Here, the control information is to control the operation of the terminal 120 described above. That is, the terminal 120 receives control information from the sensing information processing device 140 and performs an operation according to the control information. Referring to the above example, the terminal 120 cuts off the gas supply according to the control information.

For example, assume that the sensor node 100 detects gas concentration information in the atmosphere and transmits the information to the terminal 120. The terminal 120 receives the gas concentration information collected from the sensor node 100. In addition, the terminal 120 generates an information message including a service code for identifying the received gas concentration information and a service type (ie, gas meter reading) for the corresponding information. The terminal 120 transmits the information message to the sensing information processing device 140.

At this time, the sensing information processing device 140 analyzes the corresponding information message according to the service code. In addition, when the received gas concentration information exceeds an allowable reference value, the sensing information processing apparatus 140 may transmit control information for instructing the terminal 120 to block the gas supply.

The web server 150 stores and executes an application of a specific service. The web server 150 receives the sensing information from the sensing information processing device 140. The web server 150 executes the corresponding application according to the sensing information. Here, the web server 150 may receive flag information identifying an application together with the sensing information from the sensing information processing device 140. In this case, the web server 150 may execute the application using the flag information.

The sensing information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to FIG. 1. Hereinafter, the sensing information processing device 140 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a block diagram of a sensing information processing device 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the sensing information processing device 140 may include a terminal interface 210, a web server interface 220, a controller 230, a standardizer 240, a filter 250, and an application manager 260. ), The additional function manager 270 and the storage 280 may be included.

The control unit 230 transmits a message between the terminal interface unit 210, the standardization unit 240, the filtering unit 250, the application manager 260, the add-on manager 270, and the web server interface unit 220, which will be described later. To control.

In addition, the controller 230 may process a command of a program executed in the sensing information processing device 140 and perform an operation. As a general configuration, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The terminal interface unit 210 transmits and receives data and signals for processing sensing information with the terminal 120. In detail, the terminal interface 210 receives an information message. Here, the information message includes the sensing information and the service code detected by the sensor node 100. In particular, the service code may be recorded in the header area of the information message. Here, the service code is information for identifying a service type corresponding to sensing information. As described above, the sensing information may be detected by the sensor node 100 and transmitted to the terminal 120 and transmitted to the sensing information processing apparatus 140 (particularly, the terminal interface unit 210) together with the service code. .

In addition, the terminal interface unit 210 analyzes the received information message. The terminal interface 210 may read the packet roll script from the storage area and analyze the received information message by executing the read packet roll script. Here, the packet roll script is a language for analyzing the structure of the information message, that is, the order of the header areas and the types of information included in the header areas.

In detail, the terminal interface 210 analyzes the header area of the information message to classify the service type. Here, the service type is information for identifying a message type, such as an information message or a control message for controlling the operation of the terminal 120. The terminal interface 210 extracts the service code from the header area to distinguish the types of services.

In addition, the terminal interface unit 210 transmits a control message instructing the operation of the terminal 120 to the terminal 120. This will be described in more detail in the description of FIG. 3.

The standardization unit 240 receives information about the message analyzed by the terminal interface unit 210 under the control of the control unit 230 described above. The standardization unit 240 converts the information message into a common format message corresponding to the service code according to the analysis of the corresponding information message. For example, the common format message is a message including sensing information included in the information message and may be metadata of the information message.

The filtering unit 250 receives the common format message converted by the standardization unit 240, and selects an application requiring sensing information by using the transferred common format message.

For example, suppose that the filtering unit 250 receives a common format message including sensing information indicating that an illumination of a street light is too low. In this case, the filtering unit 250 indicates that the service type is street lamp control, and selects an application for controlling the street lamp according to the common format message including the sensing information described above.

The application manager 260 receives information about the application selected by the filter 250. In addition, the application manager 260 may execute the corresponding application by adding flag information identifying the selected application, that is, the web server interface 220 (to be described later) with the common format message to the stored web server 150. Send it through.

Alternatively, when the application manager 260 stores the application in the storage area of the sensing information processing device 140 and can execute the application, the application manager 260 may call the application from the storage area and execute the application. In this case, the application manager 260 reads the service rule from the storage area. The application manager 260 generates a control message instructing the operation of the terminal 120 according to the read service rule. The generated control message is transmitted to the terminal 120 through the terminal interface unit 210 described above. Here, the service rule refers to an operation to be performed by the terminal 120 according to the sensing information. For example, the service rule is that when the sensing information is lower than the reference value of the illuminance of the street light, the terminal 120 indicates to increase the illuminance of the street light by the reference value.

The web server interface 220 performs communication with the web server 150. A common format message (including flag information) is transmitted to the web server 150, and a control message generated by an application executed in the web server 150 is received. The received control message is transmitted to the corresponding terminal 120 through the terminal interface unit 210 described above.

The additional function manager 270 may include a notification module for transmitting a warning message when a failure occurs in the terminal 120, an OTA module for wirelessly changing the set information of the terminal 120, and a charging module for generating charging information corresponding to a service code. Include.

In detail, the notification module outputs a message informing the user of a failure when a failure such as an abnormal operation of the terminal 120 occurs. The OTA module transmits an OTA message to the terminal 120 to change the setting of the terminal 120. The charging module generates charging information based on a log record generating the information message and the control message.

The storage unit 280 may store a predetermined program for controlling the overall operation of the sensing information processing device 140, data input and output, and various data processed.

In addition, the storage unit 280 may store data necessary for the terminal interface unit 210 to analyze the information message and data necessary for the standardization unit 240 to convert the information message into a common format message.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the storage unit 280 may store a packet roll script or a service rule. Accordingly, the terminal interface unit 210 or the standardization unit 240 may read the packet roll scripter or the service rule from the storage unit 280 to analyze and convert the information message.

Up to now, the sensing information processing device 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described. Hereinafter, the sensing information processing method will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a sensing information processing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The sensing information processing apparatus 140 of the present invention receives sensing information detected from at least one sensor node 100, determines an service type to which the received sensing information belongs, and selects an application corresponding to the service type. To provide.

Hereinafter, the sensing information processing method performed by the sensing information processing device 140 will be described in detail.

In operation S310, the sensing information processing apparatus 140 receives an information message including sensing information sensed by the sensor node 100. At this time, the information message records the service code for identifying the service type in the header area.

In operation S320, the sensing information processing apparatus 140 analyzes the information message received in operation S310. In detail, the sensing information processing apparatus 140 analyzes a header area (particularly, a service code) of the information message and analyzes whether the corresponding information message is an information message for which service type.

In operation S330, the sensing information processing apparatus 140 converts the information message into a common format message. The sensing information processing device 140 of the present invention receives sensing information for various service types. In addition, the sensing information processing apparatus 140 may select a service type corresponding to the received sensing information and select an application to be executed.

To this end, the sensing information processing apparatus 140 converts the information message into a common format message and converts the information message into a common format message having various service types.

In operation S340, the sensing information processing apparatus 140 selects an application corresponding to the sensing information by using a common format message. In detail, the sensing information processing device 140 may select an application corresponding to a service type.

Subsequently, in operation S350, the sensing information processing apparatus 140 executes a service rule for sensing information through execution of the selected application. Here, the service rule is a rule for instructing the operation of the terminal 120 according to the sensing information. The sensing information processing device 140 generates a control message instructing the operation of the terminal 120 through execution of a service rule.

The sensing information processing apparatus 140 may not transmit the application itself, but if the application is stored in a separate web server 150, may add flag information for identifying the application and transmit the flag information to the corresponding web server 150. This will be omitted as described above (described in FIG. 2), and the case of executing the application itself will be described.

In operation S360, the sensing information processing apparatus 140 transmits the generated control message to the terminal 120. At this time, the terminal 120 performs a corresponding operation according to the received control message.

Up to now, the sensing information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to FIG. 3. Hereinafter, the structure of the information message will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

4 is an exemplary view for explaining the structure of an information message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The sensing information processing device 140 receives an information message from the terminal 120. At this time, the information message is divided into a header area and a body area.

The header area includes a MIN (terminal 120 number), a service code, and a message type. The body area includes a service definition message.

The MIN is information for identifying the terminal 120, the service code is information for identifying the type of service managed by the terminal 120, and the message type is information for distinguishing whether it is an information message or a control message.

The service definition message includes information on the message specification used for each service. As described above, the information message may further include sensing information.

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

For example, the computer-readable recording medium may include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

It may also include the implementation in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet).

The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

And functional programs, codes and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention belongs.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be understood that the invention may be varied and varied without departing from the scope of the invention.

1 is a system diagram for sensing information processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a sensing information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a sensing information processing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a structure of an information message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: sensor node 120: M2M terminal

130: communication network 140: sensing information processing device

150: web server 210: terminal interface unit

220: web server interface unit 230: control unit

240: standardization unit 250: filtering unit

260: application management unit 270: add-on management unit

280: storage unit

Claims (8)

An apparatus for processing sensing information received from one or more sensor nodes, A terminal interface unit configured to receive an information message including a received sensing information sensed by the sensor node and a service code identifying a service type from a terminal, and to analyze the received information message; A standardizer for converting the information message into a common format message corresponding to the service code according to the analysis; A filtering unit to select an application requiring the sensing information by using the common format message; And A storage unit for storing a packet roll script for analyzing the information message, And the terminal interface unit reads the packet roll script from the storage unit, and executes the read packet roll script to analyze the information message. The method of claim 1, And an application manager which transmits flag information about the selected application and the common format message to a web server including the selected application. delete The method of claim 1, An additional function management unit includes a notification module for transmitting a warning message corresponding to a failure of the terminal, an OTA module for wirelessly changing the set information of the terminal, and a charging module for generating charging information corresponding to the service code. Sensing information processing apparatus comprising a. In the sensing information processing device to process the sensing information received from at least one sensor node, (a) receiving an information message including a service code for identifying sensing information and a service type from a terminal connected to the sensor node; (b) analyzing the received information message and converting the information message into a common format message corresponding to the service code according to the analysis; And (c) selecting an application requiring the sensing information by using the common format message, And analyzing the received information message in step (b) comprises executing a packet roll script required to analyze the information message and analyzing the received information message. The method of claim 5, After step (c), Executing a service rule corresponding to the selected application; And the service rule is information for controlling an operation of the terminal preset based on the sensing information. The method of claim 5, After step (c), Receiving a terminal control request message including operation instruction information indicating an operation of the terminal and a service code identifying a service type from a web server connected to the sensing information processing apparatus; Reading a service rule based on the service code and the operation indication information; Generating a control message instructing an operation of the terminal by using the read service rule; And And transmitting the control message to the terminal. A program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing apparatus for performing the sensing information processing method according to any one of claims 5 to 7 is tangibly embodied and can be read by the digital processing apparatus. The recorded recording medium.

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