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US 10,574,541 B2Granted
Localized sensor quality analysis and control
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsEric J. Barkie, Benjamin Fletcher, Timothy P. Roche, Shawn Stedman
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method comprising capturing measurement data via a first sensor suite, broadcasting the measurement data via short-range communication, receiving, via the short-range communication, a broadcast including a quality control analysis result corresponding to the measurement data and determined by a second sensor suite, acting on the quality control analysis result, and performing quality control analysis for a third sensor suite.
Claims19
A computer-implemented method, implemented by a first sensor suite, the method comprising:
- capturing measurement data via the first sensor suite;
- broadcasting the measurement data via short-range communication;
- receiving, via the short-range communication from a second sensor suite, a broadcast including a quality control analysis result corresponding to the measurement data and determined by the second sensor suite;
- acting on the quality control analysis result;
- and
- performing quality control analysis for a third sensor suite by:
- receiving, from the third sensor suite, a second broadcast including second measurement data captured by the third sensor suite;
- verifying integrity of the second measurement data;
- performing a quality control analysis on the second measurement data by analyzing the second measurement data using a quality control algorithm to form a second analysis result without uploading the measurement data to a centralized server;
- generating a second response for broadcasting the second analysis result, wherein the second response comprises:
- a determination of pass when the quality control analysis indicates that the second measurement data passes the quality control analysis;
- and
- a determination of fail, a suspected cause of the failure, and a recommended resolution for the suspected cause of the failure when the quality control analysis indicates that the second measurement data fails the quality control analysis;
- and
- broadcasting the second analysis result.
12 more elements
A first sensor suite, comprising:
- a memory configured to store computer executable instructions;
- a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions, where executing the instructions further configures the processor to:
- capture measurement data;
- broadcast the measurement data via short-range communication;
- receive, via the short-range communication from a second sensor suite, a broadcast including a quality control analysis result corresponding to the measurement data and determined by the second sensor suite;
- act on the quality control analysis result;
- and
- perform quality control analysis for a third sensor suite by:
- receiving, from the third sensor suite, a second broadcast including second measurement data captured by the third sensor suite;
- verifying integrity of the second measurement data;
- performing a quality control analysis on the second measurement data by analyzing the second measurement data using a quality control algorithm to form a second analysis result without uploading the measurement data to a centralized server;
- generating a second response for broadcasting the second analysis result, wherein the second response comprises:
- a determination of pass when the quality control analysis indicates that the second measurement data passes the quality control analysis;
- and
- a determination of fail, a suspected cause of the failure, and a recommended resolution for the suspected cause of the failure when the quality control analysis indicates that the second measurement data fails the quality control analysis;
- and
- broadcasting the second analysis result.
14 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a first sensor suite;
- a second sensor suite communicatively coupled to the first sensor suite;
- and
- a third sensor suite communicatively coupled to the first sensor suite and the second sensor suite,
- wherein the first sensor suite comprises:
- a memory configured to store computer executable instructions;
- a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions, where executing the instructions further configures the processor to:
- capture measurement data;
- broadcast the measurement data via short-range communication;
- receive, via the short-range communication from a second sensor suite, a broadcast including a quality control analysis result corresponding to the measurement data and determined by the second sensor suite;
- act on the quality control analysis result;
- and
- perform quality control analysis for a third sensor suite by:
- receiving, from the third sensor suite, a second broadcast including second measurement data captured by the third sensor suite;
- verifying integrity of the second measurement data;
- performing a quality control analysis on the second measurement data by analyzing the second measurement data using a quality control algorithm to form a second analysis result without uploading the measurement data to a centralized server;
- generating a second response for broadcasting the second analysis result, wherein the second response comprises:
- a determination of pass when the quality control analysis indicates that the second measurement data passes the quality control analysis;
- and
- a determination of fail, a suspected cause of the failure, and a recommended resolution for the suspected cause of the failure when the quality control analysis indicates that the second measurement data fails the quality control analysis;
- and
- broadcasting the second analysis result.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.