Multi-protocol gateway for connecting sensor devices to cloud

A method in a computing device, comprising:

• receiving sensor data in messages encapsulated in communication signals from sensor devices;
• extracting sensor data encapsulated according to a sensor communication protocol using a corresponding sensor adaptor of a plurality of sensor adaptors, the messages received and formatted according to a same common message language;
• buffering the sensor data extracted by the sensor adaptors;
• processing the extracted sensor data for transmission to a cloud service;
• mapping each of a plurality of sensor communication protocols to a particular network communication protocol of a plurality of network communication protocols that are supported by the computing device and the cloud service;
• and
• transmitting the processed sensor data to the cloud service over a network, each instance of processed sensor data transmitted according to a network communication protocol mapped from the sensor communication protocol encapsulating the corresponding received sensor data;
• said mapping comprising accessing a data structure that includes mappings of the sensor communication protocols to the network communication protocols and scanning the data structure to determine a first network communication protocol corresponding to the first sensor communication protocol, and a second network communication protocol corresponding to the second sensor communication protocol.

A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, perform a method comprising:

• receiving sensor data in messages encapsulated in communication signals from sensor devices;
• extracting sensor data encapsulated according to a sensor communication protocol using a corresponding sensor adaptor of a plurality of sensor adaptors, the messages received and formatted according to a same common message language;
• buffering the sensor data extracted by the sensor adaptors;
• processing the extracted sensor data for transmission to a cloud service;
• mapping each of a plurality of sensor communication protocols to a particular network communication protocol of a plurality of network communication protocols that are supported by the computing device and the cloud service;
• and
• transmitting the processed sensor data to the cloud service over a network, each instance of processed sensor data transmitted according to a network communication protocol mapped from the sensor communication protocol encapsulating the corresponding received sensor data;
• said mapping comprising accessing a data structure that includes mappings of the sensor communication protocols to the network communication protocols and scanning the data structure to determine a first network communication protocol corresponding to the first sensor communication protocol, and a second network communication protocol corresponding to the second sensor communication protocol.