Edge solid state drive (SSD) device and edge data system

A data processing system, comprising:

• a first device configured to gather data of a first type;
• a second device configured to gather data of a second type different from the first type;
• and an edge storage device, wherein the edge storage device is installed in at least one of a computing or storage device, wherein the edge storage device is configured to store data for the at least one of a computing or storage device, wherein the edge storage device is powered by the at least one of a computing or storage device, the edge storage device comprising:
• one or more non-volatile memory circuits;
• one or more memory controllers configured to operate the one or more non-volatile memory circuits;
• one or more first transceivers of a first type, wherein the one or more first transceivers comprises one or more wireless transceivers;
• one or more second transceivers of a second type, wherein the one or more second transceivers comprises one or more cellular transceivers;
• and
• a data processor configured to perform operations comprising:
• receiving the data of the first type from the first device using the one or more first transceivers;
• receiving the data of the second type from the second device using the one or more first transceivers, wherein the first device is a first sensor deployed at the edge of an Internet of things (IOT) network, and wherein the second device is a second sensor deployed at the edge of the IOT network;
• receiving instructions from a third-party module;
• processing the data of the first type and the data of the second type to generate processed data based on the instructions from the third-party module;
• causing the processed data to be stored by the one or more memory controllers on the one or more non-volatile memory circuits;
• performing, using at least one of an anomalous data module or a statistical analysis module, at least one of a determination that the processed data includes anomalous data or a statistical analysis on the processed data to generate summary data;
• determining to perform processing on the summary data based on a status of the summary data;
• processing the summary data based on the instructions from the third-party module;
• storing the summary data on the one or more non-volatile memory circuits;
• and
• causing the summary data to be transmitted using the one or more second transceivers, wherein a size of the summary data is smaller than a size of the processed data;
• wherein the data processor comprises an anomalous data module configured to find anomalous data within the processed data, and the anomalous data includes an anomalous frame within a series of images;
• wherein the data processor is configured to cause a subset of the series of images to be transmitted using the one or more second transceivers;
• wherein the subset includes the anomalous frame;
• and
• wherein the edge storage device is configured to be deployed at an edge of a network.

A method for gathering and processing data, the method comprising:

• controlling, by one or more memory controllers that are disposed within an edge storage device, one or more non-volatile memory circuits of the edge storage device, wherein the edge storage device is installed in at least one of a computing or storage device, wherein the edge storage device is configured to store data for the at least one of a computing or storage device, wherein the edge storage device is powered by the at least one of a computing or storage device;
• receiving, at the edge storage device, by one or more first transceivers of a first type, sensor data from a first device and a second device wherein the one or more first transceivers comprise one or more wireless transceivers;
• determining, by a data processor, a protocol type of the sensor data;
• processing the sensor data based on the protocol type to generate processed data;
• storing, by the one or more memory controllers, the processed data on the one or more non-volatile memory circuits;
• performing, using at least one of an anomalous data module or a statistical analysis module, at least one of a determination that the processed data includes anomalous data or a statistical analysis on the processed data to generate summary data;
• determining to perform processing on the summary data based on a status of the summary data;
• processing the summary data;
• storing the summary data on the one or more non-volatile memory circuits;
• transmitting, from the edge storage device, using one or more second transceivers of a second type, at least a portion of the summary data to a datacenter;
• and
• deploying the edge storage device at an edge of an Internet of things (IOT) network,
• wherein the first device is a first sensor deployed at the edge of the IOT network;
• wherein the second device is a second sensor deployed at the edge of the IOT network;
• wherein the one or more second transceivers comprise one or more cellular transceivers including a second antenna that are disposed within the edge storage device;
• wherein the processed data and summary data are preserved for additional processing.