Method and mechanism for assisted diagnosis and maintenance of health monitoring system
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsBenjamin Kuris, Donald R. Denning, JR., Steven M. Ayer
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system and method of a health monitoring network which automates detection of faulty or failed sensors using real-time fault checking on a dynamically registered sensor data stream. The monitoring system and sensor network can provide a one-touch system to notify users when a sensor requires attention, without prior knowledge of the operational characteristics, installation method or configuration of sensors in the network. The network uses a decision engine to assist in maintenance according to a profile based on individual preferences and capabilities.
Claims24
A system for maintaining a sensor network, comprising:
- the sensor network comprising at least one sensor;
- a base station adapted to receive data from the sensor network;
- the at least one sensor being adapted to communicate data to the base station;
- a fault-detection system adapted to analyze data from the at least one sensor and determine an operating state of the at least one sensor, wherein the fault-detection system is located in the base station or on a remote computing resource;
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- a decision engine embedded in the base station or on the remote computing source, the decision engine being adapted to activate a sensor attention indicator based on an output from the fault-detection system indicative of an operating state of the at least one sensor.
A method for maintaining a sensor network, comprising:
- providing the sensor network comprising at least one sensor;
- providing a base station adapted to receive data from the sensor network;
- the at least one sensor being adapted to communicate data to the base station;
- providing a fault-detection system adapted to analyze data from the at least one sensor and determine an operating state of the at least one sensor, wherein the fault-detection system is located in the base station or on a remote computing resource;
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- providing a decision engine embedded in the base station or on the remote computing source, the decision engine being adapted to activate a sensor attention indicator based on an output from the fault-detection system indicative of an operating state of the at least one sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.