System of smart edge sensors
AssigneeNusantao, Inc.
InventorRaymond Vincent Corning
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Abstract
A system of smart edge sensors, wherein security and encryption is pushed to the edge of the network. In one example, an electronic device includes several sensors. The device is operated by a microprocessor. A plurality of smart edge devices are each interposed between a respective sensor and the microprocessor and intercepts communication between the sensor and the microprocessor. The smart edge device encrypt any data output by the sensor, and decrypt any data received from the microprocessor. In one example the smart edge device is implemented as a system on a chip (SoC).
Claims23
A smart edge module configured to be inserted between a communication bus of an electronic device and a sensor, the electronic device having a device processor running a device operating system, the smart edge module comprising:
- an interface adapter configured for receiving raw data from the sensor;
- a bus adapter configured for handling communications with the device bus;
- a module bus coupled to the interface adapter and bus adapter;
- a module processor configured for encrypting the raw data;
- a module memory storing a module operating system.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a device processor executing a device operating system (OS);
- a device bus;
- a device memory coupled to the device bus;
- a plurality of sensors;
- at least one security module, interposed between at least one corresponding sensor of the plurality of sensors and the device bus, the security module configured to receive a raw data signal from the corresponding sensor, encrypt at least part of the raw data signal to generate an encrypted signal, and transmit the encrypted signal to the device bus.
In an electronic device having a device processor running a device operating system on a device bus and communicating with a plurality of sensors, a method comprising:
- providing a plurality of security modules and interposing each between a corresponding sensor of the plurality of sensors and the device bus;
- operating each of the security modules to perform the steps of:
- intercepting raw data signal output from the corresponding sensor;
- encrypting at least part of the raw data signal to generate encrypted signal;
- transmitting the encrypted signal onto the device bus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.