Management framework and method for retrieving software identification information pertaining to a sensor in a network

The invention concerns using sensorXML to facilitate the installation of software for interaction with sensors, preferably within a home network with a service gateway (100). According to the invention, a management framework (130) is provided to manage a sensor controlling means, adapted to transmi...

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Main Authors VAN LEEUWEN TOM, ACKE WILLEM JOZEF AMAAT, LIEKENS WERNER, JUSTEN PASCAL, VAN BOGAERT BRUNO
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 12.09.2012
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:The invention concerns using sensorXML to facilitate the installation of software for interaction with sensors, preferably within a home network with a service gateway (100). According to the invention, a management framework (130) is provided to manage a sensor controlling means, adapted to transmit management instructions to said sensor controlling means, and to receive information in sensorXML format, wherein the information comprises software identification information. According to another aspect of the invention, a method is provided for retrieving software identification information pertaining to a sensor in a network, comprising accessing a sensorXML document (400), and extracting software identification information from it.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201080052893