WO2019180835A1 - アクセスポイント、端末、情報収集システム、および情報収集方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an access point for performing wireless communication, a terminal equipped with a sensor, an information collection system, and an information collection method applied to the information collection system.
- the information collection system includes an access point and a terminal on which a sensor is mounted, and uses environmental information to detect an abnormality or estimate a value that the environmental information can take.
- the access point collects environmental information from the terminal using wireless communication.
- the terminal acquires environmental information using a sensor.
- the access point needs to increase the collection frequency of environmental information from the terminal.
- the use of wireless communication improves the degree of freedom of terminal installation, but on the other hand, it is often difficult to supply power to the terminal. For this reason, the terminal includes a battery, and the sensor and each functional unit are operated using the battery. If the frequency of collecting environmental information from the terminal is increased, the power consumption of the terminal increases, so that the battery is consumed quickly, and the operating time of the terminal decreases.
- a management server that manages sensors calculates the remaining drive time of the terminal using the remaining battery power of the terminal on which the sensor is mounted, and reports the measurement time of the sensor provided in the terminal so that the remaining drive time becomes equal.
- an information collection system that controls the number of times and the output of wireless communication.
- Patent Document 1 has a problem in that the power consumed by communication from the entire terminal to the management server cannot be reduced because the frequency of communication to the management server does not decrease in the entire terminal.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to obtain an access point that suppresses power consumption of a terminal that transmits a detection value of a sensor.
- an access point receives first information measured by a sensor from a terminal, and transmits the first information as sensor information to a server device.
- a measurement result estimator that estimates an estimation result that is an access point and is an information indicating an estimated value of the first information and is used to determine whether or not the terminal transmits the first information;
- a first communication unit that transmits the estimation result to the terminal, and a second communication unit that transmits the estimation result as sensor information to the server device when the first information is not received from the terminal for a certain period of time after the estimation result is transmitted to the terminal.
- a communication unit is a communication unit.
- the access point according to the present invention has an effect that an access point that suppresses power consumption of a terminal that transmits a detection value of a sensor can be obtained.
- the figure which shows the structural example of the information collection system concerning embodiment The figure which shows the example which the access point concerning embodiment distributes a program Functional block diagram of an access point according to the embodiment
- the figure which shows the functional block of the sensor mounting terminal concerning embodiment The figure which shows the control circuit concerning embodiment
- the sequence diagram which shows an example of the program delivery procedure to the sensor mounting terminal concerning embodiment The figure which shows the information which the measurement error estimation parameter concerning embodiment has Sequence diagram showing an example of estimation of the result of sensor measurement according to the embodiment
- the figure which shows the example of a structure of the estimation result concerning embodiment Sequence diagram showing another example of estimation of the result of sensor measurement according to the embodiment
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information collection system according to an embodiment.
- the information collection system 40 includes an access point 10a, an access point 10b, a sensor-equipped terminal 20a, a sensor-equipped terminal 20b, a server device 32a, a server device 32b, and a server device 32c.
- the access point 10a communicates with the server devices 32a, 32b, and 32c via the wide area network 31.
- the access point 10a communicates with the sensor-equipped terminal 20a and the access point 10b.
- the access point 10b communicates with the sensor-equipped terminal 20b and the access point 10a.
- the access point 10b is disposed in a place where it cannot be directly connected to the wide area network 31, and can communicate with the server device 32a, the server device 32b, and the server device 32c via the access point 10a.
- the access point 10a and the access point 10b are shown without distinction, they are referred to as an access point 10.
- a sensor-equipped terminal 20 When each of the sensor-equipped terminal 20a and the sensor-equipped terminal 20b is shown without being distinguished, it is referred to as a sensor-equipped terminal 20.
- the sensor-equipped terminal 20 is also called a terminal.
- each of the server devices 32a, 32b, and 32c is shown without distinction, it is referred to as a server device 32.
- the information collection system 40 will be described on the assumption that communication is performed using a specific low power wireless network such as a Wi-SUN (Wireless Smart Utility Network) using the 920 MHz band. It is not limited to using a power wireless network.
- Wi-SUN Wireless Smart Utility Network
- the access point 10 communicates wirelessly with the sensor-equipped terminal 20.
- the access point 10 is connected to the server device 32 via the wide area network 31.
- a wide area communication network 30 constituted by the wide area network 31 and the server device 32
- W-CDMA Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- the sensor-equipped terminal 20a and the sensor-equipped terminal 20b acquire environmental information.
- the environmental information is information such as the acceleration of the object, the temperature of the object, the moisture of the soil, and the like.
- the sensor-equipped terminal 20a and the sensor-equipped terminal 20b that acquired the environmental information transmit the environmental information to the access point 10a and the access point 10b, respectively.
- the access point 10 transmits the environment information acquired by the sensor-equipped terminal 20a and the sensor-equipped terminal 20b to the wide area network 31 using wide area communication means such as a mobile phone.
- the environmental information is transmitted and stored in the server device 32a, the server device 32b, and the server device 32c that provide services via the wide area network 31.
- the service provided by the server device 32 includes, for example, detecting an event according to a purpose such as danger prediction using environmental information and distributing it to a user.
- the environmental information is also called first information.
- the environmental information is also called sensor information.
- the wide area network 31 is connected to the access point 10a. Processing such as line connection control between the access point 10 a and the wide area network 31 and security is provided by a communication method supported by the wide area network 31.
- a wired line is mainly used, and an IP (Internet Protocol) network is configured using a plurality of routers and optical lines.
- IP Internet Protocol
- the communication protocol used for communication via the wide area network 31 is not limited to IP.
- the server device 32 accumulates environmental information acquired by the sensor-equipped terminal 20.
- the server device 32 provides a service. Further, the server device 32 distributes a program related to the operation of the access point 10 and the sensor-equipped terminal 20.
- the server device 32 also provides settings for the access point 10 and the sensor-equipped terminal 20.
- the server device 32 also has a function of monitoring the states of the access point 10 and the sensor-equipped terminal 20, and a function of displaying the acquired environment information on a console screen or the like.
- the server device 32 is not limited to three, and four or more server devices 32 may be provided in the information collection system 40 according to the purpose.
- the server apparatus 32 can select the sensor-equipped terminal 20 and the sensor from which environmental information is acquired.
- the server devices 32 can share the acquired environment information among the server devices 32.
- the server device 32 can individually operate the software installed on the sensor-equipped terminal 20 and the access point 10 in parallel. However, the server device 32 is not limited to having these functions.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the access point 10 according to the embodiment distributes a program.
- the access point 10 distributes to the sensor-equipped terminal 20 a program for determining a period for acquiring environmental information from the sensor and a program for determining an opportunity for transmitting the environmental information to the access point 10.
- the sensor-equipped terminal 20 is configured by a general-purpose device such as an electronic computer, for example.
- the number of programs that can be operated on the sensor-equipped terminal 20 is not limited to one, and a plurality of programs may be operated depending on applications such as the type of sensor.
- a program A is a program that acquires environmental information from, for example, a sensor that measures the acceleration of an object.
- the program B is a program for acquiring environmental information from a sensor that measures, for example, soil moisture.
- FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the access point 10 according to the embodiment.
- the access point 10 includes a communication unit 100, an antenna 101, a wide area interface unit 102, an antenna 103, a software processing unit 104, a database unit 105, and a software distribution unit 106.
- the communication unit 100 has a wireless IF (Interface) function for transmitting and receiving signals to communicate with the other access points 10 and the sensor-equipped terminals 20, and a modem that performs control for wireless connection with the other access points 10 and the sensor-equipped terminals 20. With function.
- the communication unit 100 is also called a first communication unit.
- the antenna 101 communicates with other access points 10 and sensor-equipped terminals 20.
- the wide area interface unit 102 communicates with the wide area network 30 and relays environment information received from the sensor-equipped terminals 20 to the wide area network 30.
- the wide area interface unit 102 is also called a second communication unit.
- the antenna 103 communicates with the wide area communication network 30.
- the software processing unit 104 collects environment information transmitted from another access point 10 or the sensor-equipped terminal 20.
- the software processing unit 104 includes a measurement result estimation unit 1041 and a sensing cycle control unit 1042.
- the measurement result estimation unit 1041 estimates an estimation result indicating an estimated value when it is assumed that the environment information transmitted from the sensor-equipped terminal 20 is within a certain error range. In addition, the measurement result estimation unit 1041 broadcasts the estimation result to the sensor-equipped terminal 20.
- the sensing cycle control unit 1042 controls the acquisition cycle of the sensor 201 included in the sensor-equipped terminal 20. In addition, the sensing cycle control unit 1042 designates and manages a report determination cycle, which is a time during which the sensor-equipped terminal 20 transmits environment information to the access point 10. The report determination period is also called a first period.
- the sensing cycle control unit 1042 uses the estimation result of the environmental information estimated by the measurement result estimation unit 1041 to be measured by the sensor-equipped terminal 20. As a result, a proxy report is sent to the server device 32.
- the database unit 105 sets operation information of the sensor-equipped terminal 20, programs necessary for the software processing unit 104 to operate, wireless communication parameters necessary for the communication unit 100 and the wide area interface unit 102 to communicate, and the like. Information and a program for sensor-equipped terminals to be downloaded to the sensor-equipped terminal 20 are stored.
- the software distribution unit 106 causes the sensor-equipped terminal program to be downloaded to the sensor-equipped terminal 20 stored in the database unit 105. Information that associates the sensor-equipped terminal 20 with the sensor-equipped terminal program is registered in the operation information of the sensor-equipped terminal 20 stored in the database unit 105.
- the configuration example in which the wide area interface unit 102 is provided in the access point 10 is shown. However, the wide area interface unit 102 is provided outside the access point 10 and is connected to the wide area communication network 30. A connection function may be provided.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating functional blocks of the sensor-equipped terminal 20 according to the embodiment.
- the sensor-equipped terminal 20 includes a sensing unit 200, sensors 201-1 to 201-n, a communication unit 202, an antenna 203, a software processing unit 204, a storage unit 205, a software update unit 206, and a battery 207.
- sensors 201-1 to 201-n are not distinguished, they are referred to as sensors 201.
- the sensing unit 200 performs parameter setting of the sensor 201 and control of the sensor 201. In addition, the sensing unit 200 acquires environmental information from the sensor 201.
- the sensor 201 is described as an example of an acceleration sensor and a thermometer used for an inclinometer or the like, but the sensor 201 is not limited to these sensors.
- the communication unit 202 includes a wireless IF function for transmitting and receiving a signal for wireless communication with the access point 10 and a modem function for performing control for wireless connection with the access point 10.
- the antenna 203 communicates with the access point 10.
- the software processing unit 204 performs processing for collecting environmental information from the sensor 201, processing for transmitting environmental information acquired from the sensor 201 to the access point 10, and power saving processing.
- the software processing unit 204 includes a measurement error determination unit 2041 and a report determination unit 2042.
- the measurement error determination unit 2041 estimates the error of the estimation result of the measurement result estimation unit 1041 using the environment information acquired from the sensor 201.
- the report determination unit 2042 determines whether it is necessary to transmit environmental information to the access point 10 based on the estimation error of the measurement error determination unit 2041.
- the report determination unit 2042 does not transmit environment information to the access point 10. For this reason, power saving of the battery 207 and use of a band due to unnecessary wireless transmission are suppressed.
- the report determination unit 2042 corrects the estimation result. Information is transmitted to the communication unit 100.
- the storage unit 205 is a process program for collecting environmental information, a program for processing to transmit environmental information acquired from the sensor 201 to the access point 10, a program for power saving processing, and a communication unit 202 necessary for communication. Stores setting information such as wireless parameters.
- the program stored in the storage unit 205 is read when the sensor-equipped terminal 20 is activated.
- the processing program for collecting environmental information is also called a first program.
- the storage unit 205 temporarily stores environment information acquired by the sensing unit 200 from the sensor 201.
- the software update unit 206 updates the program stored in the storage unit 205 to a program uploaded by the software distribution unit 106 of the access point 10 shown in FIG.
- the software update unit 206 diagnoses the program stored in the storage unit 205 and, when determining that the distribution source is normal, expands the program in the software processing unit 204 and activates the software.
- the battery 207 supplies power to each functional unit of the sensor-equipped terminal 20.
- the battery 207 may be supplied with power from a solar power generation device installed outside the sensor-equipped terminal 20 at the time of a power failure.
- the software processing unit 104, the software distribution unit 106, the software processing unit 204, and the software update unit 206 are realized by a processing circuit that is an electronic circuit that performs each processing.
- the processing circuit may be dedicated hardware or a control circuit including a memory and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes a program stored in the memory.
- the memory corresponds to, for example, a nonvolatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), or a flash memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.
- the control circuit is, for example, a control circuit 300 having a configuration shown in FIG.
- the control circuit 300 includes a processor 300a, which is a CPU, and a memory 300b.
- the processor 300a is realized by reading and executing a program corresponding to each process stored in the memory 300b.
- the memory 300b is also used as a temporary memory in each process performed by the processor 300a.
- FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a program distribution procedure to the sensor-equipped terminal according to the embodiment.
- the first program is created via the console screen of the server device 32 or the like.
- the first program is distributed to the access point 10 by performing an operation (step S100) for distributing the program on the server device 32 (step S101).
- the access point 10 that has received the first program from the server device 32 stores the first program in the database unit 105 (step S102).
- the software distribution unit 106 sends a storage completion response to the server device 32 (step S103).
- the software distribution unit 106 starts a process of updating software for the sensor-equipped terminals 20 included in the device ID list (step S104), and distributes the program to the sensor-equipped terminals 20 by broadcast (step S105).
- the sensor-equipped terminal 20 After receiving the first program distributed from the access point 10, the sensor-equipped terminal 20 stores the first program in the storage unit 205 (step S106).
- the software update unit 206 diagnoses the program stored in the storage unit 205 and, when determining that the distribution source is normal, expands the program in the software processing unit 204 (step S107) and starts the software ( In step S108), the software distribution unit 106 is notified that the software has started (step S109).
- the software distribution unit 106 Upon receiving the notification of completion of software activation, the software distribution unit 106 develops a program for operating the software processing unit 104 stored in the database unit 105 in the software processing unit 104 and starts a service (step S110).
- the access point 10 When the software activation is completed in step S110, the access point 10 periodically broadcasts the measurement error estimation parameter 400 used by the measurement result estimation unit 1041 to the sensor-equipped terminal 20.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating information included in the measurement error estimation parameter 400 according to the embodiment.
- the measurement error estimation parameter 400 includes an information distribution number, a device ID, a sensor registration number, a sensor ID, a reference value, an allowable error, a change detection threshold value, and a transmission request.
- the number of information distributions is the number of sensor-equipped terminals 20.
- the device ID is an ID for identifying the sensor-equipped terminal 20.
- the sensor registration number is the number of sensors connected to the sensor-equipped terminal 20.
- the sensor ID is an ID for identifying each sensor (inclinometer, thermometer, etc.) connected to the sensor-equipped terminal 20.
- the reference value is a value used for error estimation of environmental information acquired from each sensor connected to the sensor-equipped terminal 20.
- the reference value is a value obtained by averaging past environmental information acquired from the sensor-equipped terminal 20, and when the sensor-equipped terminal 20 newly acquires the environmental information, the reference value is updated using the new environmental information.
- the access point 10 receives environment information from the sensor-equipped terminal 20, the reference value is automatically updated using the environment information received by the access point 10.
- the allowable error is a value used for evaluating whether the result of error estimation performed by the sensor-equipped terminal 20 is within an allowable range.
- the change detection threshold is a value for determining whether the environmental information acquired from the sensor 201 has detected an abnormality.
- the access point 10 requests the sensor-equipped terminal 20 to transmit environmental information.
- the sensor-equipped terminal 20 determines the access point regardless of the estimation result of the measurement error determination unit 2041. 10 transmits environmental information. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the sensor ID 0x00010001 connected to the sensor-equipped terminal with the device ID of the measurement error estimation parameter 400 is 0x00010000, when the inclinometer measurement result is 0.1 degrees or more, the report determination unit 2042 Transmits the environment information to the access point 10 regardless of the estimation result.
- Each initial value of the measurement error estimation parameter 400 is set when a program is created via the console screen of the server device 32 or the like.
- Each value of the measurement error estimation parameter 400 can be set and updated via the console screen of the server device 32 or the like.
- the value used for error estimation is described as the measurement error estimation parameter 400.
- the present invention is not limited to the measurement error estimation parameter 400, and the value used for error estimation is the estimation result. Any parameter may be used as long as it is necessary for error estimation with environmental information.
- a numerical value is designated as a parameter necessary for error estimation, but it may be expressed by a calculation formula or the like.
- the parameter necessary for error estimation may be time information or information associated with year / month information. Further, the time or year / month information of the sensor-equipped terminal 20 may be used for error estimation. Further, a sunshine condition depending on the weather or a parameter related to the season may be used as a parameter necessary for error estimation.
- FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of estimation of a result of sensor measurement according to the embodiment. A series of processes shown in FIG. 8 is called a measurement result estimation process.
- the access point 10 periodically broadcasts the measurement error estimation parameter 400 to the sensor-equipped terminal 20 (step S200).
- the measurement error determination unit 2041 that has received the measurement error estimation parameter 400 stores the measurement error estimation parameter 400 in the storage unit 205.
- the sensing unit 200 reaches the acquisition cycle, the sensing unit 200 acquires environmental information from the sensor 201 (step S201).
- the measurement error determination unit 2041 receives environment information from the sensing unit 200.
- the measurement error determination unit 2041 determines whether the environmental information acquired by the sensing unit 200 is within the error range using the reference value of the measurement error estimation parameter 400 and the allowable error ( ⁇ ⁇ ), and the determination result Is notified to the report determination unit 2042 (step S202). If the determination result is within the allowable error range, the report determination unit 2042 determines that there is no problem in estimating the measurement result by the measurement result estimation unit 1041, and does not transmit environment information to the access point 10 (step S203). . When the determination result is outside the allowable error range, the report determination unit 2042 determines that there is a problem with the measurement result estimation by the measurement result estimation unit 1041, and transmits the environment information to the access point 10.
- the sensing cycle control unit 1042 manages the environment information acquisition cycle and report determination cycle of the sensor-equipped terminal 20, and generates an environment information acquisition opportunity regardless of whether or not the environment information is received from the sensor-equipped terminal 20. .
- An acquisition opportunity is a signal that causes the measurement result estimation unit 1041 to acquire environment information.
- the measurement result estimation unit 1041 confirms whether or not environmental information is newly received from the sensor-equipped terminal 20 (step S204).
- the measurement result estimation unit 1041 uses the reference value included in the measurement error estimation parameter 400 as the estimation result (step S205), and broadcasts the estimation result to the sensor-equipped terminal 20 (step S206).
- the measurement result estimation unit 1041 transmits the environment information received from the sensor-equipped terminal 20 to the server device 32 as a measurement result without performing the measurement result estimation process.
- the measurement result estimation unit 1041 will be described as a case where environment information is not received. Details of the environmental information and measurement results transmitted by the sensor-equipped terminal 20 will be described later.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an estimation result according to the embodiment.
- the estimation result 500 includes an information distribution number, a device ID, a sensor registration number, a sensor ID, and an estimation result.
- the functions of the information distribution number, device ID, sensor registration number, and sensor ID are the same as the function of the measurement error estimation parameter 400, respectively.
- the estimation result is a value obtained by estimating the measurement result corresponding to the sensor ID estimated by the measurement result estimation unit 1041.
- the configuration example of the estimation result 500 will be described.
- the estimation result distributed by the measurement result estimation unit 1041 is not limited to the configuration example of the estimation result 500 illustrated in FIG.
- the measurement error determination unit 2041 uses the estimation result received from the access point 10 to verify the estimation error whether the estimation result is within the error range of the environmental information acquired by the sensing unit 200 (step S207). As a result of the verification, when it is confirmed that the estimation result of the access point 10 is within the allowable error range, the measurement error determination unit 2041 completes the process.
- the measurement result estimation unit 1041 waits for the terminal evaluation time to elapse in order to determine whether or not there is a response from the sensor-equipped terminal 20 after distribution of the estimation result (step S208).
- the terminal evaluation time is a time managed by the measurement result estimation unit 1041 and a time for waiting for a response from the center-equipped terminal 20 with respect to the estimation result distributed in step S206.
- the terminal evaluation time is set in consideration of the transmission delay of the center-equipped terminal 20.
- FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating another example of estimation of the result of sensor measurement according to the embodiment.
- Each procedure from step S300 to step S306 is the same as the operation described in step S200 to step S206 in FIG.
- the measurement error determination unit 2041 verifies the estimation error between the estimation result received from the access point 10 and the environment information acquired from the sensing unit 200 (step S307). As a result of the verification of the estimation error, when the measurement error determination unit 2041 determines that the estimation result of the access point 10 exceeds the allowable error range, the report determination unit 2042 corrects the estimation result of the access point 10, The environment information acquired from the sensor 201 stored in the storage unit 205 is transmitted to the access point 10 (step S308).
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of environment information transmitted to the access point 10 by the sensor-equipped terminal 20 according to the embodiment.
- the environment information 600 includes a device ID, a sensor report number, a sensor ID, and a measurement result.
- the functions of the device ID and sensor ID are the same as the functions of the device ID and sensor ID of the measurement error estimation parameter 400.
- the number of sensor reports is the number of environmental information that the sensor-equipped terminal 20 reports to the access point 10.
- the measurement result is a value of environmental information acquired from the sensor 201.
- the measurement result estimation unit 1041 that has received the environment information stops the process of waiting for the terminal evaluation time (step S309).
- the measurement result estimation unit 1041 corrects the estimation result to the environment information received from the sensor-equipped terminal 20, and updates the reference value of the measurement error estimation parameter 400 stored in the database unit 105 (Step S310). Thereafter, the measurement result estimation unit 1041 reports the corrected estimation result to the server device 32 as a measurement result of the environment information (step S311).
- the sensor-equipped terminal 20 can transmit the environmental information only when the error between the estimation result of the access point 10 and the environmental information measured by the sensor-equipped terminal 20 is outside the allowable range. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the wireless transmission processing that requires power consumption while maintaining the accuracy of the environment information reported to the server device 32 by the access point 10 and suppressing the bandwidth used for wireless communication.
- step S310 when correction of the estimation result of the access point 10 is frequently performed by the environment information of the plurality of sensors 201, the sensor-equipped terminal 20 gives priority to the environment information acquired from the plurality of sensors 201, respectively.
- the access point 10 has a function of estimating environmental information and a function of proxy reporting to the server device 32.
- the sensor-equipped terminal 20 has a function of verifying the estimation result of the access point 10 and a function of correcting the estimation result of the access point 10. For this reason, the use band of the wireless communication of the sensor-equipped terminal 20 can be suppressed, the power consumption of the sensor-equipped terminal 20 can be reduced, and the accuracy of the environmental information transmitted to the server device 32 can be improved.
- the configuration described in the above embodiment shows an example of the contents of the present invention, and can be combined with another known technique, and can be combined with other configurations without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is also possible to omit or change the part.
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図1は、実施の形態にかかる情報収集システムの構成例を示す図である。情報収集システム40は、アクセスポイント10aと、アクセスポイント10bと、センサ搭載端末20aと、センサ搭載端末20bと、サーバ装置32aと、サーバ装置32bと、サーバ装置32cとを備える。アクセスポイント10aは、広域ネットワーク31を介してサーバ装置32a,32b,32cと通信する。また、アクセスポイント10aは、センサ搭載端末20aおよびアクセスポイント10bと通信する。アクセスポイント10bは、センサ搭載端末20bおよびアクセスポイント10aと通信する。アクセスポイント10bは、広域ネットワーク31に直接接続できない場所に配置されており、アクセスポイント10aを介して、サーバ装置32a、サーバ装置32b、およびサーバ装置32cと通信することができる。アクセスポイント10aおよびアクセスポイント10bのそれぞれを区別せずに示すときはアクセスポイント10と称する。センサ搭載端末20a、およびセンサ搭載端末20bのそれぞれを区別せずに示すときは、センサ搭載端末20と称する。センサ搭載端末20は端末とも呼ばれる。サーバ装置32a、32b、32cのそれぞれを区別せずに示すときはサーバ装置32と称する。なお、情報収集システム40は、920MHz帯を用いたWi-SUN(Wireless Smart Utility Network)などの特定小電力無線ネットワークを用いて通信することを前提として説明するが、情報収集システム40は、特定小電力無線ネットワークを用いることに限定されない。
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- センサにより計測される第1の情報を端末から受信し、前記第1の情報をセンサ情報としてサーバ装置へ送信するアクセスポイントであって、
前記第1の情報の推定値を示す情報であって前記端末において前記第1の情報を送信するか否かの判定に用いられる情報である推定結果、を推定する計測結果推定部と、
前記推定結果を前記端末へ送信する第1の通信部と、
前記推定結果の前記端末への送信から一定時間以上前記端末から前記第1の情報を受信しない場合、前記サーバ装置に前記推定結果を前記センサ情報として送信する第2の通信部と、
を備えることを特徴とするアクセスポイント。 - 前記端末の前記第1の情報の受信の有無を判断する周期である第1の周期を管理するセンシング周期制御部、
を備え、
前記計測結果推定部は、
前記推定結果を送信後、前記第1の周期の間に前記第1の情報を受信しない場合、前記サーバ装置に前記推定結果を送信し、前記第1の周期の間に前記第1の情報を受信した場合、前記サーバ装置に前記第1の情報を前記推定結果として送信することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のアクセスポイント。 - 前記端末において前記第1の情報を送信するか否かが判定されるためのプログラム、を前記端末に配信するソフトウェア配信部、
を備え、
前記プログラムは、前記推定結果と前記第1の情報との誤差が許容範囲内である場合、前記端末に前記第1の情報を送信させないプログラムであることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載のアクセスポイント。 - アクセスポイントと通信可能な端末であって、
前記端末は、
物体を計測するセンサと、
前記センサが計測した情報である第1の情報と前記アクセスポイントから送信される前記第1の情報を推定した情報との誤差が許容範囲内であるかを判定する計測誤差判定部と、
を備えることを特徴とする端末。 - 前記誤差が前記許容範囲内でない場合、前記アクセスポイントへ前記第1の情報を送信し、前記誤差が前記許容範囲内である場合、前記アクセスポイントへ前記第1の情報を送信しない報告判定部を備えることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の端末。
- センサが計測した情報である第1の情報を推定する請求項1から3のいずれか1つに記載のアクセスポイントと、
前記センサを用いて前記第1の情報を取得する請求項4または5に記載の端末と、
前記第1の情報を収集するサーバ装置と、
を備えることを特徴とする情報収集システム。 - センサにより計測される第1の情報を端末から受信し、前記第1の情報をセンサ情報としてサーバ装置へ送信するアクセスポイントと、前記第1の情報を取得する端末と、前記第1の情報を収集するサーバ装置とで構成される情報収集システムにおける情報収集方法であって、
前記アクセスポイントが前記第1の情報の推定値を示す情報であって前記端末において前記第1の情報を送信するか否かの判定に用いられる情報である推定結果、を推定する第1のステップと、
前記アクセスポイントが前記推定結果を前記端末へ送信する第2のステップと、
前記アクセスポイントが前記推定結果の前記端末への送信から一定時間以上前記端末から前記第1の情報を受信しない場合、前記サーバ装置に前記推定結果を前記センサ情報として送信する第3のステップと、
前記端末が前記第1の情報と前記推定結果との誤差が許容範囲内であるかを判定する第4のステップとを含むことを特徴とする情報収集方法。 - 前記アクセスポイントが前記端末の前記第1の情報の受信の有無を判断する周期である第1の周期を管理する第5のステップと、
前記端末が前記誤差が前記許容範囲内でない場合、前記アクセスポイントへ前記第1の情報を送信し、前記誤差が前記許容範囲内である場合、前記アクセスポイントへ前記第1の情報を送信しない第6のステップと、
を含み、
前記第1のステップは、
前記推定結果を送信後、前記第1の周期の間に前記第1の情報を受信しない場合、前記サーバ装置に前記推定結果を送信し、前記第1の周期の間に前記第1の情報を受信した場合、前記サーバ装置に前記第1の情報を前記推定結果として前記アクセスポイントが送信することを特徴とする請求項7に記載の情報収集方法。
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