Clustering devices in an internet of things (‘IoT’)
US8671099B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/901
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Clustering devices in an Internet of Things (‘IoT’), including: receiving, by a device clustering module, a characteristic set for a device, wherein the characteristic set specifies one or more device attributes and an attribute value for each device attribute; clustering, by the device clustering module, the device into an attribute level cluster based on the one or more device attributes specified in the characteristic set for the device; and clustering, by the device clustering module, the device into a value level cluster based on the attribute value for each device attribute, wherein the value level cluster is a subset of the attribute level cluster.
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