Internet of Everything

Internet of Everything

The Four Pillars

The Four Pillars

• People - those who engage with the devices and system that makes up the IoE.

• Things - the physical objects or devices sharing connections with the Internet.

• Data - what is collected, manipulated, stored and shared.

• Process - where data is processed to reach the right person or device at the right time.

Open Ended

Meaningless, useful, applied.

Use these words to describe date, information and knowledge.

Open Ended

What are the three types of interactions between the four pillars?

Open Ended

Which connection methods can the smartphone interact with another smartphone, wearable device, POS system and router?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of an IP address?

^{(Source OU)}

• It identifies a return address for replying to email messages.

• It identifies a location in memory from which a program runs.

• It identifies the physical location of a data centre.

• It identifies the source and destination of data packets on a network.

Multiple Choice

In a new smart home, the refrigerator has a sensor that detects that the milk container is almost empty. To what device would this sensor send this data so that eventually a text message is sent to the home owner? ^{(Source: OU)}

• sensor survey

• controller

• RFID

• Internet provider server

Multiple Choice

Which scenario is an example of an M2M interaction in a retail IoE solution? ^{(Source: OU)}

• When a customer removes an item from the shelf, the RFID tag sends an inventory update message to the ordering management system.

• An employee replenishes canned fruits to a shelf after the sensor sends the signal that the shelf is almost empty.

• A customer uses a kiosk to order food in a service station.

• A customer reviews the receipt after paying the shopping expense with a credit card.

Multiple Choice

As IoE connections are evolving, which component will change to get the right information to the right place at the right time more efficiently? ^{(Source: OU)}

• process

• intelligence

• people

• things

People, processes, data and things

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSIPNhOiMoE&feature=emb_logo

Open Ended

Discuss the Zeiss case study and give examples of the interactions between the four pillars.

Another basic example is how a library benefits from RFID tags inside the books, describe the interaction, how each pillar is involved in this communication and the benefits to the business.

Sample answer

A (person) member scans the (thing) RFID tag on the library book with the (thing) information kiosk (P2M connection) by taking the library book to the information. Benefit: no queuing/saves time. This data is sent to the control computer and transmitted to the library’s main server where the database stores and organises the data. The (process) database can be updated to show the book is not available, a member of staff can track overdue books, identify trends (e.g. most popular books), could send an automatic email to people who have not returned books/provide text alerts to their mobile phone. Saves time for employees as they are not spending time logging books in and out, less staff needed, less costs, money could be used to update books or order more copies make decisions on which books to order.