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Linking Sensor Data to a Cloud-based Storage Server Using a Smartphone Bridge

Authors:
David Rowlands
Jason Ride
Mitchell McCarthy
Liisa Laakso
Daniel James

Keywords: sensor; smartphone; security; cloud; data

Abstract:
There is a need for systems that unify the processes of collecting, storing and analysing long-term sensor data in multi-user contexts. The ubiquity and communication features of smartphones make them suitable as data aggregation platforms for standalone sensors. Cloud-based servers are advantageous for their centralisation and scalability in the storage and processing of data. This paper conceptualises a method to link sensors with a cloud server by detailing a smartphone application design (for collecting, aggregating and transmitting data from connected sensors), communication protocol (to preserve security and integrity of data during transmission) and storage methodology (to protect data during processing and storage within the cloud server). Overall, this paper presents design concepts to link sensors with cloud-based storage and provides details of a health-based implementation that applies them.

Pages: 317 to 320

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: August 19, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4405

ISBN: 978-1-61208-207-3

Location: Rome, Italy

Dates: from August 19, 2012 to August 24, 2012