SAP SE
Affinity determination and logical networking of IoT devices

Abstract:

Attributes are applied to Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices to establish high quality connections between the devices. Agents of the devices are assigned to interest-based cells in a virtual space, and can travel among the cells. Within the cells, pairs of devices are tested for similarity, based on device profiles, and for detected affinity. Devices having affinity are connected and form a logical network of IoT devices. Some attributes can be based on a personality model and can reflect the personality of a user or other principal associated with a device. The user or principal attributes can influence requests for affinity testing, calculation of similarity, and further behavioral effects incorporated in affinity determination. Disclosed embodiments provide scalable, distributed, autonomous, and unsupervised device-to-device connectivity, free of prior constraints. Associated infrastructure, simulations, performance metrics, and variations are disclosed.