A method for pollutant sensor placement is described. Data about environmental characteristics across a geographic region is received from a plurality of environmental sensors. The geographic region includes one or more pollutant sources that emit a pollutant. The received data is transformed from one or more of the plurality of environmental sensors into common data having a common grid across the geographic region. The geographic region is divided into a plurality of sub-regions based on the common data. Locations within the geographic region are determined for placement of pollutant sensors based on estimated dispersion of the pollutant through the plurality of sub-regions.

Systems and methods for sensing and monitoring various athletic performance metrics, e.g., during the course of a game, a practice, a training session, training drills, and the like, are described. These systems and methods can provide useful metrics for players and coaches relating to athletic performances in various sports, including various team sports.

A first blind spot information acquisition unit inputs road geometry information and traveling environment information which are acquired by an information acquisition unit to a first blind spot inference model, and thereby acquires, using the first blind spot inference model, first blind spot information indicating a blind spot area of a road along which a vehicle is traveling, the first blind spot inference model being configured to output first blind spot information indicating a blind spot area of a road when receiving road geometry information about geometry of the road and traveling environment information about a traveling environment of the road. A parking position determination unit determines a parking position of the vehicle by using the first blind spot information acquired by the first blind spot information acquisition unit.

A heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system for a structure is provided. The HVAC system includes one or more of an outdoor unit disposed at an exterior of the structure and an indoor unit disposed at an interior of the structure. Various operations of the one or more of the outdoor and indoor units are controllable to maintain desired environmental conditions in the interior of the structure. At least one of the one or more of the outdoor and indoor units includes a wireless transceiver which is wirelessly communicative with an external entity.

A heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system for a structure is provided. The HVAC system includes one or more of an outdoor unit disposed at an exterior of the structure and an indoor unit disposed at an interior of the structure. Various operations of the one or more of the outdoor and indoor units are controllable to maintain desired environmental conditions in the interior of the structure. At least one of the one or more of the outdoor and indoor units includes a wireless transceiver which is wirelessly communicative with an external entity.

The disclosure relates to system and method for facilitating designing of an Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure for deploying an IoT application. The method includes determining a Manhattan distance between each of a plurality of existing requirements and a new requirement, identifying one or more of the plurality of existing requirements corresponding to a minimum Manhattan distance, determining a relevancy score for each of the one or more identified existing requirements based on a similarity between the each of the one or more identified existing requirements and the new requirement, and providing one or more IoT components and one or more IoT designs corresponding to a similar existing requirement for facilitating designing of the IoT infrastructure. The similar existing requirement comprises one of the one or more identified existing requirement with a maximum relevancy score.

The disclosure relates to system and method for facilitating designing of an Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure for deploying an IoT application. The method includes determining a Manhattan distance between each of a plurality of existing requirements and a new requirement, identifying one or more of the plurality of existing requirements corresponding to a minimum Manhattan distance, determining a relevancy score for each of the one or more identified existing requirements based on a similarity between the each of the one or more identified existing requirements and the new requirement, and providing one or more IoT components and one or more IoT designs corresponding to a similar existing requirement for facilitating designing of the IoT infrastructure. The similar existing requirement comprises one of the one or more identified existing requirement with a maximum relevancy score.

A system provides communications between local device installations and a remote monitoring computer and includes a plurality of computerized devices communicating on a bi-directional network. At least one local device transmits local device data to a remote monitoring computer on the bi-directional communications network. An interface computer receives the local device data and formats the local device data for further transmission to the remote monitoring computer, wherein the interface computer has at least one processor and computer memory storing interface software that implements a method of translating data of any kind into a preferred format. The method includes storing the local device data in the computer memory of the interface computer; transforming the local device data into a formatted data set; and transmitting the formatted data set to at least one remote monitoring computer.

The present invention relates to the technical field of Internet of Things (IoT), in particular to an IoT smart clip and a usage method thereof. The smart clip comprises a moving component and a limiting portion cooperating with the moving component. The moving component comprises a moving component body provided with an inner cavity, and a driving mechanism. A first connecting plate and a second connecting plate which are connected via a spring are arranged in the inner cavity along a movement direction of the moving component. The outer end of the first connecting plate is provided with a plunger. The second connecting plate is connected with the driving mechanism. The plunger is capable of cooperating with the limiting portion under a spring force to lock the smart clip and of unlocking the smart clip under the driving the driving mechanism.

The present invention relates to the technical field of Internet of Things (IoT), in particular to an IoT smart clip and a usage method thereof. The smart clip comprises a moving component and a limiting portion cooperating with the moving component. The moving component comprises a moving component body provided with an inner cavity, and a driving mechanism. A first connecting plate and a second connecting plate which are connected via a spring are arranged in the inner cavity along a movement direction of the moving component. The outer end of the first connecting plate is provided with a plunger. The second connecting plate is connected with the driving mechanism. The plunger is capable of cooperating with the limiting portion under a spring force to lock the smart clip and of unlocking the smart clip under the driving the driving mechanism.