Patent Document ID: 20100050025
Application ID: 12222957
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for providing a virtual sensor network based system, comprising: obtaining project data descriptive of a virtual sensor network to be used in a control system of a machine; establishing a virtual sensor network including a plurality of virtual sensors based on the project data, each virtual sensor having a model type, at least one input parameter, and at least one output parameter; recording model information, measurement data, and performance information of the virtual sensor network including the plurality of virtual sensors; creating one or more calibration certificates of the virtual sensor network including a plurality of virtual sensors based on the model information, the measurement data, and the performance information; and generating a documentation package associated with the virtual sensor network, wherein the documentation package includes at least an identification, the project data, and at least one calibration certificate of the virtual sensor network including a plurality of virtual sensors.