Patent Document ID: 7917333
Application ID: 12222957
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented 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; receiving model information, measurement data, and performance information for the virtual sensor network; verifying performance of the virtual sensor network based on the performance information and measurement data; responsive to verifying the performance of the virtual sensor network, creating one or more calibration certificates of the virtual sensor network based on the model information, the measurement data, and the performance information; generating a documentation package associated with the virtual sensor network, wherein the documentation package includes at least an identification of the virtual sensor network, the project data, and the one or more calibration certificates of the virtual sensor network; and publishing the virtual sensor network in compliance with a standard based on the documentation package associated with the virtual sensor network.