Prioritization Data for Access Control Device Targeting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Remote-controlled access systems face complexity, security challenges, and power optimization issues, particularly in determining the correct access control device and ensuring secure, efficient operation with multiple devices in proximity.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device and access control device system that determines prioritization data based on proximity and historical usage patterns to control access control devices efficiently, reducing unnecessary communication and power consumption, while ensuring secure operation by identifying the intended access control device and preventing unauthorized access.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the system communicates with multiple access control devices to ensure secure operation and determine the correct device, then security is improved, but communication overhead and power consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesecurityVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by determining prioritization data and identifying the most likely intended access control device before executing the full access control operation. This preliminary identification reduces the need for extensive communication with multiple devices, thereby maintaining security while reducing power consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The access control devices themselves provide prioritization data indicating their own priority levels for being controlled. This self-service mechanism allows the electronic device to quickly identify the intended device without extensive communication, reducing power consumption while maintaining secure operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Measurement precision

If the system communicates with multiple access control devices to determine the correct device, then accuracy in identifying the intended device is improved, but operation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy in identifying intended deviceVSAvoidoperation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system determines prioritization data and identifies the most likely intended access control device before executing the full access control operation. This preliminary identification step simplifies the overall operation by reducing the number of devices that need to be fully communicated with, while maintaining high accuracy in identifying the intended device.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces complex mechanical or manual selection processes with an automated prioritization system. The electronic device automatically determines prioritization data and identifies the intended device based on this data, substituting what would otherwise be a complex manual selection process with a streamlined automated system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Reliability

If the system performs extensive communication to ensure secure operation, then security against unauthorized access is improved, but operation time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecurity against unauthorized accessVSAvoidoperation time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary determination of prioritization data and identification of the intended device before executing the full access control operation. This preliminary action reduces the overall operation time by avoiding extensive communication with multiple devices, while maintaining security through the prioritization mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs a partial communication action by focusing primarily on the identified intended device rather than communicating equally with all devices. This partial action approach maintains security by verifying the intended device while reducing overall operation time by avoiding excessive communication with non-intended devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS11676432B2Electronic device, an access control device, and related methods
Publication Date: 2023.06.13 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

An electronic device includes a memory circuitry, an interface circuitry, and a processor circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to determine prioritization data associated with the one or more access control devices. The processor circuitry is configured to control, based on the prioritization data, at least one of the one or more access control devices.