Automatic Peripheral Device Sharing Across Networked Computing Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual configuration of peripheral devices for access across multiple networked computing devices is burdensome and difficult for users, as existing methods require manual setup and intervention for sharing and installation.
Innovation Solution
Implementing an automatic peripheral device sharing system where newly installed peripherals are detected, shared, and notified across the network, with automatic installation on other devices if possible without user input, using local and remote peripheral management modules to configure and publish access notifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual configuration is used to share peripherals across multiple computing devices, then peripheral access can be established, but the configuration process becomes burdensome and difficult for users
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing computing devices to automatically detect, share, and install peripherals without user intervention. The peripheral management module autonomously publishes notifications and handles configuration, eliminating the need for manual user setup while maintaining full peripheral access functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring the peripheral management module to automatically detect and share peripherals as soon as they are connected. The notification publishing occurs automatically before the user needs to access the peripheral, eliminating the need for manual configuration steps.
2Ease of operation
If automatic peripheral sharing is implemented, then ease of operation improves, but system complexity increases due to additional detection and notification mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The peripheral management module serves multiple functions: it detects peripheral connections, manages sharing configurations, publishes notifications, and handles installation processes. By consolidating these functions into a single multi-functional module, the system achieves automatic peripheral sharing without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
In accordance with the automatic peripheral device sharing, a peripheral device that has been newly installed on a device is detected and is shared with one or more additional devices coupled to the device. A notification of the peripheral device is automatically published to the one or more additional devices. This notification includes an indication of how the one or more additional devices can access the peripheral device. Each of the one or more additional devices can receive this notification and determine whether the peripheral device can be automatically installed on that device without user input. For each of the one or more additional devices, the peripheral device is installed on that device only if the peripheral device can be automatically installed on that device without user input.