Autonomous App Setup for Portable Devices via Proximity Discovery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable computing devices face challenges in automatically setting up and managing application programs for communication with various appliances over close-range wireless networks, lacking efficient and secure methods for authorization and user interface management.
Innovation Solution
A system where a portable computing device automatically discovers and sets up application programs with appliances over close-range wireless networks, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or NFC, by downloading and installing necessary programs, and managing user interfaces based on authorization and network connectivity, using identification information and uniform resource identifiers to ensure secure and seamless interactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual setup of application programs is performed, then security and authorization control are improved, but setup time and user effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically downloading and installing application programs from remote servers before the user needs to use them. The portable computing device proactively discovers available applications, checks authorization using stored identity information, and completes installation in the background, so that when the user wants to use an application, it is already ready to go.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the portable computing device to autonomously manage application program setup without requiring manual user intervention. The device automatically discovers appliances, determines authorization based on stored identity information, downloads required applications, and manages installation and user interface enablement all through automated processes.
2Productivity
If automatic download and installation is performed, then setup efficiency is improved, but security risks and unauthorized access increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by continuously monitoring network connectivity status and appliance presence. The portable computing device checks whether the appliance is still present on the network and whether download conditions are met before and during the automatic download and installation process, adjusting its behavior based on real-time network and device status information.
3Ease of operation
If application programs are automatically managed, then user experience is improved, but device complexity and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and separates the automatic application management functionality into distinct modular components: discovery module for finding appliances, authorization module for checking permissions, download module for retrieving applications, and installation module for deploying them. This modular extraction reduces overall system complexity by organizing functions into independent, manageable units that can operate autonomously.
4Ease of operation
If user interface is continuously enabled, then accessibility is improved, but security exposure and resource usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies dynamics by making the user interface state adaptive rather than static. The portable computing device automatically enables the user interface when the appliance is present and download conditions are met, and automatically disables it when the appliance leaves the network or conditions change. This dynamic adjustment optimizes accessibility while minimizing security exposure and resource consumption.
Data Source
AI summary
Automatic or autonomous setup of an application program (e.g., App01.exe) is disclosed. App01.exe is programmed or configured to be installed and run on a portable computing device for communicating with another computer program resident on an appliance over a close-range wireless communication. In some embodiments, upon discovery of the appliance on the close-range wireless communication, the portable computing device autonomously downloads App01.exe from the appliance over the close-range wireless communication. In some embodiments, the portable computing device performs the autonomous download of App01.exe only when App01.exe is not installed on the portable computing device. In some embodiments, the portable computing device autonomously downloads App01.exe over the Internet from a remote server computer that is accessible by the portable computing device with reference to the uniform resource identifier (URI) of the server computer that is provided by the appliance.