Batch Home Device Provisioning via Credential Broadcast
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing process for configuring smart home devices is complex and time-consuming, requiring individual network configuration and registration for each device, which significantly reduces efficiency when dealing with multiple devices simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing an electronic device with dual antennas to broadcast a registration credential, SSID, and password to multiple home devices within a short range, allowing them to connect to a wireless network and register with a cloud server in batches, simplifying the configuration process and improving efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If individual network configuration and registration is performed for each home device, then the configuration process is completed with basic functionality, but the process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual configuration operations into a single batch configuration operation. The electronic device simultaneously configures network settings for multiple home devices by broadcasting configuration information to all devices in the group, consolidating what would otherwise require multiple separate configuration cycles into one unified process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary grouping of home devices before the actual configuration process. Users pre-select multiple devices that need configuration, and the system prepares the configuration batch in advance, so that when configuration begins, all selected devices are ready to receive settings simultaneously, eliminating the need for sequential individual setup.
2Reliability
If individual network configuration is performed for each home device, then each device receives proper configuration, but the time required for configuration increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple configuration operations are merged into a single batch operation. The electronic device transmits network configuration information simultaneously to multiple home devices, reducing the total configuration time from N individual operations to one unified operation, while ensuring each device receives the complete configuration set.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and transmits a copy of the configuration information package to each device in the batch simultaneously. Instead of performing sequential individual configurations, the same complete configuration data is copied and distributed to all selected devices at once, dramatically reducing the time required while maintaining configuration accuracy for each device.
3Productivity
If batch configuration is implemented, then configuration efficiency improves, but the system requires additional capabilities for batch management
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device is designed with multi-functional capability to handle both individual device selection and batch device grouping. The same interface and control mechanisms used for selecting single devices are extended to support multi-device selection and batch operations, allowing the system to perform both individual and batch configuration without requiring separate specialized subsystems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a batch management intermediary layer that sits between the user interface and the configuration execution engine. This intermediary handles the complexity of batch operations by managing device grouping, coordinate configuration transmission, and unified control, shielding the user from complexity while enabling efficient batch processing capabilities.
4Reliability
If sequential configuration is used for multiple devices, then each device is configured individually, but the overall configuration speed is slow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sequential configuration operations into a single parallel batch operation. Instead of configuring devices one after another, the system configures all selected devices simultaneously by broadcasting configuration information to the entire group, transforming the configuration process from sequential to parallel execution and dramatically increasing configuration speed.
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AI summary
An electronic device that has a first APP installed and includes a first antenna and a second antenna. The electronic device is configured to: display a first interface of the first APP; display a second interface in response to a first operation on the first interface; receive and display a quantity M set by a user on the second interface; receive and display a device type of M home devices that is set by the user on the second interface; request, in response to a second operation on the second interface, a cloud server to allocate a registration credential to the M home devices; broadcast, by using the first antenna, a first message including the registration credential, an SSID, and an access password, to indicate the M home devices to access a wireless local area network and register with the cloud server based on the registration credential.