Beacon Distributed Management System for Real-Time Status Updates
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for managing remote transmitters, such as beacons, are laborious and time-consuming, lacking real-time updates and efficient maintenance capabilities, which hampers the provision of location-based information to consumers and retailers.
Innovation Solution
A distributed management system that integrates remote transmitters with a remotely hosted software platform, enabling setup, registration, and maintenance of beacons, along with communication management between beacons and mobile devices, including content distribution, tracking, and automated reporting for statistical analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manually assessing beacon locations and managing beacons using tables and databases, then location-based information can be provided, but the process becomes extremely laborious and time-consuming, creating lag in data provision
Solution Approach 1:
The beacon system performs self-assessment and self-reporting of status, location, and operational parameters automatically. Beacons transmit their own state information to the central server without manual intervention, enabling real-time monitoring and eliminating the need for laborious manual assessment while maintaining accurate location-based data provision
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where beacons automatically report their status, location, and operational parameters to the central server, which then provides real-time updates and control commands back to the beacons. This automated feedback mechanism eliminates manual assessment delays and enables rapid response to beacon status changes
2Reliability
If current systems are used for beacon management, then basic location tracking is possible, but real-time updates and quick repairs/replacement capabilities are not provided
Solution Approach 1:
Each beacon is equipped with self-diagnostic capabilities that automatically assess its own status, including operational health, battery level, and location accuracy. The beacon independently generates and transmits status reports to the central server without requiring external assessment systems, enabling real-time monitoring while keeping the overall system architecture relatively simple
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors beacon status parameters in advance and prepares update commands and repair instructions before actual failures occur. The central server maintains readiness to immediately deploy corrections or replacement beacons when issues are detected, ensuring continuous operation without requiring complex real-time decision-making during failures
3Ease of repair
If manual beacon management is used, then basic setup and registration is possible, but efficient maintenance and maintenance tracking are not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated feedback mechanisms where beacons continuously report their operational status, battery levels, and location data to the central server. This enables automatic detection of maintenance needs and real-time tracking of maintenance activities, significantly improving maintenance efficiency while reducing the time required for manual monitoring and intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes of beacon maintenance with automated electronic monitoring and communication systems. The central server automatically receives, processes, and analyzes beacon status data through electronic communication, eliminating the need for manual physical inspection and significantly reducing maintenance time while improving tracking accuracy
Data Source
AI summary
A method and system for distributed management and maintenance of remote transmitters, or beacons, via a remotely hosted integrated software platform and the interaction of the beacons with mobile devices in an environment where the beacons are located.