Beacon Reader Network Traffic Reduction via Read Delay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing location services face network saturation and increased latency due to the high volume of beacon information transmitted by multiple beacon readers detecting the same beacons, leading to low quality data and high network bandwidth usage.
Innovation Solution
Beacon readers implement a read delay period and a read radius to selectively transmit data, reducing data traffic by transmitting a single indication of detected beacons and their calculated distances during the read delay period, and ignoring beacons outside the read radius to filter out redundant data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If beacon readers transmit all detected beacon information multiple times per second, then location determination accuracy is improved, but network data traffic increases causing saturation and latency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and transmits only the essential location determination data (beacon identifier and distance measurement) while filtering out redundant information. By implementing a read delay period, the system extracts only necessary updates when beacon positions change, rather than transmitting all detected beacon information continuously, thus reducing network traffic while maintaining location accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the transmission parameter from continuous multiple transmissions per second to event-driven transmission based on position changes. By monitoring whether beacon positions have changed since the last transmission and comparing distances, the system dynamically adjusts transmission frequency, reducing network traffic while preserving location determination capability.
2Reliability
If multiple beacon readers detect the same beacon and transmit data continuously, then comprehensive location data is collected, but network bandwidth is overwhelmed causing increased latency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic transmission at controlled intervals using a read delay period mechanism. Instead of continuous transmission, each beacon reader transmits data periodically when position changes are detected, reducing network traffic and latency while maintaining reliable location data collection through coordinated updates from multiple readers.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback mechanisms where beacon readers compare current beacon positions with previously reported positions. By determining whether a beacon's position has changed and comparing distance measurements, the system intelligently decides whether to transmit data, reducing redundant transmissions and network latency while ensuring complete location information is captured when changes occur.
3Productivity
If beacon readers transmit every detected beacon update, then real-time location tracking is achieved, but data quality decreases due to redundant transmissions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by transmitting only the necessary subset of beacon data - specifically when position changes occur. By implementing distance comparison logic and read delay periods, the system transmits partial updates containing only changed information rather than complete datasets, reducing redundancy while maintaining real-time tracking capability and data quality.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and computer-executable instructions for reducing network traffic from a beacon reader including detecting a plurality of beacon information from the beacon during a read delay period of time. A distance between the beacon reader and the beacon for each of the two of more beacon information is determined. A combined distance based on the determined distances between the beacon reader and the beacon for each of the plurality of beacon information is determined. A distance moved from the combined distance and the previous distance of the beacon is determined. The distance moved is greater than a predetermined distance threshold. A beacon identifier is transmitted to a remote server based on the distance moved being greater than the predetermined distance threshold.