Network Device-Coupled Proximity Beacon Transmitter
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional low power, short range wireless communication technologies like Bluetooth LE face challenges in effectively managing and interpreting proximity beacons, leading to inefficiencies in data transmission and interpretation within enterprise networks.
Innovation Solution
A system where proximity beacon transmitters are integrated with network devices, enabling management and interpretation of proximity beacon signals through a network device-coupled proximity beacon transmitter, management system, and interpretation engines, allowing for efficient data transmission and interpretation within enterprise networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If proximity beacon transmitters are deployed independently without network device integration, then deployment flexibility is improved, but management complexity and data transmission efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines proximity beacon transmitter functionality with network devices (routers, switches, access points) into an integrated system. The network device simultaneously performs its primary function and proximity beacon transmission, eliminating the need for separate beacon devices while improving management through the existing network infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The network device is designed to perform multiple functions: its primary networking function plus proximity beacon transmission and management. This multi-functionality approach allows a single device to serve multiple purposes, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining deployment flexibility.
2Use of energy by moving object
If conventional Bluetooth LE is used for proximity beacons, then power consumption is reduced, but data transmission efficiency and interpretation capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the existing network device infrastructure to handle data transmission, allowing the proximity beacon to focus solely on low-power wireless signaling. The network device's processing capabilities handle data interpretation and management, separating the low-power transmission function from the high-computation data processing functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The network device acts as an intermediary between the proximity beacon transmitter and the data processing systems. It receives beacon signals, manages the low-power wireless communication, and facilitates efficient data transmission to interpretation engines, thereby improving overall data transmission efficiency while maintaining low power consumption at the beacon level.
3Productivity
If enterprise networks deploy proximity beacons without integrated management systems, then deployment speed is improved, but data interpretation accuracy and security deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary configuration and provisioning of proximity beacon transmitters through the network device before they are deployed. Management parameters, identification information, and security settings are pre-configured via the network device, ensuring accurate data interpretation and security are established before deployment occurs, thus maintaining both speed and accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated management system provides feedback mechanisms where the network device monitors and manages proximity beacon performance, allowing for real-time adjustments to ensure accurate data interpretation. The system can verify beacon functionality and adjust parameters to maintain interpretation accuracy while preserving rapid deployment capabilities.
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AI summary
A technique for deploying proximity beacons involves coupling proximity beacon transmitters and/or hubs to an enterprise network device. The coupling can be by way of physically connecting communication interfaces of the network device and the proximity beacon transmitter or hub. In some implementations, the communication interface can be implemented as a USB interface. In some implementations, the communication interface can be embedded within the network device, such that the communication interface can provide the physical connection in the form of an embedded or internal connection.