Cloud Profile Management for Peripheral Device Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computer peripheral devices often lose customized settings when used on different systems, requiring users to reconfigure controls, which is inconvenient for gamers who prefer specific configurations for optimal performance.
Innovation Solution
A profile management system that stores and retrieves device configuration data, allowing users to associate specific device profiles with user interfaces, enabling seamless configuration across different platforms and devices without manual reconfiguration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a generic UI control configuration is automatically assigned to peripheral devices when detected by the computing system, then the device can be used immediately without manual configuration, but the customized settings previously configured by the user are lost and replaced with default settings
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by storing customized device configurations in a database before the user needs them. When a peripheral device is connected, the system proactively retrieves the pre-stored configuration data and applies it automatically, eliminating the need for users to reconfigure settings while preserving their customized preferences.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and stores copy versions of customized device configurations in a centralized database. When a peripheral device is connected, the system copies the relevant configuration data from the database to the device, allowing the customized settings to be transferred without manual intervention while preserving the original configuration information.
2Reliability
If users manually reconfigure control settings for each different computing system or platform, then their customized settings can be maintained, but this poses much inconvenience and hassle to gamers
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by automatically retrieving and applying customized device configurations without requiring user intervention. When a peripheral device is connected, the system autonomously identifies the device, retrieves the corresponding customized configuration from the database, and applies it, eliminating the time-consuming manual reconfiguration process while ensuring customized settings are maintained.
3Adaptability or versatility
If customized device configurations are stored locally on each computing system, then user preferences can be preserved, but users cannot easily access their settings when using different platforms or LAN-gaming shops
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal configuration storage solution using a centralized database that can be accessed from any computing platform. The database stores customized device configurations in a platform-independent format, allowing users to access their settings whether they are using their personal computer, a LAN-gaming shop computer, or any other platform, eliminating the need for separate local storage on each system.
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AI summary
Most computer operating systems are able to automatically configure the coupled computer peripheral device for use with the computer operating system without the need for installation of a specific driver. However, when these peripheral devices are detected by the computing system, a generic UI control configuration is often assigned to them and whatever customized settings previously configured by the user will be lost and replaced with a new set of unfamiliar setting. This poses much inconvenience and hassle to gamers when they use a different computing system or machine. Described according to an embodiment of the invention is a profile management method, operating on a computing cloud, comprising steps for receiving client data provided by a computing system detecting coupling of a user-interface (UI) thereto and for retrieving configuration data corresponding to the client data for use in configuring the UI by the computing system.