Data Consumption Manager for Tracking Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for managing data consumption from devices are inconvenient, requiring users to manually enable and disable wireless capabilities to control tracking, which can be cumbersome and prone to user error.
Innovation Solution
A data consumption manager system that monitors for trigger events to selectively stop or restart data consumption by data consumers, allowing devices to remain connected to networks while controlling access to data, using a processor unit and data manager to override prior requests for data consumption based on legal overrides.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually turn off mobile phone or place in airplane mode to stop tracking, then data consumption is halted, but user convenience deteriorates and operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing the mobile device to automatically manage its own data consumption without requiring user intervention. The device autonomously sends requests to halt or resume data consumption based on user-defined conditions, eliminating the need for manual airplane mode switching or phone shutdowns.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the mobile device continuously monitors its own data consumption status and automatically adjusts based on received commands from the server. This closed-loop feedback system ensures reliable data consumption control while maintaining user convenience through automated responses.
2Reliability
If users manually enable or disable wireless capabilities to control tracking, then data consumption is managed, but time loss increases and operation becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring data consumption management parameters and conditions before actual tracking occurs. Users can set up preferences and conditions in advance, and the system automatically executes the appropriate actions when triggered, eliminating the need for real-time manual intervention and time-consuming function switching.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuity of useful action by keeping the mobile device and network connections continuously operational while automatically managing data consumption. Instead of requiring discontinuous actions like turning off the phone or switching to airplane mode, the system continuously monitors and adjusts data consumption in the background, saving time and maintaining convenience.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system overrides prior requests to enable secret consumption, then data access is improved for authorized users, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by differentiating data access rights at the individual user level. Instead of a uniform access control system, it implements localized quality attributes that allow specific users to override prior requests and access data secretly, while other users remain subject to standard restrictions. This targeted approach enables flexible data access without overwhelming system-wide complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for managing data consumption for a device. The method comprises a processor unit that monitors for a consumption request for data generated by the device in which a prior request has been made to halt consuming the data. The processor unit overrides the prior request when a legal override is present for the consumption request, enabling secret consumption of the data.