Dynamic IP Registry for Mobile Device Location
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Solution Overview
Problem
The dynamic assignment of temporary IP addresses to user devices makes it challenging for network devices to locate and communicate with them effectively, as these addresses are constantly changing, leading to potential processing delays and reliance on SMS network resources.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a dynamic Internet protocol (IP) registry system that enables servers to obtain and manage IP address information for user devices, allowing communication using IP-based protocols, which reduces reliance on SMS and supports devices that do not support SMS protocols, such as LTE-based devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If temporary IP addresses are dynamically assigned to user devices, then user devices can receive services and connect to networks flexibly, but network devices cannot easily locate and communicate with user devices because IP addresses are constantly changing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a registry system as an intermediary between network devices and user devices. This registry stores the mapping between temporary IP addresses and user device identifiers, allowing network devices to locate and communicate with user devices by querying the registry rather than directly tracking changing IP addresses. The registry acts as a mediator that resolves the contradiction between dynamic IP assignment and ease of device location.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If temporary IP addresses are periodically updated based on TTR information, then user devices can maintain network connectivity, but processing delays occur and reliance on SMS network resources increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having user devices register their temporary IP addresses and TTR information with the registry system before the IP addresses expire. The registry proactively tracks TTR information and can extend IP address validity periods in advance, avoiding the need for reactive IP updates and reducing processing delays. This preliminary registration and tracking mechanism eliminates the time loss associated with frequent IP address changes and SMS-based communication.
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AI summary
A server device configured to store an Internet protocol (IP) registry, the registry includes information for a user device, the information includes particular identifiers for the user device, an IP address for the user device, and a particular access point name (APN), where the particular APN corresponds to a service, an application, a network, or data used by the user device; receive a query that includes identifiers and an APN; perform, using the IP registry, an operation to identify the information, for the user device, based on the identifiers and the APN; obtain the information for the user device, when the identifiers match the particular identifiers stored in the IP registry and when the APN matches the particular APN stored in the IP registry; and send, to an application server, the information for the user device, where the IP address permits the application server to communicate with the user device.