Gateway HTTP Processing for User-Friendly Information Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Residential gateway devices typically require users to have knowledge of numerical IP addresses and operational understanding to access configuration settings and detailed information, limiting the ability to convey important information like live warnings or network performance to unskilled users.
Innovation Solution
A network node with a control unit that generates and transmits local HTTP responses using original HTTP requests, allowing it to provide detailed information to users without requiring IP address input, by intercepting or extending HTTP responses and adding HTML frames or banners to distinguish its content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a local web server is used to provide gateway information, then the gateway can provide configuration access and status information, but users require knowledge of numerical IP addresses and operational understanding to access and interpret the information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism that intercepts HTTP requests from network terminals and transforms them into gateway information responses. This mediator translates technical gateway data into user-friendly presentations, eliminating the need for users to directly access IP addresses or interpret raw configuration data. The intermediary handles the complexity internally while presenting simplified information to users.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway system automatically detects and responds to HTTP requests without requiring users to manually configure access parameters. The system self-manages the information delivery process by monitoring network traffic, identifying relevant requests, and automatically providing appropriate gateway information responses, thereby eliminating the need for users to actively search or configure access details.
2Loss of information
If detailed gateway information is provided to users, then users can access comprehensive network status and configuration data, but the system requires additional complexity in handling HTTP requests and responses
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway's HTTP processing mechanism serves multiple functions: it monitors network traffic, intercepts relevant requests, generates appropriate responses, and manages information delivery. By consolidating these functions into a single multi-functional module, the patent avoids the complexity of separate dedicated systems for each task, thereby delivering detailed information without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
3Device complexity
If the gateway automatically conveys information using limited means, then the system maintains simplicity in implementation, but the amount of information that can be conveyed to users is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional limited gateway indicators (physical lights) to a dimensional expansion by utilizing HTTP protocol communication. This allows the gateway to convey detailed network information, configuration data, and status updates through web-based interfaces accessible from any network terminal, effectively adding a new dimension of information delivery capability without substantially increasing physical device complexity.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for providing an end user of a network terminal in a local network with an access link to an external network. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a network node further includes a control unit arranged to transmit a local hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) response including detailed information to at least one network terminal in said local network using an earlier original HTTP request towards said external network made by said at least one network terminal in the local network.