Premises Gateway Service Execution for Voice Network Provisioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current service management systems for digital homes and small enterprises are complex, requiring sophisticated user intervention for managing voice-controlled application services, and existing architectures often centralize application service logic in network operations centers, making it difficult to provide and support new emerging technologies at user premises.
Innovation Solution
A service management system with gateway devices at user premises that provide voice-controlled application services, including authentication, service management, and configuration distribution, enabling local execution of application services independent of central servers, with a graphical user interface for management and control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If application service logic is centralized in network operations centers, then network control and security are improved, but device complexity and user management burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts application service logic from centralized network operations centers and places it in gateway devices at customer premises. The gateway device includes a service execution environment that can locally execute application services, while a service management system maintains centralized control for provisioning and management. This extraction reduces the management burden on users while maintaining network control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the service delivery architecture into multiple components: a service management system for centralized control, gateway devices for local execution, and a service execution environment within the gateway. This segmentation allows different functions to be performed at appropriate locations, improving both control and reducing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If more digital devices and services are added to digital home, then functionality and versatility are improved, but management complexity and user burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service capabilities where the service management system automatically provisions, configures, and manages application services on gateway devices without requiring user intervention. The system can automatically download, install, and configure services based on user subscriptions, eliminating the need for users to manually manage complex digital home devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The service management system acts as an intermediary between users and the complex array of digital devices and services. It provides a simplified interface for users to subscribe to services while handling all the technical complexity of service deployment, device configuration, and inter-device communication in the background.
3Adaptability or versatility
If robust functionality is provided in home gateway devices, then service capability is improved, but ease of provisioning and maintenance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway device includes a dynamic service execution environment that can load, execute, and unload application services as needed. The functionality of the gateway is not fixed but can be dynamically changed by downloading new services or updating existing ones, allowing robust functionality while maintaining ease of provisioning through remote updates.
Solution Approach 2:
The service management system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring and pre-testing application services before deploying them to gateway devices. Services are packaged with all necessary configuration information and dependencies, so they can be automatically installed and executed without requiring on-site technical intervention for provisioning or maintenance.
Data Source
AI summary
A service management system communicates via wide area network with gateway devices located at respective user premises. The service management system remotely manages delivery of application services, which can be voice controlled, by a gateway, e.g. by selectively activating/deactivating service logic modules in the gateway. The service management system also may selectively provide secure communications and exchange of information among gateway devices and among associated endpoint devices. An exemplary service management system includes a router connected to the network and one or more computer platforms, for implementing management functions. Examples of the functions include a connection manager for controlling system communications with the gateway devices, an authentication manager for authenticating each gateway device and controlling the connection manager and a subscription manager for managing applications services and/or features offered by the gateway devices. A service manager, controlled by the subscription manager, distributes service specific configuration data to authenticated gateway devices.