Group List Automation for Multi-Device Wireless Pairing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing Bluetooth pairing process for multiple devices is cumbersome and inefficient, requiring numerous one-to-one pairings as the number of devices increases, leading to complexity and user burden, especially in group communication scenarios.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a system where pairing among three or more devices is automated through group list generation and processing, using a control unit with list information and pairing processing units to facilitate quick and efficient pairing by creating a group list and performing pairing operations based on device proximity and type, reducing the need for manual user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If one-to-one pairing is performed for each device combination, then reliable communication connection is established, but the number of pairing operations increases significantly as the number of devices increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple one-to-one pairing operations into a single group pairing operation. Instead of requiring separate pairing for each device combination, the system creates a group of devices that can communicate with each other through a single pairing action, significantly reducing the number of operations required while maintaining reliable communication connections among all group members
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal pairing mechanism that enables a single pairing operation to establish communication relationships across multiple device pairs simultaneously. The group pairing function serves multiple purposes: it creates the group structure, establishes communication channels between all members, and enables both group and individual communication modes from a single pairing action
2Manufacturing precision
If manual pairing operations are performed for each device combination, then precise device pairing is achieved, but user operation burden increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the system to automatically manage device pairing relationships without requiring users to manually configure each connection. The group pairing mechanism automatically establishes communication channels between all group members, and the system self-manages the pairing information storage and retrieval, eliminating the need for users to track and manage multiple individual pairing operations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary grouping of devices before communication is needed. By establishing the group structure and pairing relationships in advance through a single operation, the system prepares the communication infrastructure beforehand, allowing users to simply join or leave groups without dealing with complex pairing configurations when communication is initiated
3Adaptability or versatility
If pairing is performed among N devices in a round-robin manner, then all device combinations are connected, but the number of pairing operations becomes N*(N-1)/2
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex many-to-many pairing problem into a simpler group-based structure. Instead of managing individual pairing relationships between all device combinations, the system divides devices into groups where pairing is managed at the group level. This segmentation reduces the complexity from O(N²) individual pairings to O(1) group pairing operations while maintaining the ability to support all device combinations
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AI summary
To enable quick execution of pairing among devices with saving user's effort when grouping three or more communication devices. Group list information indicating a device selected as a device capable of wireless communication and as a device capable of corresponding to a group that performs communication is generated or acquired. For example, a master device generates the group list information and a slave device receives and acquires the group list information. Then, pairing processing of setting a own device and a communication device indicated in the group list information to be wireless communication targets to each other is performed by reference to the group list information.