Hypernumber Portability for Dynamic Transport Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Transport operations centers face challenges in communicating with transport personnel whose personal electronic devices are not tied to a known location, making it difficult to reach them as they traverse different vehicles and locations within a transport network.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for facilitating hypernumber portability, where an electronic device connects to a wireless network associated with a vehicle, requests and receives the vehicle's identity, and updates a centralized hypernumber database to associate itself with the vehicle, enabling accurate location-based call routing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If transport personnel use personal electronic devices (BYOD) for work communication, then personnel can use familiar personal devices and improve ease of operation, but the devices are not tied to a known location making it difficult to route calls to the correct location
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a centralized database as an intermediary that stores the mapping between personal device identifiers and current location/vehicle identity. This mediator resolves the contradiction by decoupling the device from fixed location while maintaining the ability to route calls through the database that tracks current associations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically updates the association between personal devices and locations as personnel move between vehicles. The database continuously maintains current location information, transforming the static phonebook into a dynamic system that adapts to changing personnel locations while preserving call routing capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If transport personnel traverse different vehicles and locations, then personnel mobility and adaptability improve, but the operations center cannot determine the appropriate number to dial to reach personnel at particular locations
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where electronic devices periodically report their current vehicle association and location to the centralized database. This feedback loop ensures the operations center always has current routing information, enabling call routing to moving personnel while maintaining high personnel mobility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing the centralized database infrastructure and implementing automatic location tracking before communication needs arise. This ensures routing information is already available when personnel need to be contacted, eliminating delays while maintaining mobility.
3Measurement precision
If a centralized database tracks personnel locations in real-time, then call routing accuracy improves, but the system complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The centralized database serves multiple functions: storing location information, managing call routing, tracking vehicle associations, and supporting multiple personnel simultaneously. This multi-functionality reduces overall system complexity by consolidating what could be multiple separate systems into a single universal platform.
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AI summary
Systems and methods are provided to support hypernumber portability for a hypernumber number corresponding to an electronic device. The electronic device may include an installed application to facilitate hypernumber portability. To this end, when the electronic devices connects to a wireless network, the electronic device may request a vehicle identification. If the wireless network is a vehicle-based network, the electronic device may receive the vehicle identification from an on-board node. When the received vehicle identification indicates that the electronic device has changed locations, the electronic device may communicate with a hypernumber database and/or a hypernumber server to update a dynamic phonebook. As a result, as the electronic device traverses a transport network, the dynamic phonebook may maintain updated location and call routing information for the electronic device.