Intermediate Device Structure Mesh Network for Smart Pole Data Relay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current smart light pole systems are limited in their ability to gather and communicate data, lacking the capability to transmit and receive information directly between devices, which leads to slowed information transmission and increased security risks.
Innovation Solution
The Intermediate Device Structure (IDS) network, which includes a control unit, communication module, and sensing devices, is deployed on street light poles and other vertical structures to collect and transmit real-time data, enabling direct communication between devices and improving system efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a centralized server/node is used to relay information between smart light pole devices, then information transmission can be achieved, but transmission speed is slowed and security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mesh network communication protocol as an intermediary mechanism that enables direct peer-to-peer communication between smart light pole devices. This eliminates the need for a centralized server/node as the sole mediator, allowing devices to exchange information directly while maintaining network coordination through standardized protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the centralized information relay function into distributed individual device capabilities. Each smart light pole device is equipped with its own communication module and processing unit, enabling it to independently transmit and receive information without relying on a single centralized node, thus distributing the communication burden across the network.
2Reliability
If a centralized server/node is used to relay information, then communication can be established, but security risks are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The mesh network communication protocol serves as a secure intermediary layer that enables direct device-to-device communication without exposing a centralized server to potential attacks. The protocol includes authentication and encryption mechanisms that protect communications while eliminating the single point of vulnerability represented by a centralized server.
Solution Approach 2:
Each smart light pole device is equipped with its own communication module and security credentials, enabling it to independently authenticate and communicate with other devices. This self-service capability eliminates the need for a centralized authentication server, distributing security management across all devices in the network.
3Device complexity
If smart light pole devices have limited data gathering and communication capability, then device complexity is reduced, but system efficiency is decreased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal communication module and standardized data format that enables all smart light pole devices to perform multiple functions: gathering environmental data, transmitting information, receiving commands, and communicating with both individual devices and centralized systems. This multi-functionality increases system efficiency without significantly increasing individual device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs configurable communication parameters and data transmission modes that can be adjusted based on system needs. Devices can operate in low-power modes with reduced communication capability when high efficiency is not required, and switch to high-performance modes when rapid data exchange is needed, optimizing the balance between device complexity and system efficiency.
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AI summary
A network of Intermediate Device Structure (IDS) members communicatively coupled, mounted to elevated structure/s within urban settings, each configured to operate by a processor/controller with resident code, and in real time receive sensed environmental inputs from each IDS' vicinity, remote data/instruction/s processing the inputs with resident code parameters generating outputs that are configured to mitigate/avert intermittent environmental events harmful/hazardous to humans. The IDS's include a launch and charging pad that hosts a UAV, which patrols an area within communication range of at least one of the IDSs so the UAV, perhaps with AI-engine assistance, can detect events in the area patrolled by the UAV.