IoT Code Bundles for Secure Wireless Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current approaches for providing wireless access to IoT devices face challenges due to large storage requirements and difficulties in debugging or updating protocols, as protocol information is integrated into the access point's operating system, leading to out-of-date information and compromised functionality.
Innovation Solution
Generating customized code bundles on a remote server to be installed at access points, which reduces storage size and allows for on-the-fly updates, and using machine learning to infer and validate code bundles for secure and reliable network access, decoupling IoT device integration from the access point.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If protocol information is integrated into the access point's operating system, then secure access is achieved, but storage requirements increase and updates become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments protocol information into separate code bundles that are independent from the access point's operating system. These code bundles contain protocol-specific data and can be stored, managed, and updated separately, thereby reducing the storage burden on the access point while maintaining secure access capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts protocol information from the access point's operating system and places it into external code bundles. This extraction allows the access point to maintain minimal storage requirements while still having access to necessary protocol data for secure IoT device communication.
2Reliability
If protocol information is integrated into the access point's operating system, then secure access is achieved, but updating protocols becomes difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting protocol information into separate code bundles, the patent enables independent updates of individual protocol bundles without requiring system-wide updates. This segmentation allows rapid deployment of protocol fixes and updates, significantly reducing update time while maintaining secure access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent prepares code bundles in advance with all necessary protocol information, allowing them to be quickly deployed when updates are needed. This preliminary preparation of update packages enables fast protocol updates without disrupting access point operations.
3Ease of operation
If protocol information is integrated into the access point's operating system, then functionality is maintained, but the system becomes less adaptable to new protocols
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments protocol support into modular code bundles that can be independently added, removed, or updated. This modularity allows the access point to adapt to new protocols by simply loading new code bundles without affecting existing functionality, thereby enhancing protocol adaptability while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal code bundle structure that can accommodate multiple different protocols within the same framework. This universal design allows the access point to support diverse protocols through a single mechanism, improving both adaptability and ease of operation.
4Adaptability or versatility
If code bundles are generated for each IoT device, then compatibility is improved, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses machine learning to analyze IoT device attributes and copy or adapt existing code bundles from similar devices. Instead of generating entirely new code bundles for each device, the system replicates and modifies proven templates, thereby improving device compatibility while minimizing processing complexity through intelligent reuse of existing code structures.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided for receiving, from an access point, attributes of an Internet of Things (IoT) device connected to the access point, determining a stored device, in a database of a server, sharing a subset of the attributes of the IoT device, and generating a code bundle based on the subset of the shared attributes between the stored device and the IoT device.