IoT Device Configuration via Short-Range Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional IoT techniques are limited by a tightly coupled group operation function with the gateway, preventing users from controlling devices across different networks, and the user authentication process for IoT devices, such as smart TVs, is time-consuming and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a short-range communication module and processor that transmits configuration information to a second device, allowing control of connected objects via short-range communication, enabling control across networks and simplifying authentication processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a gateway stores group operation scenarios and controls electronic devices, then group operation function is achieved, but the gateway becomes tightly coupled with the group operation function, preventing use in other networks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the group operation scenario data from the gateway and stores it in electronic devices themselves. Each device maintains its own scenario information locally, allowing devices to participate in group operations across different networks without requiring a centralized gateway to store and manage all scenario data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the centralized gateway functionality into distributed device-level functionality. Instead of one gateway holding all group operation scenarios, each electronic device independently stores and processes its own scenario data, enabling autonomous operation across multiple networks.
2Reliability
If user authentication is required for IoT services, then security is improved, but the authentication process becomes time-consuming and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs authentication actions in advance by pre-storing group operation scenario data and device identification information in electronic devices. This preliminary preparation allows devices to be quickly identified and authorized when joining networks, eliminating the need for time-consuming real-time authentication processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates copies of authentication credentials and scenario data that are stored locally in devices. Instead of requiring repeated authentication requests to a central server, devices possess copied authorization information that enables rapid network joining and service access.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to electronic devices and methods for controlling the same. According to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device comprises a short-range communication module comprising short-range communication circuitry configured to perform short-range communication, a memory storing configuration information regarding at least one controlled object, the configuration information configured by the electronic device, and a processor electrically connected with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to enable the electronic device to send the configuration information to a second electronic device wherein the at least one controlled object is controllable by the second electronic device based on a data exchange through the short-range communication with the second electronic device.