Unified IoT Identifier Resolution for Heterogeneous Protocols
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current IoT identification systems face conflicts due to heterogeneous coding standards and resolution protocols, limiting interoperability between different IoT applications and making it difficult for users to resolve identifiers across various protocols.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that assign a unique standard identification code and establish a description mechanism to generate a unified IoT identifier, allowing conversion between different resolution protocols, enabling a unified resolution entry point for heterogeneous IoT identifiers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple heterogeneous IoT identification coding standards and resolution protocols are used to support diverse IoT applications, then the adaptability and versatility of the system is improved, but the device complexity and difficulty of resolution increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a unified resolution server as an intermediary component that mediates between diverse IoT identification protocols and the resolution process. This server provides a standardized interface for resolving different identification types (EPC, uCode, mRFID, Handle, OID, CPC, Ecode) without requiring multiple specialized resolution systems, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining protocol diversity
Solution Approach 2:
The unified resolution server is designed with multi-functional capabilities to handle multiple IoT identification protocols simultaneously. It can resolve various identification types (EPC, uCode, mRFID, Handle, OID, CPC, Ecode) through a single standardized interface, eliminating the need for separate resolution servers for each protocol type and reducing device complexity
2Ease of operation
If a unified resolution system is implemented to simplify the resolution process, then the ease of operation is improved, but the adaptability to handle diverse heterogeneous protocols deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the resolution process into distinct functional modules within the unified resolution server, where each module handles specific protocol types (EPC, uCode, mRFID, Handle, OID, CPC, Ecode). This segmentation allows the system to maintain specialized handling for each protocol while presenting a unified interface to users, thereby preserving adaptability without compromising ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The unified resolution server acts as an intermediary that translates diverse protocol-specific identification formats into a standardized resolution process. Users interact with a single standardized interface while the server internally manages protocol-specific processing, thus maintaining both ease of operation and adaptability to heterogeneous protocols
3Reliability
If separate resolution servers are deployed for each protocol to ensure protocol-specific optimization, then the reliability of protocol-specific resolution is improved, but the device complexity and loss of information increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple protocol-specific resolution servers into a single unified resolution server that handles all IoT identification protocols. This consolidation eliminates the need for users to query multiple separate servers, preventing information loss and reducing complexity while maintaining protocol-specific resolution accuracy through internal modular architecture
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method and system for resolving Internet of Things heterogeneous identifiers. The method provides a special description mechanism for a resolution protocol for an Internet of Things heterogeneous identifiers, which not only forms a heterogeneous identification coding rule corresponding to the heterogeneous identifier, but also accordingly forms a corresponding heterogeneous identification resolution protocol rule, and conducts registration binding on the above-mentioned rules and the corresponding Internet of Things heterogeneous identifier. By resolving and querying standard identification code corresponding to the Internet of Things heterogeneous identification, the disclosed method can obtain the bound heterogeneous identification coding rule and heterogeneous identification resolution protocol rule. Thus the Internet of Things heterogeneous identifier can be transformed into a unified Internet of Things heterogeneous identifier including the coding rules and the resolution protocol, which allows initiating a correct Internet of Things identification query for a corresponding resolution server by reading rule information therein and adopting a corresponding resolution protocol. The present invention can achieve resolving common query of various Internet of Things heterogeneous identifiers based on different coding rules and different resolution protocols.