IoT Device Language Adaptation via Beacon Frame Extraction

Solution Overview

Problem

IoT devices face challenges in determining the appropriate communication language for users, especially in global markets where default languages may not match user understanding, and assigning languages based on geographical location is cumbersome.

Innovation Solution

IoT devices receive broadcast signals from nearby network access points, extract information from network discovery beacon frames, and determine the communication language based on country information, assigning it as the primary language option, with thresholds for multiple language options and a default language if no country information is available.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a default communication language is pre-programmed into the IoT device, then the device can operate with a language, but the language may not be understood by users in different geographical locations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelanguage adaptationVSAvoidlanguage assignment complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The IoT device automatically determines the communication language by itself using beacon frame information from the network environment, without requiring manual user input or complex configuration. The device extracts country information from beacon frames and autonomously selects the appropriate language, making the system self-configuring and adaptable to different geographical locations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The language determination is performed during the initial device setup phase by analyzing beacon frames received from network access points. The device proactively identifies the appropriate communication language before the user needs to interact with it, ensuring the correct language is already configured when the user first uses the device.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If the language is determined manually by user input, then the language can be accurately set, but IoT devices have limited capabilities for data entry and advanced peripherals are not always available

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelanguage determination accuracyVSAvoidsetup operation simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The device automatically determines the communication language by itself using beacon frame information from the network environment, without requiring manual user input or complex configuration. The device extracts country information from beacon frames and autonomously selects the appropriate language, making the system self-configuring and adaptable to different geographical locations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The beacon frame acts as an intermediary that carries country information from the network access point to the IoT device. Instead of requiring direct user input, the system uses the beacon frame as a mediator to automatically convey geographical location data, which the device then uses to determine the appropriate communication language.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If different default languages are assigned based on geographical location, then users can understand the device communication, but assigning languages based on location is cumbersome in global markets

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegeographical language adaptationVSAvoidlanguage assignment process

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The IoT device automatically determines the communication language by itself using beacon frame information from the network environment, without requiring manual user input or complex configuration. The device extracts country information from beacon frames and autonomously selects the appropriate language, making the system self-configuring and adaptable to different geographical locations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The language determination is performed during the initial device setup phase by analyzing beacon frames received from network access points. The device proactively identifies the appropriate communication language before the user needs to interact with it, ensuring the correct language is already configured when the user first uses the device.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9998334B1Determining a communication language for internet of things devices

Publication Date: 2018.06.12 YU CHENGFU

AI summary

A device is disclosed. The device includes a network module; where the network module is capable of communicatively coupling to one or more network access points. The device further includes one or more processors, a machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which, when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations including: receiving one or more broadcast signals from the one or more network access points, wherein the broadcast signal comprises a network discovery beacon frame, extracting an information from the beacon frame of each broadcast signal, determining a language of communication based on the extracted information; and assigning the language of communication as a first option of language of communication of the device.