IoT Request Manager for Coordinated Service Provisioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
IoT devices are often configured for single purposes, leading to underutilization of their cumulative capabilities due to lack of integration and coordination, resulting in fragmented resource utilization and missed opportunities for collective potential.
Innovation Solution
A unified ecosystem is established through a request manager that integrates and coordinates diverse IoT devices, enabling seamless communication and resource sharing, with a central orchestrator managing service requests and provisioning to optimize utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If IoT devices are configured for single purposes with isolated capabilities, then device simplicity and ease of manufacture are improved, but overall system utilization and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple single-purpose IoT devices into a unified trust environment where devices can share capabilities through a request manager. Individual devices maintain their simple configurations, but the system combines their capabilities to fulfill complex service requests, resolving the contradiction between device simplicity and system productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The request manager acts as a universal coordinator that can route service requests to any device in the trust environment based on available capabilities. This enables single-purpose devices to contribute to multi-functional system operations, improving overall utilization without complicating individual device designs.
2Reliability
If IoT devices operate independently with isolated capabilities, then device reliability and stability are improved, but system-level coordination and resource sharing deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The request manager serves as an intermediary between service requests and IoT devices. It maintains device independence and reliability while enabling coordinated resource sharing and capability fulfillment. The mediator translates service requests into device-specific tasks without requiring devices to directly communicate or coordinate with each other.
3Productivity
If a unified ecosystem integrates multiple IoT devices, then overall system utilization and functionality are improved, but system complexity and coordination overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments complexity by separating device management functions from device operations. The request manager handles service request routing and capability matching, while individual devices continue to operate independently with their existing logic. This segmentation allows high system utilization without proportionally increasing device complexity.
4Productivity
If service requests are routed through a central request manager, then service fulfillment efficiency is improved, but communication overhead and latency increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-registering device capabilities and maintaining an updated capability registry. When service requests arrive, the request manager can quickly match requests to available devices without extensive real-time negotiation or discovery, reducing routing latency while maintaining efficient service fulfillment.
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AI summary
A request manager for managing service requests in a trust environment, where the trust environment includes a number of devices configured to communicate within the environment including Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The request manager includes: a processor; a memory storing programing for the processor to manage service requests; and a network connection for the processor to communicate with a client device to receive a service request and with devices in the trust environment providing services to complete the service request. The programming causes the request manager to receive a service request from a client device and determine how to complete the service request with the services available within the trust environment.