Locale Profile Messaging Across Fabric Networks for Device Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smart home networks face challenges in effective communication due to devices with different languages and locations, leading to less efficient automated control of devices and systems.
Innovation Solution
A fabric network system that enables devices to communicate using a list of protocols and profiles, allowing them to understand messages regardless of the logical network they are connected to, with a locale profile for indicating location and language, and supporting IPv6 communications for unique local addresses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If devices use different languages and locations in smart home networks, then device diversity and adaptability are improved, but communication effectiveness and coordination between devices deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a locale profile as an intermediary component that mediates communication between devices with different languages and locations. The locale profile contains language tags and location information that enable translation and adaptation of messages, allowing devices to communicate effectively despite using different languages and location formats, thus maintaining communication effectiveness while supporting device diversity
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fabric network uses multiple logical networks and protocols, then adaptability and communication flexibility are improved, but device complexity and information loss increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal message format that can carry locale profile information applicable across multiple logical networks and protocols. This single message structure serves multiple functions by embedding language tags, location information, and profile identifiers that work across different network types (Thread, Wi-Fi, Ethernet), reducing the need for separate communication mechanisms for each protocol and thereby reducing overall network complexity
3Adaptability or versatility
If devices communicate across different logical networks, then network versatility is improved, but information loss and communication reliability worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by embedding locale profile information (language tags, location data, active locale identifiers) into messages before transmission across different logical networks. This pre-packaging of contextual information ensures that receiving devices have all necessary information to correctly interpret messages regardless of which logical network the message traverses, preventing information loss and maintaining message understanding across network boundaries
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems for conveying locale information for an electronic device includes receiving, from a remote device and via a network interface of at least one network interfaces, a request for active or available locales for the electronic device. Conveying the locale information also includes sending, to the remote device and via the network interface, a message in a locale profile format including a list of available locales. The message includes a version field that indicates a version of schema used to transmit the list of available locales, an active local field that indicates a locale currently being used by the electronic device, and an available locales field that indicates which locales are available for use by the electronic device.