Locale Profiles for Fabric Network 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 inefficiencies in automated control of devices and systems.
Innovation Solution
A fabric network that enables devices to communicate using a list of protocols and profiles, allowing them to understand messages regardless of the logical networks they are connected to, with features like locale profiles for indicating location and language, and low power consumption for battery-powered devices.
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 protocols and profiles for device communication, then adaptability and compatibility are improved, but device complexity and processing overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of message formatting by introducing a standardized message structure with specific fields for locale information, language tags, and profile identifiers. This standardization allows the system to handle multiple protocols and profiles through parameter variations rather than structural complexity, reducing processing overhead while maintaining protocol compatibility
3Speed
If battery-powered devices operate continuously to maintain network connectivity, then network responsiveness is improved, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic action by having battery-powered devices enter sleep modes between communication cycles and wake periodically to check for messages or transmit status updates. The locale profile enables efficient message formatting that reduces transmission overhead, allowing devices to maintain network responsiveness through periodic rather than continuous operation, thereby reducing power consumption
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.