Message Processing Computer for Multi-Network Device Localization
Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in locating a specific communication device across multiple networks without knowledge of the current infrastructure or identification codes, requiring multiple search attempts and manual database entries.
Innovation Solution
A communication system with a message processing computer that receives a request message with an identification code, determines the relevant communication networks, and sends communication network request messages to interface computers, allowing for centralized localization of the user or device without needing to know the infrastructure or manual database queries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple search attempts are performed across different communication networks to locate a user, then the user can be found, but the time required for localization increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by maintaining presence information and registration data about users in each communication network before localization is needed. When a user needs to be located, the message processing computer can immediately query the pre-established presence information rather than performing multiple search attempts across networks, thus resolving the contradiction between localization accuracy and time consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a message processing computer as an intermediary between the searching entity and multiple communication networks. This intermediary maintains presence information from various networks and handles the complex task of locating users across networks, eliminating the need for the searching entity to perform multiple manual search attempts and significantly reducing localization time while maintaining reliability
2Measurement precision
If the searching entity queries multiple communication networks directly to find the user, then the user location can be determined, but the device complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The message processing computer serves as an intermediary that abstracts the complexity of multi-network querying from the searching entity. It maintains presence information from multiple networks and handles the complex logic of determining which networks to query and how to interpret responses, thereby maintaining location accuracy while significantly reducing the complexity and operational difficulty for the searching entity
Solution Approach 2:
The message processing computer provides universal functionality by handling presence information from multiple different communication networks through a single interface. It can process presence information from various network types (mobile networks, fixed networks, etc.) and provide unified localization services, reducing the need for the searching entity to understand or manage multiple network-specific protocols and procedures
3Measurement precision
If manual database entries and infrastructure knowledge are required for localization, then specific devices can be identified, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically maintaining and updating presence information in databases without requiring manual database entries. The message processing computer automatically queries communication networks for presence information and updates the database, eliminating the need for users to manually maintain localization data while maintaining accurate device identification
Solution Approach 2:
The message processing computer acts as an intermediary that abstracts away the need for users to have infrastructure knowledge. It handles all complex tasks including determining which networks to query, formatting appropriate queries, interpreting responses from different networks, and updating presence information, allowing users to perform localization operations with simple commands without needing to understand underlying network infrastructure
Data Source
AI summary
In one aspect, a communication system comprising a message processing computer and a plurality of communication networks, respectively provided with an interface computer that is respectively coupled to the message processing computer in order to reproduce a data flow between the respective interface computer and the message processing computer is provided. In another aspect, a device in which at least one electronic file is requested, the device determines a request message on the communication appliance side, forms at least one communication network request message, and sends the communication network request message to the interface computer(s) in the communication network in question is provided.