Mobile Device Access Point Recovery via Secure Wireless Link
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network management systems require manual intervention or service truck visits when a network connection between an access point device and a service provider system fails, leading to inefficiencies in router reconfiguration and management.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method where a mobile device establishes a secure wireless connection with an access point device to relay diagnostic data and configuration commands from a service provider system, allowing for remote router reconfiguration and management during outages, using authentication details and secure communication protocols like Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual intervention or service truck visits are used for router reconfiguration during network outages, then reliability of network management is maintained, but loss of time and productivity deteriorate due to extended downtime
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary communication channel between the access point and service provider system. When the primary network connection fails, the mobile device establishes a secondary wireless connection to enable remote management commands and diagnostic data transmission, eliminating the need for manual intervention while minimizing downtime
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures alternative communication pathways by establishing authentication details and communication protocols before outages occur. The mobile device is pre-authenticated with the access point, enabling immediate activation of the backup communication channel when network failure is detected, without requiring service truck visits
2Ease of operation
If service truck visits are scheduled for network recovery, then ease of operation is maintained through structured procedures, but productivity deteriorates due to extended service outages
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service network recovery by allowing the access point to autonomously establish alternative communication channels through the mobile device when outages occur. The structured procedures are automated, with the system independently executing diagnostic data collection, command transmission, and configuration updates without requiring physical service intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device serves as an intermediary that maintains structured communication protocols while enabling remote recovery operations. It transmits management commands and diagnostic data between the access point and service provider system, preserving procedural integrity while eliminating the need for service truck visits and maximizing productivity
3Productivity
If a backup communication channel using mobile devices is implemented, then productivity improves by enabling remote management during outages, but device complexity increases due to additional connection protocols
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device is utilized as a multi-functional tool that can operate with standard wireless communication protocols already present in consumer devices. The system leverages existing authentication mechanisms and communication interfaces, avoiding the need for specialized hardware or complex proprietary protocols, thereby maintaining productivity while limiting complexity increases
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for access point device recovery and management using mobile devices. The method includes providing, by a mobile device to an access point device via a service provider system, authentication details of the mobile device, establishing a secure wireless connection using the authentication details between the access point device and the mobile device upon receiving, by the mobile device, an indication of failure of a network connection between the service provider system and the access point device, sending, by the mobile device to the access point device over the secure wireless connection, a configuration instruction, receiving, by the mobile device from the access point device over the secure wireless connection, confirmation of the configuration instruction, and disconnecting the secure connection upon successful application of the configuration instruction.