Mobile Device Data Connectivity Transitioning via Localization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing indoor navigation systems often fail to maintain high-quality data connectivity in indoor facilities due to mobile devices remaining connected to distant wireless access points, even when closer alternatives are available, leading to suboptimal network performance.
Innovation Solution
The mobile device assumes a primary role in deciding when to switch data connectivity between networked wireless access points by localizing its position using fingerprint data and sensor readings, and requesting a transition to a closer access point, thereby ensuring better data connectivity and communication with the network management server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the mobile device remains connected to a farther-away access point, then the network connection is maintained, but the data connectivity quality and integrity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device performs preliminary localization to determine its position relative to multiple access points before actually switching connections. By continuously monitoring location and predicting optimal connection points, the system proactively initiates connection transitions before the user reaches the optimal access point, preventing degradation of data connectivity quality while minimizing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the mobile device continuously reports its location to the network management server, which monitors connection quality metrics. Based on this feedback loop, the server dynamically adjusts connection assignments and triggers transitions when quality degradation is detected, resolving the contradiction between maintaining connection and optimizing quality.
2Reliability
If the mobile device switches to a closer access point, then the data connectivity quality improves, but the complexity of managing multiple access points increases
Solution Approach 1:
The network management server acts as an intermediary between the mobile device and multiple access points. It centralizes the complexity of managing connection transitions, location tracking, and quality optimization. The mobile device simply provides location data and receives connection instructions, shifting the management complexity from the device to the server infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device autonomously performs localization and determines its own optimal connection point without requiring manual user intervention. The device self-monitors its position relative to access points and automatically triggers connection switches based on pre-configured criteria, reducing the operational complexity burden on users while maintaining high connectivity quality.
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AI summary
A method and a system of maintaining data connectivity between a mobile device during traversal of a pedestrian facility and a server computing device via a set of intermediary communication devices. The method, executed in a processor of the server device, comprises while the mobile device is in data connectivity via a first intermediary communication device, receiving an indication that the mobile device is localized to a position between a first and a second intermediary communication devices of the set of intermediary communication devices, based on an inertial sensor device including at least one of a gyroscope, an accelerometer and the magnetometer, determining a directional heading of the mobile device, inferring, based on the directional heading, at least one of an unobstructed line of sight wireless signal transmission path to the second intermediary communication device, and a more obstructed line of sight wireless signal transmission path to the first intermediary communication device, and based on the inferring, maintaining the data connectivity with the mobile device by switching from the first intermediary communication device to the second intermediary communication device.