Mobile Device Server Communication Routing via Direct Channel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile security applications consume high resources due to constant operation and periodic communication with servers, exacerbating battery, memory, and bandwidth usage.
Innovation Solution
Establishing a direct communication channel between nearby mobile devices to route server communications through a more efficient device, reducing the need for direct Internet communication and minimizing resource consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a mobile application runs constantly to function properly, then the application can perform its security monitoring function, but the application consumes high amounts of battery, memory, processor, and bandwidth resources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple mobile devices into a coordinated system where one device (the first mobile device) handles all server communications while other devices (second mobile devices) perform local security monitoring. This merging allows the system to maintain constant security monitoring across multiple devices while consolidating the energy-intensive Internet communication function to a single device, thereby reducing overall battery consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The first mobile device serves multiple functions: it acts as both a security monitoring device and a communication relay for other devices. By making this device universal, the system eliminates the need for each device to independently maintain constant Internet connections for security updates, reducing the total energy consumption while maintaining comprehensive security coverage.
2Reliability
If a mobile application communicates periodically with a server over the Internet, then the application can receive security updates and reports, but the application consumes additional bandwidth and resource resources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the communication function for multiple devices into a single communication channel through the first mobile device. Instead of each device independently communicating with the server (which would multiply bandwidth consumption), the system consolidates all security event reports and updates through one device, dramatically reducing total bandwidth usage while maintaining reliable security monitoring across the entire group.
3Reliability
If multiple mobile devices independently communicate with a server, then each device can maintain security, but redundant communications increase overall resource consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mediator architecture where the first mobile device acts as an intermediary between second devices and the server. This intermediary handles all communications, allowing second devices to maintain security through local monitoring without direct server connections. This eliminates redundant communications while ensuring each device maintains its security posture, thereby improving overall communication efficiency.
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AI summary
Routing server communications through a nearby mobile device. In some embodiments, the method may include establishing a direct communication channel between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, determining which of the first mobile device and the second mobile device is currently a more efficient mobile device that is able to communicate with a server device more efficiently, sending a first server query from the less efficient mobile device to the more efficient mobile device over the direct communication channel, forwarding the first server query from the more efficient mobile device to the server device over the Internet, receiving a first server response at the more efficient mobile device from the server device over the Internet, and forwarding the first server response from the more efficient mobile device to the less efficient mobile device over the direct communication channel.