Mobile Device Staging via Visible Light Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for staging mobile units (MUs) are time-consuming and inefficient, often requiring manual input or specialized components, and may involve delayed or restricted delivery of staging profiles via SMS or other carriers, which can increase staging time and incur additional fees.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing Visible Light Communication (VLC) to transmit staging profile data as a modulated light signal, where a VLC transmitter converts the data into a light signal that is received by a VLC receiver on the MU, allowing automatic configuration for network connectivity and management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual staging is used, then configuration accuracy is improved, but staging time increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical input methods with automated optical communication. A light emitter transmits staging profile data via visible light to a light sensor on the mobile device, eliminating the need for manual typing while maintaining configuration accuracy. The system automatically extracts and applies configuration parameters from the received light signals.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates an optical copy of the staging profile data that can be transmitted independently of the physical device. The light signal serves as a portable carrier of configuration information, allowing the same staging profile to be transmitted to multiple devices simultaneously without manual intervention for each device.
2Extent of automation
If SMS staging is used, then automation is improved, but delivery speed decreases and additional fees are incurred
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes the telecommunication infrastructure (SMS gates, carriers, networks) with a direct optical communication system. The light emitter and light sensor create a direct point-to-point transmission path, eliminating intermediate carriers and network routing, thereby significantly increasing delivery speed while maintaining automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces visible light as an intermediary carrier for data transmission. Instead of using carrier networks as intermediaries, the system uses optical signals that can be transmitted directly between devices, bypassing carrier infrastructure and associated delays and fees.
3Reliability
If specialized staging components are used, then staging reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the mobile device's existing light sensor serve dual purposes: its original function for ambient light detection and the new function for receiving staging profile data. This eliminates the need for dedicated specialized components, maintaining reliability while reducing complexity. The same principle applies to the light emitter, which can be an existing LED or flash unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables the mobile device to stage itself using its own existing components. The device's light sensor and processor work together to receive and apply configuration data without requiring external specialized staging equipment. The system is self-sufficient, using the device's built-in optical capabilities to complete the staging process.
4Adaptability or versatility
If carrier-dependent delivery is used, then compatibility is improved, but adaptability decreases due to restrictions and capabilities limitations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the staging profile data from carrier-dependent SMS infrastructure and transmits it independently via optical signals. This separation eliminates carrier restrictions and capabilities as constraints, allowing the same staging process to work universally across different devices and networks without carrier intervention.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach enables rapid, efficient, and cost-effective staging of MUs by leveraging existing visible light spectrum components, reducing staging time and eliminating the need for specialized components or carrier-dependent delivery limitations.
Implementation Method 1
A system utilizing Visible Light Communication (VLC) to transmit staging profile data as a modulated light signal
Implementation Method 2
a VLC receiver configured to receive the visible light signal, the visible light signal being converted to generate the staging profile data
Data Source
AI summary
A system configures a mobile device. The system includes a visible light communication (VLC) transmitter and a mobile device. The VLC transmitter is configured to emit a visible light signal corresponding to staging profile data, the staging profile data including configuration data. The mobile device includes a VLC receiver configured to receive the visible light signal, the visible light signal being converted to generate the staging profile data, the staging profile data automatically configuring the mobile device for communicating with a communication network as a function of the configuration data.