Mobile IoT Service Access via Unified Device Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users are often unaware of IoT devices surrounding them and face difficulties in accessing services due to proprietary interfaces and applications, making it challenging to utilize the functionalities of multiple IoT devices from different manufacturers and service providers.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device application that detects and identifies IoT devices through broadcast signals, converts identifiers, and provides access to their services, acting as an intermediary between competing interfaces and applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If proprietary interfaces and applications are used for each IoT device, then device-specific functionality can be accessed, but user awareness and accessibility of IoT devices is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs an intermediary system consisting of a detection module and service information management module that acts as a mediator between users and IoT devices. The mobile device detects IoT devices in the vicinity and retrieves service information from a server, presenting this information to the user without requiring direct proprietary interface interaction with each IoT device. This intermediary approach resolves the contradiction by making IoT devices accessible through a unified interface while preserving device-specific functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple proprietary applications are required to access different IoT devices, then device-specific services can be utilized, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal access system where a single mobile application can detect, identify, and access services from multiple different IoT devices from various manufacturers. The service information management module retrieves and manages service information for multiple devices, and the service access module provides unified access to these services. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for multiple proprietary applications, resolving the contradiction between versatility and system complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If IoT devices use different proprietary interfaces, then manufacturer-specific functionality is preserved, but interoperability between devices is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an intermediary service information management system that standardizes access to diverse IoT devices. The system retrieves service information from a server that contains standardized service descriptions for multiple device types, and presents this information through a unified interface. This intermediary layer ensures consistent and reliable access to services from different manufacturers while preserving the underlying device-specific functionality through the standardized service information format.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and storage media for accessing one or more services provided by one or more detected Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices are described. In embodiments, a mobile device may detect a plurality of IoT devices, obtain an identifier for each of the plurality of IoT devices based on the detection, and obtain an indicator for each of the plurality of IoT devices based at least in part on a corresponding one of the obtained identifiers, wherein each indicator may indicate a service type of a corresponding one of the plurality of IoT devices. The mobile device may generate a notification that indicates a plurality of services available to the mobile device based on each of the obtained indicators. The mobile device may access a service of the plurality of services, wherein the access may include utilization of a set of the plurality of IoT devices required to provide the service. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.