Mobile Device Server Resource Pairing via Control Manager

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing media communication systems face challenges in efficiently managing and providing media resources to mobile devices, particularly in establishing secure and authorized access to resources across different communication zones.

Innovation Solution

A mobile device server equipped with a web server application that detects and communicates with a resource control manager, transmitting a pairing key to establish secure access to selected resources based on service grades, allowing for seamless resource management and utilization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a mobile device server establishes secure access to media resources across different communication zones, then security and authorization are improved, but device complexity and communication overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecure access to media resourcesVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a resource control manager as an intermediary component that mediates between the mobile device server and media resources. This manager handles authentication, authorization, and resource allocation, thereby improving security and reliability while preventing the mobile device server from becoming overly complex. The intermediary absorbs the complexity of secure access management, allowing the mobile device server to maintain its core functions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If resource allocation is optimized based on service grades and user preferences, then resource utilization efficiency is improved, but measurement and detection complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation efficiencyVSAvoidservice grade detection
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-defining service grades and associated resource allocation policies before actual resource access occurs. The system establishes authorization rules, quality of service parameters, and resource allocation criteria in advance based on user profiles and service level agreements. This allows the resource control manager to efficiently allocate resources by simply matching service grades to pre-configured policies, avoiding complex real-time measurements and detections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If seamless resource management is implemented across communication zones, then ease of operation is improved, but loss of information and communication overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseamless resource accessVSAvoidcommunication overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements universality by creating a standardized resource control manager that operates consistently across different communication zones and mobile devices. The manager uses universal authorization tokens, service grade classifications, and resource identification schemes that work across zone boundaries. This multi-functional approach allows the same mechanism to handle authentication, authorization, resource allocation, and quality of service management, thereby achieving seamless resource access while minimizing information loss through standardized protocols.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9609655B2System for managing resources accessible to a mobile device server
Publication Date: 2017.03.28 AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P
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AI summary

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server having computer instructions to execute a web server application in the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable to detect a resource control manager while roaming in a communication zone of the resource control manager, and to transmit a pairing key to the resource control manager. The web server application can also be operable to receive from the resource control manager authorization to pair with one or more resources selected by the resource control manager according to the pairing key, and to establish communications with the one or more resources selected by the resource control manager. Other embodiments are disclosed.