Dynamic Mobile Service Provider Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of mobile platforms face challenges in dynamically adapting their service needs over time and location, as existing systems fail to efficiently determine and configure the best set of service providers to meet changing user requirements.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that determines a suite of desired services and configures the mobile platform to utilize the best set of service providers, allowing for flexible adaptation of service providers and applications based on user needs, location, and usage patterns, by communicating with service providers and brokers to select optimal service sets and configure the platform accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the mobile platform uses a fixed set of service providers, then the platform configuration is simple and stable, but the system cannot adapt to changing user needs and locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic service provider selection by allowing the mobile platform to change its configuration based on real-time conditions. The system dynamically determines which service providers to use according to user needs and location, rather than being fixed. This is achieved through configuration data structures that can be modified and updated without changing the fundamental platform architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the service provider configuration into separate, manageable components. Instead of a monolithic configuration system, the platform divides service provider information into distinct data structures (first configuration data, second configuration data, etc.) that can be independently selected and combined. This segmentation allows flexible adaptation while maintaining manageable complexity.
2Productivity
If the mobile platform manually configures service providers, then the user has control over service selection, but the process is time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring multiple service provider options in the mobile platform before the user needs services. The system prepares configuration data structures in advance and stores them for rapid selection. When service needs arise, the pre-prepared configurations can be quickly applied without manual setup, significantly reducing configuration time while maintaining user control through selection mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the mobile platform supports multiple service providers with different requirements, then the system becomes more versatile, but the complexity of managing different technical capabilities and operational requirements increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces configuration data structures as intermediary elements between the user's service needs and the actual service provider implementations. These data structures act as mediators that translate diverse service requirements into a unified configuration format. The intermediaries standardize the interaction between the mobile platform and multiple service providers, making management simpler despite supporting diverse technical capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal configuration framework that can handle multiple service providers with different requirements through a single standardized approach. The same configuration data structure types are used across different service providers, and the platform uses unified mechanisms to manage diverse technical capabilities. This universality reduces management complexity while maintaining support for multiple providers.
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AI summary
A system and method for determining a service provider set of one or more service providers to provide a service suite of one or more services in a platform (e.g., a mobile device platform) and configuring such platform to utilize such service provider set to provide such service suite to a user, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.