Context-Aware Mobile Workspace Configuration via Enterprise Server Mediation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile computing devices lack the ability to seamlessly adapt configurations and share capabilities based on location and context within enterprise systems, leading to inefficiencies in accessing appropriate networks, applications, and resources.
Innovation Solution
Mobile computing devices use proximity and context-aware technologies such as near field communication, GPS, and cameras to determine their location and associate with enterprise systems, allowing them to configure networks, access specific applications and documents, and share device capabilities with other devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mobile computing devices use proximity and context-aware technologies to determine location and configure networks, then adaptability to different work contexts is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an enterprise server as an intermediary that centralizes the processing of location data, context information, and configuration parameters. The mobile device communicates with the server, which then provides appropriate network configurations and application settings based on the device's location and context. This mediator approach allows the mobile device to gain enhanced adaptability without bearing the full complexity burden, as the server handles the complex decision-making and configuration management.
2Productivity
If mobile computing devices automatically configure settings and share device capabilities, then productivity is improved, but loss of time for initial setup increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the enterprise server pre-configure network settings, application parameters, and capability sharing policies before the mobile device needs them. When the device enters a specific location or context, the server has already prepared the appropriate configurations, which are then automatically applied. This eliminates the need for users to manually configure settings during initial setup, as the system proactively prepares and applies configurations in advance based on predicted user needs and location context.
3Ease of operation
If mobile computing devices establish persistent communication sessions and share capabilities between devices, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal capability sharing framework where the enterprise server acts as a central coordination point that manages communication sessions and capability sharing across multiple devices. The server provides universal interfaces and protocols that enable different device types (mobile phones, tablets, laptops, printers, projectors) to communicate and share capabilities seamlessly. This universal approach simplifies operation for users, as they can interact with any device through standardized interfaces, while the server handles the complexity of device-specific protocols and capability mappings.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for configuring computing devices using mobile workspace contexts based on proximity to locations are described herein. A mobile computing device determines that the device is proximate to a location, another device, or an individual associated with an enterprise system. The mobile computing device may then receive a mobile workspace context associated with the location, device, or individual, such as one or more specific wireless networks, enterprise applications, and/or documents, and may configure the device based on the received mobile workspace context. Additional methods and systems are described herein for transmitting and receiving sets of device capabilities between multiple devices, establishing communication sessions, and sharing various capabilities between devices. Still additional methods and systems are described for determining and accessing the capabilities of enterprise system resources using mobile computing devices in an enterprise system.