Multi-Port Device Registration via Unified Request
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multi-port devices face inefficiencies in registration processes due to the need for separate registration for each port, which can be cumbersome and resource-intensive.
Innovation Solution
A method where a computing device receives provisioning information and a registration request from a user device with multiple ports, sends telephone numbers and port information to the device, and performs registrations for all ports based on a single registration request, reducing the number of necessary registration requests.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate registration processes are performed for each port of a multi-port device, then each port can be properly registered with the network, but the registration process becomes inefficient and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate registration processes into a single unified registration request that handles all ports of a multi-port device simultaneously. The computing device receives one registration request containing a device identifier and automatically associates multiple telephone numbers with multiple ports, eliminating the need for separate registration processes for each port while ensuring complete registration of all ports.
Solution Approach 2:
The registration system is designed to handle both single-port and multi-port devices through a universal registration process. The computing device can process registration requests for devices with any number of ports using the same mechanism, where the device identifier automatically determines the number of ports to be registered, making the system adaptable to different device configurations without requiring separate registration procedures.
2Reliability
If multiple registration requests are sent for each port, then all ports are registered, but the number of registration requests increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple registration requests into a single consolidated request. Instead of sending separate registration requests for each port, the system sends one registration request that includes a device identifier, and the computing device automatically generates and associates multiple telephone numbers with the corresponding multiple ports, reducing the quantity of registration requests from N (number of ports) to 1.
3Ease of operation
If a single registration request is used for multi-port devices, then the registration process is simplified, but port information must be properly associated with telephone numbers
Solution Approach 1:
The computing device performs automatic self-service by generating and associating telephone numbers with ports based on the device identifier received in the registration request. The system automatically determines the number of ports from the device identifier and assigns telephone numbers accordingly, eliminating the need for manual port-information configuration by the user while maintaining proper associations.
Solution Approach 2:
The device identifier acts as an intermediary that bridges the user device and the port-telephone number associations. The computing device uses the device identifier to automatically determine the number of ports and generate corresponding telephone numbers, serving as a mediator that simplifies the registration process while maintaining the complex associations between ports and telephone numbers behind the scenes.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and one or more computer-readable media storing executable instructions for registering a multi-port device are described. A computing device may receive a registration request from a user device supporting multiple ports. In response, the computing device may send to the user device a message including a plurality of telephone numbers and information of associated ports.