NAN-Aware Engine Contextual Discovery State Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current Information Handling Systems (IHSs) lack efficient methods for contextually defined, decentralized peer-to-peer connectivity without infrastructure or cellular network access, leading to energy wastage and limited intelligent discovery capabilities.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) technologies in IHSs, which utilize Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or Bluetooth Low Energy to establish and manage decentralized peer-to-peer connections based on physical context and user preferences, enabling continuous background discovery, accurate ranging, and instant data exchange.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If IHSs continuously discover and connect to peripheral devices, then device discovery capability is improved, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice discovery capabilityVSAvoidenergy consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The NAN-Aware engine operates in periodic discovery windows rather than continuously, allowing the IHS to discover devices at scheduled intervals while consuming less energy during non-discovery periods

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The discovery state of the NAN-Aware engine is dynamically changed based on context information and intelligent connectivity rules, transitioning between active discovery and low-power states as needed

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If IHSs establish decentralized P2P connections without infrastructure, then connectivity independence is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconnectivity independenceVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The NAN-Aware engine acts as an intermediary layer that manages decentralized P2P connections, abstracting the complexity of direct device-to-device communication while enabling infrastructure-independent connectivity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If IHSs use context information to manage connectivity, then intelligent discovery is improved, but processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveintelligent discoveryVSAvoidprocessing requirements

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes operational parameters of the NAN-Aware engine based on context information such as user presence, device proximity, and application state, enabling intelligent discovery while optimizing processing requirements for each context

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11838184B2Managing neighbor awareness networking technologies for intelligent connectivity

Publication Date: 2023.12.05 DELL PROD LP

AI summary

Systems and systems and methods for managing neighbor awareness networking (NAN) technologies for intelligent connectivity are described. In an embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: determine that an intelligent connectivity rule is satisfied by context information collected by the IHS, and, in response to the determination, change the discovery state of a NAN-Aware engine.