Network Access Extension via Battery Charging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of communicating devices face complexity and recurring costs in managing network access, particularly with long-range communication networks, where subscription renewal and credit management can be cumbersome and require technical expertise.
Innovation Solution
A method that extends network access rights by recharging the device's battery, allowing users to maintain network connectivity as long as the battery supplies energy, eliminating the need for manual subscription renewal and simplifying the user experience by integrating network access extension with battery charging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manage network access rights through traditional subscription or prepaid credit models, then network access is maintained, but operational complexity and recurring costs increase for users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines network access rights management with battery charging operations. When a communicating device is recharged, the charging operation automatically extends the network access rights validity period. This merges two separate functions (charging and access rights management) into a unified process, eliminating the need for separate subscription management and reducing operational complexity for users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables automatic extension of network access rights through the charging process itself. The communicating device autonomously manages its access rights by detecting charging events and automatically extending the validity period based on energy received, without requiring user intervention or complex manual renewal processes.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If users manually renew network access rights, then continuous network access is maintained, but user time and operational effort are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary extension of network access rights by detecting charging events before the access rights expire. The charging operation automatically extends the validity period in advance, ensuring continuous network access without requiring users to wait until expiration to renew their rights.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent ensures continuous network access by automatically extending access rights validity during charging operations. This creates an unbroken chain of network connectivity where the useful action (network access) continues without interruption or manual intervention, as each charging event seamlessly extends the access period.
3Area of stationary object
If communicating devices use long-range communication networks, then wide area coverage is achieved, but subscription management complexity and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges long-range communication network access with battery charging operations. By automatically extending network access rights through charging events, the system simplifies the management complexity associated with wide-area network subscriptions, making long-range communication as easy to manage as recharging a battery.
Solution Approach 2:
The communicating device autonomously manages its long-range network access rights by detecting charging events and automatically extending the validity period. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for users to manually manage complex long-range network subscriptions, reducing both operational complexity and associated costs.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a technique for managing a right of access to a network for a communicating device (20). The communicating device detects a connection to a recharging appliance (10) and sends a recharging request to a processing device (30). This recharging request comprises an estimate of a requested amount of energy and a battery identifier. Upon receipt of permission to recharge, the communicating device supplies the battery identified by the recharging appliance on the basis of the permitted amount of energy. The right of access of the communicating device to the network is extended in the network on the basis of the permitted amount of energy.