Local Network Configuration via Telephone Number
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users, especially those unfamiliar with IT, face difficulties in configuring local network interfaces on mobile devices due to the need for manual input of various configuration parameters, leading to frustration and potential abandonment of network usage.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a Configuration Application Server (CAS) which obtains and stores local network configurations associated with telephone numbers, allowing users to request and receive these configurations via a user terminal, simplifying the process by using familiar telephone number input methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual configuration of local network parameters is required, then network security and control are improved, but user ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service configuration where the user terminal automatically obtains network configuration parameters (SSID, WEP key, etc.) by dialing a telephone number. The configuration application server automatically provides the required parameters without manual input, making the system serve itself rather than requiring user configuration while maintaining security through automated authentication.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration application server acts as an intermediary between the user terminal and the local network. Instead of users directly configuring complex network parameters, they simply dial a telephone number through the mobile network, and the intermediary server handles the configuration delivery, simplifying user interaction while maintaining network security controls.
2Ease of operation
If automated configuration systems are implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration application server serves as an intermediary that centralizes the complexity of automated configuration. Instead of embedding complex configuration logic in each user terminal, the intermediary server handles all automated configuration tasks, keeping user terminals simple while providing sophisticated automated configuration services.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration application server provides multi-functional capabilities by handling various configuration scenarios (different network types, security protocols, and parameter sets) through a single unified interface. Users interact with the same simple telephone dialing mechanism regardless of the underlying network complexity, achieving universality in the user interface.
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple configuration parameters are required for local network setup, then network security and precision are improved, but user operation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration parameters are prepared and stored in advance in the configuration application server's database. When a user dials the telephone number, the pre-prepared configuration data is immediately retrieved and transmitted, eliminating the time required for users to manually input or configure each parameter while ensuring all necessary parameters are provided with precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables users to obtain precise configuration parameters through self-service by simply dialing a telephone number. The automated system retrieves and provides all necessary configuration data (SSID, WEP key, authentication parameters) without requiring users to spend time manually entering each parameter, thus maintaining configuration precision while minimizing setup time.
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AI summary
A system for providing a user terminal with configurations of a local network is provided. The system includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain the configurations of the local network and a telephone number corresponding to the local network, a storage unit configured to store the obtained configurations and the obtained telephone number such that the obtained configurations and the obtained telephone number are associated with each other, a receiving unit configured to receive a request for the configurations from the user terminal, the request comprising the telephone number corresponding to the local network, a retrieving unit configured to retrieve the configurations associated with the received telephone number from the storage unit, and a response unit configured to respond the retrieved configurations to the user terminal.