Network Device Management via Location-Indexed Database
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication networks lack the ability to conveniently allow users to select and manage communication network devices for remote monitoring and control, particularly in environments with multiple devices.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that enables users to select devices through a graphical interface, receiving device identification, location, and communication information, and maintaining a database indexed by device location for easy retrieval and control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually manage multiple communication network devices without a structured system, then device selection and control become cumbersome and inefficient, but implementing a comprehensive device management system increases system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments device information into distinct components: device identification, location information, and communication information. Each component is stored and retrieved independently, allowing efficient device selection without managing entire device profiles simultaneously, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining manageable system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a communication network manager as an intermediary component that mediates between users and multiple communication network devices. This intermediary handles device selection, information retrieval, and control operations, simplifying user interaction while centralizing management functions to control overall system complexity
2Productivity
If device information is stored without location indexing, then database retrieval is less efficient, but implementing location-based indexing increases data structure complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system adds a location dimension to device information storage by incorporating location information (such as geographic coordinates or address data) alongside device identification. This additional dimension enables efficient location-based queries and device selection, improving retrieval productivity while the structured integration of location data keeps data structure complexity manageable
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AI summary
A system and method for managing a network of user-selectable devices, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.