Network Selection Software Platform for Seamless Roaming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile workers face challenges in seamless connectivity across various network types due to unique login procedures, limited roaming capabilities, and security concerns, which hinder productivity and service adoption.
Innovation Solution
A unified method for selecting and connecting to multiple network types using a software platform on user devices, which gathers information from service-provider and user-preferences databases, applies self-adaptive learning algorithms, and integrates services based on connectivity context, enabling seamless roaming and secure access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually manage multiple network connections and login procedures, then network access reliability is maintained, but user convenience and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device automatically manages network connections by selecting from candidate networks based on pre-stored credentials and network information, eliminating the need for manual user intervention in login procedures while maintaining reliable access across multiple network types
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a software platform as an intermediary that handles the complexity of network selection, credential validation, and connection management between the user and multiple network types, shielding users from technical complexity while ensuring reliable connectivity
2Adaptability or versatility
If carriers deploy separate Wi-Fi and cellular services, then service coverage is expanded, but network complexity and difficulty of management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges Wi-Fi and cellular network management into a unified software platform that treats both network types consistently, allowing users to access either network through the same interface and management mechanism, thereby reducing perceived complexity while maintaining expanded service coverage
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device software platform provides universal network access capabilities that work across multiple network types (Wi-Fi, cellular, and other wireless networks), enabling a single application to handle diverse connectivity scenarios without requiring separate management procedures for each network type
3Reliability
If enterprises implement strict security measures for wireless access, then security reliability is improved, but ease of connection and user acceptance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Security credentials and network authentication information are pre-stored in the mobile device before the user needs to connect, allowing secure authentication to occur automatically in the background without requiring users to manually enter credentials or navigate complex security procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically handles security authentication by selecting appropriate credentials from pre-stored information and executing the connection process without user intervention, maintaining strong security while presenting a simple user experience
Data Source
AI summary
A method and application for selecting a network from one or more candidate networks is disclosed. Information is gathered from one or more database relating to each of the one or more candidate networks and is harmonized in relation to an associated network type. The harmonized information is evaluated to allocate a weight to each of the candidate networks. The weight represents the desirability of each of the candidate networks. The required resources to connect to each of the candidate networks are determined from information contained within the service-provider database, from information obtained by the end-user, and by self-adaptive learning algorithms. At least one of the candidate networks is selected based on the allocated weight of the candidate network and the application attempts to connect to the candidate network. The method and application incorporates the ability to control and integrate a plurality of services on a user device via the candidate network.