PAN Master Device Prioritizes Digital Assistant Responses
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Solution Overview
Problem
In scenarios where multiple digital assistants are present in a personal-area network, conflicts arise when they attempt to communicate simultaneously, necessitating a method to prioritize their responses to ensure effective and clear communication, particularly in public-safety contexts where timely and relevant information must be conveyed.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus where a PAN master device prioritizes digital-assistant responses based on the status of associated devices and incident types, using a priority list to manage communication requests, ensuring that public-safety-related information is communicated before personal or non-essential information, and adjusting priorities based on sensor data and user assignments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple digital assistants communicate simultaneously, then information delivery is comprehensive, but communication clarity and user understanding deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the communication channel by introducing a priority-based arbitration mechanism that divides simultaneous communication requests into ordered sequences. The PAN master device segments the information flow by assigning priority levels to different digital assistants based on incident type, ensuring that critical safety information is transmitted without being obscured by less important communications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of communication timing by dynamically adjusting the transmission order and timing of digital assistant responses based on priority levels. This parameter change transforms the simultaneous communication problem into a sequential communication process where critical information is delivered first, followed by less urgent information when the communication channel is available.
2Quantity of substance
If all digital assistant responses are transmitted equally, then information completeness is maintained, but response time for critical information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing priority rules and classification criteria for different incident types before communications occur. The system pre-configures priority levels for various digital assistants based on the nature of the incident, so that when multiple communication requests arise simultaneously, the arbitration process can immediately determine transmission order without delay, ensuring critical safety information is delivered first.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamics by making the communication priority structure adaptive rather than static. The priority assignment for digital assistants changes dynamically based on the detected incident type and sensor data, allowing the system to optimize information delivery timing for different situations while maintaining completeness of all necessary information.
3Speed
If a priority system is implemented for digital assistant responses, then critical information delivery speed improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary component - the PAN master device - that handles the complex priority arbitration logic. This intermediary receives communication requests from multiple digital assistants, applies the priority rules based on incident type, and manages the transmission sequencing. By centralizing the arbitration function in a dedicated intermediary device, the complexity is contained and managed rather than distributed across all digital assistants, making the system more tractable.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple digital assistants operate independently, then device autonomy is maintained, but communication coordination deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the communication coordination function at the PAN master device level while allowing digital assistants to maintain their operational independence. Multiple digital assistants continue to operate autonomously on their respective devices, but their communication transmissions are combined and coordinated through the PAN master device using priority-based arbitration. This merging of the coordination layer ensures reliable communication management without compromising the autonomy and versatility of individual digital assistants.
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AI summary
A method and apparatus for prioritizing a digital-assistant response is provided herein. During operation a personal-area network (PAN) master device will have knowledge of a status of devices forming the PAN and/or have knowledge of a current incident type assigned to a user. The PAN master device will then prioritize any responses/suggestions to the user based on the status of associated PAN devices and/or the incident type.