Parallel Electronic Key Generation for Devices in Molded Strips
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for generating electronic keys are time-consuming, requiring each device to be individually processed, which becomes inefficient when dealing with multiple devices.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that generates electronic keys for multiple devices simultaneously while they are still in a molded strip, using a processor, biasing circuit, and strip socket to make electrical contact and produce keys in parallel, reducing the time required to generate keys for multiple devices to the same as for a single device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If electronic keys are generated for each device individually using conventional methods, then each device receives its electronic key, but the time required to generate keys for multiple devices increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by generating electronic keys for multiple devices while they are still in the molded strip state, before the devices are singulated and individually packaged. This allows all keys to be generated in parallel during a single socket insertion operation, rather than requiring separate key generation operations for each device after individual packaging.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple key generation operations into a single operation by connecting multiple devices in parallel through the molded strip structure to a single socket. This allows the key generation system to generate keys for all devices simultaneously in one operation, combining what would otherwise require multiple sequential operations.
2Reliability
If multiple devices are processed individually through separate socket insertions, then each device can be properly configured, but the overall processing time becomes prohibitively long
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs the configuration action preliminarily by generating electronic keys for all devices in the molded strip during a single socket insertion and key generation operation. This preliminary batch configuration maintains reliability through proper key generation while dramatically improving productivity by eliminating the need for repeated individual insertion and configuration cycles.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies universality by designing the molded strip structure and socket interface to handle multiple devices simultaneously. The system is configured to accept a molded strip containing multiple devices and generate keys for all devices through a single universal operation, rather than requiring separate specialized operations for each device.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and system for generating electronic keys. The method comprises providing a plurality of devices and generating an electronic key for each device of the plurality of devices, wherein the electronic keys are generated substantially simultaneously. According to the system and method disclosed herein, the electronic keys for all of the devices are generated in the same amount of time that is required to generate one electronic key for one device.