Peripheral Device Network Access Control via Host Command
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless peripheral devices face challenges in control and operation due to their limited memory and separate storage needs, leading to cumbersome and resource-intensive data downloading processes when connected to user-operated short-range wireless terminals.
Innovation Solution
A method where a host device commands a peripheral device to access the same infrastructure network, allowing the host device to select and deliver services directly to the peripheral device, bypassing the need for large data storage on the host device and optimizing battery consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If data is downloaded through the user-operated controlling device (host device), then the peripheral device can receive data from the network, but the host device experiences prolonged resource reservation and increased operational complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the data storage and service delivery function from the host device and places it directly in the peripheral device. The peripheral device establishes its own connection to the network and receives data directly, removing the host device from the data delivery path and eliminating the need for the host to reserve resources during the download process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is segmented into independent functional units: the host device maintains control and connection management, while the peripheral device handles its own data reception and storage. This segmentation allows the peripheral device to operate independently for data delivery while still being controlled by the host.
2Quantity of substance
If the host device stores large amounts of data temporarily, then data can be delivered to the peripheral device, but the host device's limited memory space is consumed and resources are reserved for prolonged periods
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the temporary data storage function from the host device and relocates it to the peripheral device. The host device no longer needs to allocate memory space or reserve resources for data that will be delivered to the peripheral device, thereby conserving both memory and energy.
Solution Approach 2:
The peripheral device performs its own data reception and storage operations independently, without requiring the host device to buffer or pre-load data. This self-service approach eliminates the resource overhead on the host device.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the peripheral device is controlled separately from the network access process, then the host device can manage multiple devices, but the service delivery process becomes cumbersome and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The host device acts as an intermediary for network access management, while the peripheral device serves as the intermediary for data reception. This dual-intermediary structure allows the host to manage multiple peripheral devices simultaneously while each peripheral device handles its own data delivery independently, simplifying the overall operation.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a mechanism for using services provided by a network in an environment including user-operated short-range wireless terminals and short-range wireless peripheral devices, such as wireless storage units, controllable by the user-operated terminals. A wireless peripheral device is informed that a network providing services is to be accessed, as a result of which the wireless peripheral device accesses the said network. A service is then selected from the infrastructure network by the user-operated terminal, while also indicating that the party requesting the selected service is the peripheral device. The selected service is delivered to the wireless peripheral device through the infrastructure network.