Spontaneous Data Exchange via Proximity and Time Thresholds
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing data transfer methods between communication terminals require pre-exchanged addresses or manual selection via Bluetooth or infrared, making the process cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses location and time information to initiate and control data transmission between communication terminals via a switching unit, allowing for spontaneous data exchange based on spatial proximity and temporal alignment, utilizing GPS, WLAN, and acceleration sensors for gesture recognition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If communication terminals exchange addresses in advance or manually select each other via Bluetooth/infrared, then data transmission can be established, but the process becomes cumbersome and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables communication terminals to automatically initiate data exchange by detecting spatial proximity and temporal alignment without requiring manual address exchange or selection. The terminals self-identify and connect based on their location data and timing information, eliminating the need for user intervention in the pairing process.
Solution Approach 2:
A switching unit acts as an intermediary that receives spatial and temporal data from communication terminals, evaluates whether proximity and timing thresholds are met, and controls the data transmission accordingly. This mediator automates the connection establishment process by objectively evaluating the conditions for data exchange.
2Productivity
If manual selection via Bluetooth or infrared is used, then data transmission can be initiated, but the operation becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (button pressing, device pairing, address entry) with automated electronic detection and evaluation systems. Spatial sensors and timing circuits automatically detect proximity and evaluate temporal alignment, substituting the mechanical manual selection process with electronic automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the control parameters for data transmission from manual address selection to automated evaluation of spatial distance and time interval parameters. By monitoring physical parameters (location coordinates, time stamps) rather than logical parameters (addresses, device names), the system achieves faster and simpler connection establishment.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for transmitting data between at least two communication terminals includes handling useful address data by a switching unit and handling useful data records by a data exchange node. A spatial distance of the at least two communication terminals is calculated. A time interval of communication inquiries to the switching unit in order to initiate a data transmission between the at least two communication terminals is determined. The data transmission is controlled depending on predeterminable threshold values of the spatial distance of the at least two communication terminals and the at least one time interval between the communication inquiries.