Proximity-Based Wireless Interface Connectivity for Information Handling Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in managing and establishing connections with multiple wireless devices in a wireless ecosystem, as the list of available devices becomes unmanageable, requiring manual setup and selection, which is inefficient and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
An information handling system with a wireless communication subsystem that automatically discovers and connects to nearby devices based on proximity, using GPS, signal strength, or NFC, to provide a visual device map for streamlined connectivity, mimicking a wired connection model and conserving power by activating only necessary wireless bands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual device discovery and pairing process is used, then connection establishment is possible, but user operation complexity increases and connection time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic device discovery and connection establishment without requiring manual user intervention. The information handling system autonomously scans for available wireless devices, evaluates them based on predefined criteria, and initiates connections automatically, making the system serve itself rather than requiring continuous user input.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures connection criteria and device evaluation parameters before the actual connection process. By establishing the framework for automatic connection in advance, the system enables rapid connection establishment when devices are encountered, eliminating the need for manual setup during the actual connection event.
2Reliability
If all wireless bands are continuously activated, then device connectivity is maintained, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the activation state of wireless bands based on real-time proximity detection and connection requirements. When a device is detected within proximity, the appropriate wireless bands are activated; when no devices are present, the bands are deactivated or placed in low-power mode, creating a dynamic adaptation to operational conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the operational parameters of wireless bands from a static always-on state to a conditional state based on detected proximity and connection needs. This parameter change allows the system to maintain reliability when needed while reducing power consumption during idle periods.
Data Source
AI summary
An information handling system communicates through plural wireless interfaces with plural external wireless devices by automatically selecting associated external wireless devices based upon the proximity of the information handling system to the devices. Positioning of wireless devices is stored in memory to allow a wireless transceiver of the information handling system to power down until within range of a wireless device of interest. For example, an information handling system interfaced with a WLAN through a wireless access point retrieves a wireless device map with wireless devices of one or more work zones located in the WLAN area, each work zone having a set of one or more wireless peripherals in connectivity stations.