Proxy Host Association for Multi-Device Connectivity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current device/host association models require manual association for each device with each host, are not compatible across different connectivity technologies, and may incur additional costs for hardware or design modifications, especially when users switch to new hosts or devices with unsupported association technologies.
Innovation Solution
Implementing proxy association, where a host can impersonate a device to facilitate association between devices with different association models, and using host ranking to determine which host to connect to in multiple host environments, allowing devices to connect without repeated association processes and supporting multiple connection technologies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual association is required for each device with each host, then association reliability is ensured, but ease of operation deteriorates and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
A proxy host is introduced as an intermediary to perform association between devices and hosts. The proxy host automatically associates devices with multiple hosts without requiring manual user intervention for each pairing, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining association reliability through automated verification processes
2Ease of manufacture
If association technology is specific to one host type, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The proxy host is designed with universal functionality to support multiple association technologies and communicate with different types of hosts and devices. This allows a single proxy host implementation to serve multiple purposes across different host types, improving adaptability without requiring expensive specialized hardware for each host type
3Reliability
If association process is repeated for each connection, then association reliability is maintained, but time consumption increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The proxy host performs association actions in advance by pre-establishing connections and storing association information before the actual device needs to connect. This preliminary action allows devices to connect quickly using stored information without repeating the full association process, thus improving productivity while maintaining reliability through pre-verified connections
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple association technologies are supported, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring each device to support multiple association technologies internally, the proxy host acts as an intermediary that handles the complexity of different association technologies. The device only needs to support one technology, but the proxy host translates and facilitates communication with hosts using different technologies, thus improving adaptability without increasing device complexity
Data Source
AI summary
A first connection is established between a first device and a host, wherein the first device is host-capable. A second connection is established between a second device and the host. Proxy association is performed between the first device and the second device by the host to associate the first and second devices, wherein the first and second devices are unable to directly associate, wherein the host passes association information between the first and second devices.