Shared Infrastructure Access via Location and Session Identifiers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shared infrastructure solutions in airports are inflexible, costly, and difficult to deploy, often requiring airlines to use outdated technologies and forcing them to work with the lowest common denominator environments, limiting the integration of modern devices and user interfaces, and VPN systems require additional login credentials, complicating remote access.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses location identifiers and user session identifiers to facilitate communication between devices and applications, allowing airlines to operate independently within their environment, utilizing cloud-based services and HTML5 browsers for seamless access to shared infrastructure, and employing a Next Generation Portal (NGP) with distinct communication channels to separate data exchange from user interface evolution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If VPN systems are used for remote access, then remote connectivity is achieved, but additional login credentials are required which complicates the access process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the authentication mechanism from the VPN connection process. Instead of requiring separate VPN credentials and application credentials, the system uses location identifiers to automatically establish both the connection and authentication, removing the complex multi-step login process while maintaining security.
2Adaptability or versatility
If known shared infrastructure solutions are used, then common devices are accessible, but flexibility and ease of deployment are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal access mechanism using location identifiers that works across different device types, platforms, and applications. The same location identifier system enables mobile devices, tablets, laptops, and fixed workstations to access shared infrastructure without requiring device-specific configurations or legacy software installations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces location identifiers as an intermediary element between users and shared infrastructure. This mediator abstracts the complexity of infrastructure access, allowing users to connect through familiar web browsers without needing to understand or configure underlying system requirements, thereby simplifying deployment while supporting modern devices.
3Ease of operation
If closed platforms like Windows are used, then local interface communication is established, but remote access capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical local interface communication requirement with a web-based access system. Instead of requiring direct local platform integration, the system uses location identifiers accessible through standard web browsers, substituting the need for platform-specific local interfaces with a universal web protocol that enables remote access while reducing platform restrictions.
4Adaptability or versatility
If feature linkage through application interface is used, then end peripherals are connected, but peripheral evolution is prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the connection architecture by introducing location identifiers as an independent layer between users and peripherals. This segmentation decouples the application interface from peripheral features, allowing peripherals to evolve and add new capabilities without requiring changes to the core application interface, as the location identifier system provides a stable abstraction layer.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer processing device for providing access to one or more electronic devices is provided. The device comprising processing means (103) configured to: determine a location identifier associated with a user login event; associate the location identifier with a user session identifier; and communicate (3013) the location identifier and associated user session identifier to an application (109).