Signal-Based Smart Device Network Provisioning With Priority Levels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network configuration methods for intelligent devices fail to meet personalized user needs due to factors like distance and network influences, leading to inconsistent and unsatisfactory configuration orders.
Innovation Solution
A network configuration method and apparatus that determines network configuration levels based on signal intensity, allowing intelligent devices to acquire configuration information sequentially, prioritizing devices with higher signal strength and user-defined preferences, and updating these levels dynamically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If network configuration is performed for multiple intelligent devices simultaneously, then network setup speed is improved, but configuration stability deteriorates due to signal intensity variations and distance factors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the network configuration process by dividing multiple intelligent devices into different configuration levels based on signal intensity. Devices are grouped into first-level devices (higher signal intensity) and second-level devices (lower signal intensity), allowing sequential configuration rather than simultaneous configuration. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by maintaining configuration stability through staged deployment while achieving overall productivity improvement through parallel processing within each level.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic adjustment mechanisms where the configuration level of each intelligent device can be updated based on modified network configuration levels received from other devices. This dynamic reclassification allows the system to adapt to changing network conditions and signal intensities during the configuration process, maintaining reliability while enabling efficient multi-device configuration.
2Reliability
If network configuration order is determined by signal intensity alone, then configuration reliability is improved, but user personalization capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges two configuration determination approaches: signal intensity-based automatic classification and user-defined configuration levels. The system combines the objective signal strength measurement with subjective user preferences, allowing both technical reliability and user personalization to coexist. Configuration information is transmitted according to the higher priority between signal-based level and user-defined level, achieving a harmonious integration of automated and manual control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where intelligent devices transmit modified network configuration levels to each other through the network. This feedback loop allows devices to communicate their configuration status and signal quality, enabling the system to adjust configuration orders dynamically while respecting user-defined preferences. The feedback mechanism ensures that both technical parameters and user requirements are continuously considered.
3Ease of operation
If all intelligent devices acquire configuration information from the router, then configuration process simplicity is improved, but network load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having first-level intelligent devices (those with higher signal intensity) acquire configuration information from the router first and then transmit this information to second-level devices. This pre-positioning of configuration data in devices closer to the router reduces the overall network load, as second-level devices can obtain configuration information from nearby devices rather than all directly communicating with the router, thereby maintaining simplicity while reducing energy consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intelligent devices as intermediaries in the configuration information transmission process. Instead of all devices directly communicating with the router, configured devices act as mediators that relay configuration information to other devices. This intermediary mechanism reduces the direct network load on the router while maintaining the simplicity of the configuration process for end users.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a network configuration method and a network configuration apparatus, a computer device, and a storage medium. The method includes: sending a network configuration request; acquiring a response signal; acquiring a preset network configuration level of a current intelligent device, if a signal intensity corresponding to the response signal is greater than or equal to a preset signal intensity; and acquiring network configuration information according to the preset network configuration level. The network configuration information is used for configuring a network with a router. When the network configuration is performed for various intelligent devices based on the method, the network configuration can be performed according to the preset network configuration level set by a user, thereby meeting personalized network configuration requirements of the user.