Smart Object Tag User Address Storage for Seamless Pairing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The pairing process for smart objects with mobile devices is cumbersome and time-consuming, requiring repeated association each time a user changes clothing or uses a new item, disrupting seamless communication between devices.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that store a user address in a transceiver identification field for identification tags on smart objects, allowing a mobile device to detect and configure multiple smart objects of the same type with a common user address, facilitating seamless communication without manual pairing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a pairing process is used to associate smart objects with mobile devices, then communication between devices can be established, but the process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming when users change clothing or use new items
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-storing the mobile device's identifier in the transceiver identification field of the identification tag during manufacturing. This allows the smart object to be pre-configured with the necessary communication information before actual use, eliminating the need for time-consuming pairing processes when users change clothing or use new items.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the smart object to automatically establish communication with the mobile device using the pre-stored identifier. The system performs the association process autonomously without requiring manual user intervention, thus reducing pairing time while maintaining reliable communication establishment.
2Reliability
If manual pairing is required for each smart object, then device association can be established, but the operation becomes complex and repetitive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the smart object to automatically associate with the mobile device by using the pre-stored identifier in the transceiver identification field. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual pairing operations, making the process simple and convenient while ensuring reliable device association.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by storing the mobile device's identifier in the identification tag during manufacturing. This copied information is then used by the smart object to automatically establish communication, replacing complex manual pairing operations with a simple automatic association process.
3Reliability
If identification tags use default transceiver identification, then device communication can be established, but network conflicts may occur when multiple smart objects of the same type are used
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by customizing the transceiver identification field in each identification tag with the specific mobile device's identifier. Instead of using generic default identifiers that could cause conflicts, each smart object is locally configured with unique identification information, ensuring reliable communication while preventing network conflicts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent prevents network conflicts through preliminary action by pre-configuring each smart object with the correct transceiver identification during manufacturing. This advance configuration ensures that each smart object uses the correct identifier before deployment, eliminating the risk of conflicts when multiple smart objects of the same type are used simultaneously.
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AI summary
A method includes storing user information on a first identification tag of a first smart object of a first type to configure the first smart object to communicate with a device. An interrogator of the device is enabled to read a second identification tag attached to a second smart object of the first type. The user information is stored on the second identification tag responsive to determining that the second identification tag comprises default communication information to configure the second smart object to communicate with the device A connection is established between the device and the second smart object based on the user information.