Temporary Device Pairing Using Proximity Trigger Events
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices face challenges in automating temporary device pairing in environments like hotels or rental cars, where manual user input is often required for pairing and dissociation, making it complex and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for automated temporary device pairing using trigger events, device identifiers, and short-range communication protocols to pair accessory devices with voice interface devices without user input, and dissociate them when the user leaves the environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual user input is required for device pairing and dissociation, then device connectivity can be established and terminated, but the process becomes complex and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting trigger events (such as device proximity or environmental context changes) and automatically initiating pairing or dissociation processes without waiting for user input. The system proactively monitors for conditions that should trigger connectivity changes and executes the appropriate actions in advance of user requests.
Solution Approach 2:
The device pairing and dissociation system operates autonomously by detecting environmental triggers and automatically managing connectivity states. The system serves itself by monitoring its own operational context and making independent decisions about when to pair or dissociate devices, eliminating the need for manual user intervention while maintaining appropriate connectivity management.
2Ease of operation
If automated pairing is implemented using trigger events and short-range communication, then user convenience is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automated pairing system utilizes universal short-range communication protocols (such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct) that are already integrated into modern devices. By leveraging existing multi-functional communication capabilities, the system achieves automated pairing without adding dedicated specialized hardware, thus minimizing the increase in device complexity while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs an intermediary mechanism in the form of trigger event detection and processing logic that mediates between environmental conditions and pairing actions. This intermediary layer simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing the automated decision-making process, allowing the core pairing functionality to remain relatively simple while still providing sophisticated automated behavior.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for automated temporary device connectivity include receiving data requesting that a first device be associated with a second device and generating a request for an identifier of the second device to be associated with the first device. This request may be sent to an enterprise system and the second identifier may be received from the enterprise system. Data authorizing the first identifier to be associated with the second identifier for pairing purposes may be generated and stored. An indication may be received that the first device has moved within a threshold range of the second device and commands may be sent to cause the first device and the second device to enter a pairing mode.