Tracking Device Wireless Preconfiguration via Activation Signal
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Solution Overview
Problem
The configuration of tracking devices is often time-consuming and requires manual setup by users, which can be inconvenient, especially when multiple devices need to be set up simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A preconfiguration system that generates a wireless activation signal to configure tracking devices into a preconfiguration mode before they are shipped to users, allowing them to establish a communicative connection with the system and associate user identifiers with tracking device identifiers, eliminating the need for manual setup.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual configuration is performed by users after receiving tracking devices, then device functionality can be set up, but setup time and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing device configuration before the device is shipped to the user. The system receives a user identifier, generates a wireless activation signal, and configures the tracking device in advance at a manufacturing or retail facility. This allows the device to be pre-associated with the user's account before delivery, eliminating the need for users to perform manual setup procedures after receiving the device.
2Productivity
If multiple tracking devices are configured manually by users, then each device can be set up individually, but the process becomes increasingly complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies merging by combining multiple device configuration operations into a single automated process. The preconfiguration system can handle multiple tracking devices simultaneously through wireless activation signals, associating each device with the user's account in one unified operation. This eliminates the need for users to repeat manual configuration steps for each device individually.
3Reliability
If users perform manual configuration troubleshooting, then device setup can be completed, but user effort and time requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling the tracking device to automatically complete its configuration process without requiring user intervention or troubleshooting. The device receives wireless activation signals, automatically associates with the user's account through the preconfiguration system, and completes setup autonomously. This eliminates the need for users to perform troubleshooting procedures while ensuring reliable device setup completion.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This process streamlines the setup process, allowing multiple tracking devices to be preconfigured simultaneously without user interaction, reducing setup time and complexity, and ensuring devices are ready for use upon receipt.
Implementation Method 1
The activation signal detector may be a hall effect sensor, and the wireless activation signal may be a magnetic field
Data Source
AI summary
A preconfiguration system preconfigures tracking devices before they are received by a user of the tracking devices. The preconfiguration system generates an activation signal that can be detected by an activation signal detector on a tracking device. Upon detecting the activation signal, the tracking device begins to operate in a preconfiguration mode and establishes a communicative connection with the preconfiguration system. The preconfiguration system can then communicate with the tracking device to perform a variety of tasks, including receiving a tracking device identifier from the tracking device so that the tracking device identifier can be associated with the user identifier for the user who purchased the tracking device.