UWB Advertising Poll Frames With Random Addresses for Private Discovery

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for a random address-based advertising method and device in ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless network systems, particularly for unsecured/public advertising messages during discovery/initialization and setup processes.

Innovation Solution

A method involving the generation and transmission of an advertising poll frame with a randomly generated advertiser address field, and the reception and session initialization based on this frame in UWB wireless networks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a random address is used in advertising poll frame for unsecured/public advertising, then security and privacy are improved, but device complexity increases due to random address generation and management

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesecurityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-generating random addresses and storing them in a pool before advertising operations begin. This allows the device to quickly select and use random addresses without performing complex generation operations in real-time, thus improving security while managing device complexity through advance preparation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses copying by creating multiple copies of random addresses in a pre-generated pool. Instead of generating a new random address each time advertising is needed, the device copies and uses addresses from the pre-created pool, simplifying the operational complexity while maintaining security through randomization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Reliability

If a random address is generated for each advertising operation, then privacy protection is improved, but energy consumption increases due to repeated random number generation

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveprivacyVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-generating and storing multiple random addresses in a pool before advertising operations begin. This allows the device to quickly select and use random addresses without performing complex generation operations in real-time, thus improving privacy while managing device complexity through advance preparation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies discarding and recovering by using each random address from the pre-generated pool only once, then discarding it and moving to the next address in the sequence. This ensures privacy through single-use random addresses while conserving energy by avoiding repeated generation operations, as all addresses are prepared in advance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #34Discarding and recovering

3Device complexity

If traditional address-based advertising is used, then device complexity is reduced, but security vulnerabilities increase in discovery/initialization processes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice complexityVSAvoidsecurity
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-generating random addresses and storing them in a pool before advertising operations begin. This allows the device to quickly select and use random addresses without performing complex generation operations in real-time, thus improving security while managing device complexity through advance preparation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses copying by creating multiple copies of random addresses in a pre-generated pool. Instead of generating a new random address each time advertising is needed, the device copies and uses addresses from the pre-created pool, simplifying the operational complexity while maintaining security through randomization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentEP4701272A1Random address-based advertising method and device in ultra-wideband wireless network system
Publication Date: 2026.02.25 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A random address-based advertising method and device in an ultra-wideband wireless network system are disclosed. A method performed by means of a first device in an ultra-wideband wireless network system, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, may comprise the steps of: generating an advertising poll frame including an advertiser address field; and transmitting the advertising poll frame to one or more second devices. The advertiser address field can be set, on the basis of the advertising poll frame corresponding to a public advertising poll frame, to an address value that is randomly generated by the first device.