Disaggregated Virtual Phone Architecture via Wireless PAN Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current device designs are limited by the need to consolidate components in a single housing, making upgrades and replacements cumbersome, and they pose security risks due to potential malware and insecure internet connections.

Innovation Solution

A disaggregated device architecture that separates components into a wireless personal-area network (PAN), allowing for modular upgrades and secure communication through Service-Level Agreement (SLA) tables and routing protocols optimized for application-specific needs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If components are consolidated in a single housing, then device integration is improved, but device adaptability and ease of repair deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice integrationVSAvoiddevice adaptability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the device into separate functional modules (camera module, display module, processing unit) that can be independently manufactured, upgraded, and replaced. These modules communicate via wireless personal area network technology, allowing the device to maintain integration benefits while enabling individual component adaptability and ease of repair.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of manufacture

If components are consolidated in a single housing, then device integration is improved, but ease of repair deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice integrationVSAvoidcomponent replacement

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSEase of repair

Solution Approach 1:

By segmenting the device into replaceable modules, users can replace only the faulty component (e.g., camera or display) rather than the entire device. Each module is designed to be independently replaceable while maintaining wireless communication with other components, simplifying repair processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent enables replacement of expensive components with more affordable alternatives from different manufacturers. Users can swap modules based on needs and budget, treating individual components as replaceable units rather than being locked into replacing entire devices.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

3Speed

If applications connect directly to Internet, then connectivity is improved, but security deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconnectivity speedVSAvoidsecurity risks

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a virtual network layer and service-level agreement (SLA) tables as intermediaries between applications and the Internet. This virtual network infrastructure mediates connections, enabling fast Internet access while providing security policies that control and protect against harmful factors like malware and unauthorized access.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20240064101A1Virtual network for virtual phone applications

Publication Date: 2024.02.22 CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC

AI summary

A device for a virtual phone in a virtual network may be provided. A data packet may be received by the device, the device being in a personal-area-network (PAN) with a peer, the data packet containing information defining a characteristic of a software application. The data packet may be profiled, the data packet comprising information about the software application. An SLA table stored on the device may be seeded with the information in the data packet. A routing table may be populated with an address for forwarding the information to the peer.