Virtual SIM Device Grouping for Mobile Network Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile data network architectures face complexity and resource inefficiency in facilitating peer-to-peer communications among multiple devices from different mobile networks, requiring individual connections and additional workload across networks, firewalls, and resource-intensive security measures.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that groups multiple user devices into virtual device groups, enabling communication through a single connection, intercepting data protocols like GTP-C and GTP-U, and providing a unified API for application servers, allowing data control functions such as multicasting and selective data exchange without traversing the Internet, while supporting devices from different carriers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If current mobile data network architecture is used for peer-to-peer communications, then individual device connections can be established, but system complexity and resource consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual device connections into a single group connection. The system creates a virtual device group that aggregates multiple user devices, allowing application servers to communicate with all group members through one connection rather than managing individual connections to each device. This merging approach maintains communication reliability while significantly reducing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a group management system as an intermediary between application servers and user devices. This mediator handles connection management, device grouping, and communication routing, shielding application servers from the complexity of direct peer-to-peer connection management while ensuring reliable communication delivery to all devices in the group.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traffic traverses the mobile data network and Internet for peer-to-peer communications, then device connectivity is achieved, but resource consumption and network workload increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the communication path into two parts: group management functions handled by the mobile data network infrastructure and application data transmission optimized through direct group connections. By separating connection management from data transmission and using group-based addressing, the system maintains device connectivity while reducing redundant network traversal and resource consumption.
3Reliability
If security controls and encryption are implemented for peer-to-peer communications, then communication security is improved, but implementation complexity and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements security controls at the group level rather than requiring individual application-level security implementation. The group management system handles authentication, authorization, and security policy enforcement for all devices in the group, providing self-service security that reduces implementation complexity for applications while maintaining robust security controls.
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AI summary
A method of transmitting data to a virtual group consisting of multiple user devices. A plurality of network-connected user devices are grouped together into a virtual group using their International Mobile Subscriber Identification (IMSI) or Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) contained within a SIM card residing within each user device. An application programming interface (API) and a single identification are established for the virtual group and are exposed to an application server. Data packets sent to the virtual group via a communications protocol from the application server are intercepted and directed to each user device within the virtual group. The plurality of user devices within the virtual group can simultaneously receive the data stream.