Web Format Wireless NFC Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communication technologies, such as Bluetooth and NFC, face challenges in interference and compatibility issues due to the need for new standards and protocols, leading to increased complexity and costs, especially in environments with multiple devices having similar identification tags.
Innovation Solution
The use of web formats to enable lightweight, seamless information exchange over wireless communication means like NFC and Bluetooth, allowing devices to automatically establish communication links and share information while maintaining compatibility with web structures, reducing the need for new standards and protocols.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manufacturers develop new data exchange protocols for NFC technology, then communication compatibility and automatic connection are improved, but system complexity and implementation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling NFC devices to exchange information using standard web formats (HTML, XML, JSON) instead of proprietary protocols. This allows any NFC device to communicate with any web-compatible device, eliminating the need for manufacturer-specific protocols and reducing system complexity while maintaining broad compatibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses web formats as an intermediary layer between NFC communication and data exchange. Instead of requiring direct compatibility between different NFC protocols, web formats serve as a universal mediator that translates and standardizes information, simplifying the overall system architecture
2Adaptability or versatility
If manufacturers create esoteric data exchange methods, then technology differentiation and innovation are improved, but ease of operation and user coordination difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter of data exchange from proprietary binary formats to human-readable web formats. This parameter change maintains technology differentiation through web-compatible NFC implementation while dramatically improving ease of operation, as users interact with familiar web standards rather than complex proprietary protocols
3Adaptability or versatility
If Bluetooth discovery sessions are used to find devices, then device discovery capability is improved, but interference and user discrimination difficulty increase in environments with multiple users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by leveraging NFC's inherently localized communication range (typically 10-100 feet) to create exclusive communication zones. This local confinement naturally reduces interference from other users in the environment, as NFC devices only communicate with nearby devices, while still providing effective device discovery through web format exchange
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AI summary
Web compatible information is effortlessly exchanged over wireless communications utilizing web-based formats. These techniques can be employed over, for example, NFC air links and other wireless communication means to share information between devices in actual web exchangeable forms. The communication techniques allow lightweight communications to be automatically established between resource-constrained devices such as PDAs, cell phones, kiosks, movie posters, etc. Information can be passed and/or retrieved utilizing these techniques. These communication means can also be utilized to establish alternate types of communications by passing handshaking data between devices that can allow other communication protocols to be utilized.