Wireless Device Airplane Mode Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users with multiple wireless devices face the cumbersome task of individually setting each device to airplane mode, such as during flights, which can be tedious and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A method where a first wireless device can detect paired devices and transmit commands to enter or exit airplane mode across the paired devices, using communication protocols like Bluetooth LE, allowing synchronized mode changes without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a user manually sets each wireless device to airplane mode individually, then each device can be configured correctly, but the process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the configuration control of multiple wireless devices into a single unified system. When one device is set to airplane mode, the system automatically detects paired devices and transmits commands to set them to airplane mode as well, consolidating what would otherwise be multiple separate manual operations into a single action.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service automation where the first wireless device automatically identifies paired devices and transmits airplane mode commands without requiring user intervention. The paired devices autonomously receive and execute the commands, eliminating the need for manual configuration of each device.
2Ease of operation
If automatic synchronization is implemented across paired devices, then user burden is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal pairing mechanism where devices can function both as initiators and recipients of airplane mode commands. The system maintains a paired device list and can operate bidirectionally, allowing any paired device to trigger synchronization, thereby distributing the complexity across multiple devices rather than requiring a centralized control system.
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AI summary
A wireless device configured to selectively enable and disable functionality when another wireless device that is paired to it is set to enable and disable functionality is provided. The wireless device can mirror the settings of a paired device such that when the paired device is set to airplane mode, the wireless device can automatically be set to airplane. Furthermore, when the airplane mode is disabled in the paired device, the wireless device can automatically disable its own airplane mode.