Wireless Device Grouping via Common Attribute Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless devices face challenges in efficient and user-friendly service connection due to proprietary protocols and the need for manual configuration, which leads to interoperability issues and battery conservation concerns.
Innovation Solution
A method for automatic wireless system configuration using an identification code to establish service relationships between devices, allowing for seamless content transfer and connection without explicit protocol-specific operations, leveraging a processor and wireless adapter to automatically configure devices into service relationships.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If proprietary wireless protocols are implemented by different vendors, then each vendor can optimize their own devices, but devices from different vendors cannot interoperate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal service connection mechanism that works across different wireless protocols (Bluetooth, WiFi, etc.). The service relationship identification and automatic configuration system is protocol-agnostic, allowing devices from different vendors to interoperate by establishing connections through common service identifiers rather than protocol-specific configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary service connection layer that mediates between different wireless protocols and applications. This layer uses service relationships and identification codes to bridge devices using different protocols, enabling interoperability without requiring each device to support all protocols directly.
2Ease of operation
If manual configuration is used for wireless service connections, then connection details can be precisely controlled, but the process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic configuration where devices self-configure their service relationships based on identification codes. When devices share a common identification code, they automatically establish service relationships and configure connection parameters without user intervention, eliminating manual configuration steps while maintaining precise control through the service relationship framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent pre-establishes service relationships and associates them with identification codes before actual connection needs arise. This preliminary configuration allows devices to quickly connect by simply sharing the identification code, rather than performing manual configuration steps at the moment of connection.
3Productivity
If devices remain powered on for continuous availability, then service connections can be established quickly, but battery life is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-establishes service relationships and stores identification codes locally on devices. When a device needs to connect, it can quickly retrieve its stored identification code and establish connections without needing to remain continuously powered on or perform lengthy discovery procedures, thus reducing battery consumption while maintaining availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses identification codes as simplified representations (copies) of complex service relationships. Instead of maintaining full service relationship configurations in memory or requiring continuous communication to maintain availability, devices store and exchange these lightweight code representations, enabling quick reconnection with minimal energy expenditure.
4Extent of automation
If automatic configuration is implemented, then setup time is reduced, but protocol-specific operations must be abstracted away
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service relationship abstraction layer that mediates between automatic configuration requirements and protocol-specific operations. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of protocol differences by translating service relationship concepts into protocol-specific actions, enabling automatic configuration while managing protocol diversity through a unified interface.
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AI summary
The present invention enables users of wireless devices to configure a service by automatic connection through the use of a local environmental indication of an identification code such as a barcode. The identification code represents a service that is a labor carried out among a group of two or more devices for the benefit of one or more devices in the group. An indication of an identification code is input to at least one device representing a service over a wireless link among at least a first and second device. At least one service relationship such as sender, receiver, transceiver, or relay is identified for each of a first and second device, and the devices are automatically configured into their respective service relationships utilizing the identification code.