Wireless Device Installation Trigger Logic Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing software installation processes for personal computers and other devices often require manual intervention and lack efficient mechanisms for automated installation and post-installation cleanup, especially when triggered by wireless communication devices.
Innovation Solution
A mechanism where installation-trigger logic is delivered to a wireless communication device, which, when connected to a machine, automatically executes to download and install software, and subsequently notifies a network server to disable the logic after completion, preventing repetitive installations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual software installation process is used, then user control is maintained, but installation time and user effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system prepares installation trigger logic in advance on the wireless communication device, which automatically initiates software installation when the device connects to the machine. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for manual installation actions during the actual installation process, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and installation time.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless communication device autonomously performs the software installation process by executing the installation trigger logic automatically upon connection to the machine. The system serves itself without requiring user intervention, thereby reducing both user effort and installation time simultaneously.
2Extent of automation
If installation trigger logic remains on wireless device after installation, then future installations can be automated, but repetitive installations occur causing unwanted software copies
Solution Approach 1:
After the software installation is successfully completed, the system automatically removes or deactivates the installation trigger logic from the wireless communication device. This ensures that the automation mechanism is discarded after use, preventing repetitive installations while maintaining the reliability of controlling installation frequency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the completion of software installation triggers the removal of the installation trigger logic. This feedback loop ensures that automation is applied only once per software package, maintaining control over installation frequency and preventing unwanted repetitive installations.
3Ease of operation
If automated installation is implemented, then user convenience increases, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an installation trigger logic as an intermediary component that mediates between the wireless communication device and the software installation process. This intermediary simplifies the user interface while automating the complex installation steps, thereby increasing user convenience without requiring the user to understand or manage the underlying system complexity.
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AI summary
A method and system for triggering installation of program logic on a machine, such as a PC. A server transmits installation-trigger logic to a wireless communication device (WCD), which the WCD stores in its data storage. When the WCD becomes connected with a PC, the PC views the WCD as a mass-storage drive, and the PC reads and executes the installation-trigger logic in the same manner that a PC would run an AUTORUN file on a conventional mass-storage drive. Per the installation-trigger logic, the PC then downloads and installs a designated software program. The PC then sends an installation-notice to the server, and the server responsively sends a cancellation-message to the WCD. In response to the cancellation-message, the WCD then deletes or otherwise disables the installation-trigger logic, so that the process will not be repeated the next time the WCD is connected with the PC.