Wireless Interface Activation by Geolocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manually activating and deactivating wireless communications interfaces on terminals, such as Bluetooth and WiFi, consumes significant energy and reduces battery life, as leaving them active constantly is inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for automatically activating and deactivating wireless communications interfaces based on the terminal's geographical location, using a database to associate location information with interface identifiers, allowing automatic activation and deactivation through GPS or cellular network data, reducing the need for manual intervention and minimizing energy consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wireless communications interfaces are left activated permanently to avoid repeated manual activation and deactivation, then ease of operation is improved, but energy consumption increases and battery life deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes a database associating geographical locations with required wireless interfaces. When the terminal detects it has arrived at a stored location, it automatically activates the corresponding interface without requiring user action. This preliminary preparation of location-interface mappings enables automatic activation, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and energy consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors the terminal's geographical location through GPS or cellular network data and compares it against the stored database. Based on this feedback loop, the system automatically activates or deactivates wireless interfaces according to the current location, ensuring interfaces are only active when needed rather than permanently, thus reducing energy consumption while maintaining operational convenience.
2Use of energy by moving object
If wireless communications interfaces are manually activated and deactivated by the user, then energy consumption is reduced and battery life is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to repeated manual intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal performs self-service by automatically managing the activation and deactivation of wireless communications interfaces based on its geographical location. The system uses its own location data (from GPS or cellular network) to determine when to activate or deactivate interfaces, eliminating the need for repeated manual user intervention while optimizing energy consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures a database of location-interface associations during setup or through user preferences. This preliminary action enables the terminal to autonomously make activation decisions without requiring users to manually configure each interface for each location, thus reducing manual intervention while maintaining energy efficiency.
3Productivity
If wireless communications interfaces are activated based on geographical location using automatic detection and database searching, then productivity is improved by eliminating manual procedures, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the terminal's existing location detection capabilities (GPS or cellular network location services) for a dual purpose: both for general location-aware applications and for determining when to activate wireless interfaces. This multi-functionality approach leverages existing hardware and software resources, minimizing additional complexity while achieving automatic interface management that improves productivity.
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AI summary
A method of managing at least one wireless communications interface of a terminal by performing an obtaining step (E10) to obtaining information (CId) representative of the geographical location of the terminal; a searching step (E20) for searching in a database of the terminal at least one identifier of a wireless communications interface of the terminal that is associated with said information. If such an associated identifier is found, an automatic activation step (E50) is performed for activating the wireless communications interface corresponding to the at least one identifier.