Wireless Location Tag Automatic Device Association
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current real-time location-tracking systems for print devices rely on manual association methods, which are time-consuming and error-prone, requiring specialized training.
Innovation Solution
A portable electronic device equipped with a wireless location tag that automatically associates with a print device by establishing an internet connection, obtaining identifying information, and sending location data to backend devices, enabling automated location tracking and notifications for location changes or disconnection events.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual association methods are used to link print devices with location tags, then the system can track device locations, but the process becomes time-consuming and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic association where the portable electronic device autonomously performs the association process by detecting the print device, obtaining its identifying information, and linking it with the location tag without requiring manual intervention. This self-service mechanism eliminates human errors and significantly reduces the time required for association.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of association with an automated electronic system. The portable device uses automated detection and communication protocols to obtain identifying information from the print device and establish associations, substituting human operators with electronic automation to improve both speed and accuracy.
2Ease of operation
If manual association methods are used, then the system can track device locations, but specialized training is required for operation
Solution Approach 1:
The system is designed to perform automatic association without requiring user intervention or specialized knowledge. The portable electronic device automatically detects print devices, obtains their identifying information, and completes the association process, making the system easy to operate without training while maintaining functionality.
3Productivity
If automated association is implemented, then association time is reduced, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The portable electronic device serves multiple functions: it acts as both a location tag and an automated association device. By combining these functions in a single device, the system achieves rapid automated association without requiring separate complex systems for tagging and association, thereby improving productivity while limiting the increase in overall system complexity.
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AI summary
A system for tracking the location of an electronic device includes an electronic device and a wireless location tag. The wireless location tag includes a microcontroller unit, and a modular connector interface configured to be communicatively coupled to a port of the electronic device. The wireless location tag is configured to establish an Internet connection to one or more backend electronic devices in response to detecting that the wireless location tag has been communicatively coupled to the port of the electronic device, obtain identifying information that is associated with the electronic device, and identify tag identifying information associated with the wireless location tag. The wireless location tag is also configured to send one or more instructions to the one or more backend electronic devices via the Internet connection, and send one or more ping messages to the one or more backend electronic devices.