Wireless Modem Autonomous Information Request Handling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional wireless communication devices lack a mechanism or protocol to autonomously respond to information requests, limiting their ability to efficiently provide data without an established voice call, particularly for GPS location services.

Innovation Solution

A wireless modem system that receives an information request packet with an authentication token, authenticates it, and forms a response packet with the requested information, allowing for autonomous data reporting and reducing network traffic.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If GPS receiver is used to provide location information, then location services can be provided, but an established voice call is required which increases network traffic and reduces efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata reporting efficiencyVSAvoidnetwork resource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The wireless modem autonomously responds to information requests by autonomously determining its location and forming response packets without requiring voice call establishment or manual intervention, enabling self-service data reporting that improves efficiency and reduces network resource consumption

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-configures the modem with authentication tokens and location determination capabilities, allowing it to autonomously respond to information requests before voice calls are needed, thereby eliminating the dependency on established voice calls for location services

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Extent of automation

If conventional wireless modems are used, then basic communication is maintained, but they lack autonomous response capability which limits data reporting efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveautonomous response capabilityVSAvoiddata reporting efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Extent of automationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The wireless modem is enhanced with autonomous response capability, allowing it to self-authenticate using stored authentication tokens and autonomously determine its location without external intervention, thereby achieving self-service operation that improves both automation extent and data reporting efficiency

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The modem is designed to perform multiple functions including authentication, location determination, and response packet formation, making it a multi-functional device that can autonomously handle various data reporting tasks without requiring separate specialized components

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS8155623B2System and method for obtaining information from a wireless modem

Publication Date: 2012.04.10 NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC

AI summary

Systems and methods for obtaining information from a wireless modem are provided. An information requesting device can send an information request to the wireless modem. The wireless modem authenticates the information request, obtains the requested information and provides the obtained information to the information requesting device. The information can be a current location of the wireless modem, a received signal strength, whether the wireless modem is transmitting or receiving data, whether an external device is coupled to the wireless modem, and/or the like.