Wireless Server Architecture for Secure Mobile Data Synchronization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems for wireless communication and information management lack efficient methods for secure, scalable, and synchronized data transfer between mobile wireless devices and servers, particularly in managing privacy and accessibility of informational content across multiple devices and servers.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a group coordinator and wireless server architecture that utilizes secure communication channels, unique identifiers, and share groups to manage and disseminate information among mobile wireless devices, enabling secure sharing and synchronization of content based on privacy settings and user permissions across multiple servers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If secure communication channels and unique identifiers are implemented for data transfer, then security and privacy control are improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesecurityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments security management by creating distinct share groups with unique identifiers for different privacy levels. Each group has its own access control rules, allowing security to be managed in modular units rather than as a monolithic system. This reduces overall complexity by breaking down the security architecture into manageable segments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a wireless server as an intermediary that manages secure communication between mobile devices. The server handles the complex tasks of authentication, encryption, and access control, while client devices can communicate more simply through established channels. This mediator approach centralizes complexity in a dedicated component rather than distributing it across all devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If information is shared across multiple wireless devices and servers, then accessibility and collaboration are improved, but control over privacy and security becomes more difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveaccessibilityVSAvoidprivacy control
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different privacy and security settings to different share groups locally. Each group can have its own access control policies, encryption methods, and visibility rules. This allows information to be highly accessible within authorized groups while maintaining strict privacy controls for other groups, achieving both accessibility and privacy control simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamic access control where permissions can be adjusted based on user roles, device status, and group membership. Access rights are not static but can be modified in real-time based on system conditions and user actions, allowing the system to adapt accessibility levels while maintaining privacy control through rule-based automation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Stability of the object's composition

If synchronization mechanisms are implemented across multiple servers, then data consistency is improved, but system complexity and processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata consistencyVSAvoidsynchronization complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The synchronization system implements feedback mechanisms where devices report their data state to the wireless server, which then coordinates updates across the network. The server monitors changes and triggers synchronization only when necessary, creating an efficient feedback loop that maintains data consistency without requiring continuous complex processing across all devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary synchronization actions by pre-establishing data relationships and conflict resolution rules between servers. Before actual data conflicts occur, the system has already defined how synchronization should proceed, reducing the complexity of real-time synchronization decisions and enabling more efficient data consistency maintenance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10079912B2Wireless communication system installation
Publication Date: 2018.09.18 BLACKBERRY LTD
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AI summary

Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, data is stored on a wireless mobile device, where the data is correlated to information to install a wireless server on an electronic system. At least a portion of the data from the wireless mobile device may be downloaded to initiate installation of the wireless server on the electronic system.