Wireless Share Agent for Multi-Server Synchronization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems for wireless communication and information management lack efficient methods for secure, seamless sharing and synchronization of informational content across multiple mobile wireless devices and servers, particularly in ensuring privacy and managing complex relationships between devices and servers.

Innovation Solution

The proposed solution involves a wireless architecture with a group coordinator and wireless servers that utilize secure communication channels, unique identifiers, and share agents to manage and disseminate information among mobile wireless devices, enabling secure sharing and synchronization based on privacy states and user permissions, while allowing devices to connect with multiple servers and manage complex policies.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If secure communication channels and unique identifiers are implemented for each device-server relationship, then information security and privacy are improved, but system complexity and administrative overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation securityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A share agent is introduced as an intermediary component that runs on each mobile wireless device to manage synchronization and communication with multiple wireless servers. The share agent handles unique identifier management, privacy state monitoring, and coordinated content sharing, thereby securing device-server relationships while abstracting the complexity from the core system architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The share agent serves multiple functions simultaneously: it manages unique identifiers for secure authentication, monitors privacy states of informational content, coordinates synchronization across multiple servers, and controls content sharing permissions. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized components, managing system complexity while maintaining security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple wireless servers are allowed to synchronize with a single mobile wireless device, then information sharing versatility is improved, but synchronization complexity and conflict resolution difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation sharing versatilityVSAvoidsynchronization complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where the share agent continuously monitors the privacy states of informational content across multiple wireless servers and adjusts synchronization behavior accordingly. When conflicts or privacy state changes are detected, the share agent receives feedback from the servers and mobile device, then coordinates appropriate resolution actions, managing synchronization complexity through iterative adjustment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The share agent acts as a mediator between multiple wireless servers and the mobile wireless device. It receives synchronization requests from various servers, resolves conflicts by consulting privacy states and user permissions, and coordinates the final synchronization state. This intermediary role simplifies the many-to-many synchronization relationships by providing a centralized coordination point.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If privacy states and user permissions are enforced for each piece of informational content, then information privacy is improved, but processing overhead and management complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation privacyVSAvoidprocessing overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Privacy states and user permissions are established in advance for each piece of informational content before synchronization occurs. The share agent pre-configures access rules and privacy parameters, so that during synchronization operations, the system can enforce privacy requirements through pre-established rules rather than making complex decisions in real-time, thereby reducing processing overhead while maintaining strict privacy enforcement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

4Productivity

If automatic synchronization of informational content is implemented across devices and servers, then information availability is improved, but risk of unauthorized access and privacy violations increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation availabilityVSAvoidunauthorized access risk
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The share agent serves as a security intermediary that mediates all automatic synchronization operations between mobile wireless devices and wireless servers. It verifies user permissions and privacy states before allowing any content transfer, ensuring that automatic synchronization only occurs when authorized. This intermediary layer enables high information availability through automated processes while preventing unauthorized access by enforcing security checks at each synchronization point.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS8914009B2Administration of wireless systems
Publication Date: 2014.12.16 BLACKBERRY LTD
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AI summary

Systems and methods for are provided for administration a mobile wireless client with more than one wireless servers. Other embodiments are described and claimed.