Wireless Shared Resource Computing Gateway
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current collaboration technologies face challenges in networking multiple computing devices of different specifications and manufacturers, making concurrent collaboration on computing tasks or shared experiences costly and logistically difficult.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a shared resource computing environment that automatically connects multiple wireless device groups to a single computing device, using a host wireless interface device to manage dependent devices and establish wireless communication connections, allowing multiple users to collaborate on the same task or share a common experience without the need for complex network maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple computing devices of different specifications and manufacturers are networked to enable concurrent collaboration, then collaboration capability is improved, but device complexity and maintenance cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a gateway device as an intermediary that mediates communication between wireless devices and the computing device. The gateway receives data from multiple wireless devices, manages device groupings, and forwards processed data to the computing device, thereby simplifying the network architecture and reducing direct communication complexity between devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway device performs multiple functions including data reception from various wireless devices, device group management, data processing, and communication with the computing device. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate components, reducing overall system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple computing devices are networked for concurrent collaboration, then collaboration capability is improved, but maintenance cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway serves as a centralized intermediary that handles all communication management, device grouping, and data processing tasks. This consolidation means that maintenance efforts are focused on a single gateway device rather than multiple individual wireless devices and their interconnections, significantly reducing maintenance complexity and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway automatically manages device groupings and communication routing without requiring manual configuration or intervention. This self-service capability reduces the need for technical maintenance and support, further lowering maintenance costs.
3Ease of operation
If wireless device groups are automatically connected to a single computing device, then network maintenance effort is reduced, but connection management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway automatically performs device discovery, grouping, and connection management without requiring manual intervention. Devices are automatically added to appropriate groups based on their capabilities and the current system state, eliminating the need for users to manually configure connections while the gateway handles the complexity in the background.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway continuously monitors the system state, including device availability, group compositions, and connection statuses. Based on this feedback, it automatically adjusts device groupings and communication routing to maintain optimal performance, managing connection complexity dynamically without user involvement.
Data Source
AI summary
The formation of a wireless device group for use in the shared resource computing environment involves establishing a wireless communication connection between a host wireless interface device and each of one or more dependent wireless interface devices, in which each dependent wireless interface devices is configured to not directly communicate with a computing device. Another wireless communication connection is established between the host wireless interface device and the computing device when the host wireless interface device is within a host connection distance of the computing device.