Automatic Wireless Terminal Pairing via Master-Slave Identifier Swapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for pairing wireless terminals with a network access point, particularly in complex systems, are complex and require user intervention, making them unintuitive and difficult to implement, especially when the network access point is delivered without pre-pairing.
Innovation Solution
A method for automatic pairing of multiple wireless terminals with a network access point, where a master terminal pairs with the access point and then facilitates the pairing of slave terminals by replacing its identifier with theirs, allowing the access point to validate and record their identities, thus eliminating the need for user-driven complex menu navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user manually pairs each terminal with the network access point using existing methods, then the pairing can be completed, but the process becomes complex and requires unintuitive menu navigation
Solution Approach 1:
The master terminal automatically performs pairing operations with the network access point on behalf of all slave terminals. The system enables itself to execute pairing procedures without user intervention, using pre-stored identifier information to autonomously complete the pairing process for the entire group of terminals.
Solution Approach 2:
The master terminal pre-stores the identifiers of all slave terminals before the pairing process begins. This preliminary preparation of identifier information allows the master terminal to subsequently initiate pairing requests for each slave terminal without requiring users to manually input or navigate pairing menus during the actual pairing operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the network access point is delivered without pre-pairing, then the system can be marketed flexibly, but terminals cannot be paired without user intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs pairing operations without requiring user intervention. The master terminal uses pre-stored identifier information to autonomously initiate and complete pairing procedures with the network access point, enabling flexible product delivery while maintaining ease of pairing implementation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple terminals are paired independently, then each terminal operates autonomously, but complex systems requiring coherent terminal groups cannot function
Solution Approach 1:
The master terminal combines multiple functions: it operates as an independent terminal while also serving as the pairing coordinator for all slave terminals. By merging these roles, the system maintains terminal independence for normal operations while ensuring reliable pairing for complex system functionality through centralized coordination.
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AI summary
One aspect of the invention relates to a method for automatically pairing a plurality of wireless terminals of a complex system to a network access point, said plurality comprising a master terminal and at least one slave terminal, each slave terminal knowing a first native identifier of the master terminal and the master terminal knowing a native identifier of each slave terminal, the complex system being functional when each terminal of said plurality is paired to the network access point, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - the master terminal, identified by a second native identifier, pairs with the network access point and the master terminal registers an identifier of the network access point; - for each slave terminal: o the master terminal replaces its current identifier with the identifier of said slave terminal;o The master terminal, identified by the identifier of said slave terminal, requests a pairing with the network access point; o The network access point verifies a pairing right of the slave terminal, validates the pairing request and records the identifier of the slave terminal; - the master terminal transmits the identifier of the network access point to each slave terminal.