Wireless User Interface Resource Allocation Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack a user-friendly and efficient mechanism for managing user interface resources in dynamic network environments, requiring inconvenient setup procedures and manual operations to establish and switch communication links between user interface resources and systems.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for managing user interface resources through establishing wireless communication links, determining availability and capabilities, and allocating resources using modules such as user interface resource management, authorization, and communication modules, allowing for efficient allocation and utilization of resources across multiple systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual setup procedures are used to establish communication links between user interface resources and systems, then the systems can be configured to work together, but the user experience becomes inconvenient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-configuration by automatically detecting available user interface resources and establishing communication links without requiring manual user intervention. The patent implements automated resource discovery, capability negotiation, and link establishment protocols that enable systems to configure themselves dynamically
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes communication links and resource allocations before users need them. The patent implements mechanisms for proactive resource reservation, pre-negotiation of communication parameters, and advance establishment of connectivity, so that when users need to switch systems or resources, the configuration is already in place
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual operations are performed to tear down and establish communication links when switching systems, then communication links can be reconfigured, but the process becomes complex and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal resource management interface that works across multiple different systems and user interface resources. The patent defines standardized protocols and abstracted control mechanisms that enable a single user interface to manage diverse resources (displays, audio devices, input devices) from multiple systems through a unified approach, eliminating the need for system-specific manual configuration procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary resource management layer that abstracts the complexity of tearing down and establishing communication links. The patent implements a resource manager that acts as a mediator between users and the underlying communication infrastructure, handling link termination, resource release, and re-establishment automatically through centralized control, thereby shielding users from operational complexity
3Extent of automation
If automated resource allocation is implemented, then user experience is enhanced and setup procedures are simplified, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the resource management functionality into distinct modular components with specific responsibilities. The patent implements separate modules for resource discovery, capability negotiation, link management, and allocation decision-making, allowing each component to be independently developed, tested, and maintained while working together through well-defined interfaces
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs an intermediary resource manager that abstracts and manages the complexity of automated resource allocation. The patent implements a centralized resource management layer that mediates between multiple systems and user interface resources, handling the complex logic of resource discovery, capability matching, link establishment, and allocation decisions, thereby isolating complexity from both users and individual systems
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AI summary
A system and method for managing the allocation and utilization of user interface resources in a communication system. Various aspects of the present invention comprise establishing a wireless communication link between a user interface resource and a system with which the user interface resource may be used. It may be determined that at least a portion of the user interface resource may be used with the system. Various aspects of the present invention may communicate that at least a portion of the user interface resource may be used with the system. A request may be made that at least a portion of the user interface resource be allocated for use with the system. The allocation request may be received, and at least a portion of the user interface resource may be allocated for use with the system. The allocated user interface resource may be utilized with the system.