Activity-Based Wireless Coexistence Using Protocol Metadata
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wireless coexistence techniques fail to account for the individual aspects of different wireless technologies, leading to suboptimal performance and user experience due to indiscriminate handling of activities, which can result in noticeable interference and degraded performance.
Innovation Solution
Implementing an activity-based approach using protocol metadata that includes periodicity, retry policies, and reactive policies to manage wireless device coexistence, allowing devices to prioritize activities based on their importance and duration, thereby optimizing user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If static and globally applied thresholds are used for wireless coexistence, then the system is simple to implement, but the performance is suboptimal because individual aspects of different wireless technologies are not considered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the coexistence management by dividing wireless activities into different types (e.g., voice activity, data transmission, connection establishment) and applying activity-specific thresholds and policies. This is achieved through the activity identifier mechanism that routes different activities to appropriate coexistence managers with protocol-specific metadata, resolving the contradiction between simple implementation and optimal performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by customizing coexistence thresholds and policies for each specific wireless activity type rather than using a single global threshold. Each activity identifier has associated protocol metadata containing activity-specific parameters (such as periodicity, retry policies, reactive policies) that are locally optimized for that particular activity, thereby improving performance while maintaining manageable complexity through structured organization.
2Reliability
If activity-based coexistence management with protocol metadata is implemented, then wireless communication performance is optimized, but the system complexity increases due to multiple protocols and activity identifiers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality through a centralized coexistence manager that handles multiple wireless protocols and activity types through a unified architecture. The coexistence manager receives activity identifiers from various wireless devices, retrieves corresponding protocol metadata, and applies appropriate coexistence policies, thereby managing complexity through a single multi-functional component rather than separate management systems for each protocol.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses protocol metadata as a template or copy that contains pre-defined coexistence policies for different activities. Instead of implementing complex real-time decision logic for each activity type, the system retrieves pre-prepared protocol metadata copies that describe the required coexistence behavior, simplifying the management complexity while maintaining optimized performance for each activity type.
3Ease of operation
If critical activities are prioritized based on activity identifiers, then user experience is enhanced, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring different activity types increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where wireless devices provide activity identifiers to the coexistence manager, and the coexistence manager responds with appropriate coexistence policies based on the activity type. This feedback loop enables prioritization of critical activities (such as voice or connection establishment) while the activity identification is simplified through standardized identifier protocols that devices naturally emit during their operation.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and computer-readable medium for managing coexistence between two wireless communication devices. A method may include obtaining, by a communication device, protocol metadata corresponding to one or more communication protocols individually associated with respective activity identifiers. A request comprising an activity identifier may be received via a communication channel (e.g., a system power management interface). The protocol metadata corresponding to the activity identifier may be utilized to identify at least one of an action or a threshold which may then be performed and/or applied.