Adaptive Tethering Service Management for Mobile Devices

Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional tethering services do not consider the status of external networks, leading to issues such as battery consumption, heat, and resource waste.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device determines an adaptive communication scheme based on the status of both the network and itself to provide a tethering service, allowing for efficient resource management and optimal connectivity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the electronic device provides tethering service without considering external network status, then the tethering service can be provided continuously, but battery consumption increases and resource waste occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetethering service continuityVSAvoidbattery consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic adjustment of tethering service operation based on real-time network status detection. The electronic device continuously monitors external network conditions and adaptively starts or stops the tethering service, transforming it from a static continuous operation to a dynamic condition-based operation, thereby resolving the contradiction between service continuity and energy consumption

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent establishes a feedback mechanism where the electronic device detects external network status and uses this information to control tethering service operation. The system receives feedback about network conditions (such as Wi-Fi availability, mobile data status) and adjusts tethering operation accordingly, ensuring service is provided only when externally connected networks are unavailable, thus preventing unnecessary battery consumption

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If the electronic device provides tethering service without considering external network status, then the tethering service can be provided continuously, but heat generation increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetethering service continuityVSAvoidheat generation

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic adjustment of tethering service operation based on real-time network status detection. The electronic device continuously monitors external network conditions and adaptively starts or stops the tethering service, transforming it from a static continuous operation to a dynamic condition-based operation, thereby resolving the contradiction between service continuity and heat generation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent establishes a feedback mechanism where the electronic device detects external network status and uses this information to control tethering service operation. The system receives feedback about network conditions (such as Wi-Fi availability, mobile data status) and adjusts tethering operation accordingly, ensuring service is provided only when externally connected networks are unavailable, thus preventing unnecessary heat generation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If the electronic device provides tethering service without considering external network status, then the tethering service can be provided continuously, but resource waste occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetethering service continuityVSAvoidresource waste

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic adjustment of tethering service operation based on real-time network status detection. The electronic device continuously monitors external network conditions and adaptively starts or stops the tethering service, transforming it from a static continuous operation to a dynamic condition-based operation, thereby resolving the contradiction between service continuity and resource waste

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent establishes a feedback mechanism where the electronic device detects external network status and uses this information to control tethering service operation. The system receives feedback about network conditions (such as Wi-Fi availability, mobile data status) and adjusts tethering operation accordingly, ensuring service is provided only when externally connected networks are unavailable, thus preventing unnecessary resource waste

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP3379896B1Method for providing tethering service and electronic device supporting the same

Publication Date: 2021.05.26 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

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AI summary

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes one or more antennas, one or more communication circuits electrically connected to at least one of the one or more antennas, a processor electrically connected to the one or more communication circuits or included in the one or more communication circuits, and a memory electrically connected to the processor. The memory can store instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to identify a status of a network connected to the electronic device, to determine a communication scheme corresponding to the network status among a plurality of communication schemes which provide a tethering service, to broadcast a signal which comprises information for identifying the electronic device, using the determined communication scheme, and, based on at least part of a signal received from an external electronic device, to establish a connection with the external electronic device for the tethering service.