Audio-Video Area Profiles for Battery-Efficient Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computing devices, particularly mobile ones, face limitations in efficiently utilizing battery power when not connected to a power source and can negatively affect human users due to wireless transmissions during use.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of area profiles for devices, which allow multiple computing devices within a defined area to contribute audio and video data to a single area profile, enhancing communication efficiency and reducing battery consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple computing devices transmit wireless signals independently within a defined area, then communication coverage and connectivity are improved, but battery power consumption increases and user exposure to wireless transmissions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple independent device profiles into a single area profile that represents the collective state of all devices within a defined area. This merging approach allows the system to manage communication and power consumption at the area level rather than individually for each device, thereby reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining communication reliability across the area.
Solution Approach 2:
The area profile serves multiple functions simultaneously: it represents the collective identity of multiple devices, manages communication for the entire area, tracks power consumption across all devices, and provides a unified interface for external systems. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate management mechanisms for each device, thereby reducing total energy consumption.
2Reliability
If multiple computing devices transmit wireless signals independently within a defined area, then communication coverage is improved, but user exposure to wireless transmissions increases
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple device transmissions into a single coordinated area profile, the system reduces the number of independent wireless transmission sources within the area. This consolidation maintains communication coverage through the area profile's representative transmissions while reducing cumulative user exposure to wireless signals.
Solution Approach 2:
The area profile acts as an intermediary between individual devices and external communication systems. Instead of multiple devices directly transmitting to external systems, their data is aggregated into the area profile which then manages external communications, thereby reducing direct user exposure to multiple wireless transmission sources.
3Ease of operation
If each computing device maintains its own separate profile, then device-specific data management is simplified, but overall system complexity increases when managing multiple profiles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple device profiles into a single area profile that encapsulates the collective state of all devices within the area. This reduces system management complexity by providing a unified data structure for area-level management, while individual device data is preserved within the area profile for when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The area profile is segmented into components that represent individual devices while maintaining a unified structure. This allows the system to manage complexity at the area level while preserving the ability to access and manage device-specific data when required, balancing simplicity and functionality.
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AI summary
In some examples, the disclosure describes a device that includes a communication device, and a processor to: identify a plurality of devices within an area, collect video data and audio data from the plurality of devices within the area utilizing the communication device, generate an area profile for the area utilizing the video data and audio data from the plurality of devices, and provide the area profile to a communication application utilizing the communication device.