Bluetooth Module Intermediate Software Component Routing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional Bluetooth technology requires multiple hardware components for each distinct software component, leading to increased size, manufacturing costs, and electrical power consumption.

Innovation Solution

A Bluetooth standard short-distance wireless communication module with an intermediate software component that decodes and routes data packets between multiple high-level software components and a hardware component, allowing dynamic updating of routing information to manage communication without altering existing protocol implementation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple hardware components are used for each distinct software component, then communication functionality for multiple client applications is achieved, but device size increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication functionalityVSAvoiddevice size

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple software components (first and second communication protocol implementation software components) are merged to operate on a single shared hardware component, eliminating the need for separate hardware instances for each software component while maintaining full communication functionality

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The single hardware component is designed with universal functionality to support multiple distinct software components and their respective communication protocols, allowing one hardware unit to perform the roles of multiple specialized hardware components

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple hardware components are used for each distinct software component, then communication functionality for multiple client applications is achieved, but manufacturing costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication functionalityVSAvoidmanufacturing cost

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple software components are combined to run on a single hardware component, reducing the total number of hardware units that need to be manufactured, assembled, and tested, thereby lowering manufacturing costs

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The hardware component is designed as a universal platform capable of supporting multiple software components, which simplifies the manufacturing process by using a standardized hardware design rather than requiring custom hardware for each software component

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple hardware components are used for each distinct software component, then communication functionality for multiple client applications is achieved, but electrical power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication functionalityVSAvoidpower consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple software components share a single hardware component, resulting in only one hardware unit consuming power instead of multiple separate hardware components, thereby reducing total electrical power consumption while maintaining support for multiple client applications

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Adaptability or versatility

If an intermediate software component is introduced, then routing flexibility is improved, but software complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverouting flexibilityVSAvoidsoftware complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

An intermediate software component is introduced as a mediator between the communication hardware and multiple high-level software components, providing dynamic routing capabilities and information decoding while centralizing complexity management in a single layer

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11895568B2Short distance wireless communication module and associated wireless communication method

Publication Date: 2024.02.06 FAURECIA CLARION ELECTRONICS EUROPE

AI summary

A short-distance wireless communication module according to the Bluetooth standard, able to communicate data packets between at least one client and at least one remote device. The communication module includes a processor configured to execute at least two high-level software components for implementing a communication protocol, which are distinct and independent, and a hardware component connected to a communication antenna. The antenna is capable of communicating with the at least one remote device according to the Bluetooth standard. This module has an intermediate software component, connected between the at least two high-level software components and the hardware component, which includes a decoder module and a routing module, configured to route a received data packet to a recipient according to stored routing information and according to information obtained from the decoder module.