Cloud Transformable Computing Device Platform Reconfiguration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computing devices are inflexible and power-inefficient due to their fixed form and function, and virtualization solutions, while enabling multiple environments, face performance constraints and lack context awareness, particularly in mobile computing.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows a computing device to dynamically transform its platform by accessing cloud resources, reconfiguring hardware components, and updating software, enabling it to change its type and functionality based on user requests and environmental contexts, using transformable components and cloud-based platform transformation services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If virtualization solutions are used to enable multiple environments on a single device, then device versatility is improved, but power efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically transforms the device platform from one configuration to another based on context awareness, user requests, or environmental factors. Instead of maintaining multiple virtual environments simultaneously (which consumes power), the device actively reconfigures its hardware and software platform to match the current operational context, thereby improving power efficiency while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The platform transformation involves changing parameters such as processor functionality, memory allocation, and sensor usage to match different operational modes. By adjusting these parameters dynamically rather than maintaining fixed configurations, the system achieves both versatility and power efficiency.
2Adaptability or versatility
If virtualization solutions are used to create multiple environments, then device adaptability is improved, but performance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses dynamic platform transformation to switch between different device configurations based on the current operational context. This dynamic approach eliminates the performance overhead associated with virtualization by directly reconfiguring the hardware and software platform to match the required function, thereby maintaining high performance while achieving adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts the essential functionality required for a specific operational mode and configures the platform to provide only that functionality, rather than maintaining a general-purpose virtualized environment. This extraction of necessary functions reduces performance constraints while maintaining adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If virtualization is used to enable multiple environments, then device flexibility is improved, but context awareness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates context awareness mechanisms that detect environmental factors, user behavior, and operational conditions to automatically determine the appropriate platform configuration. This feedback loop enables the device to understand its context and transform its platform accordingly, achieving both flexibility and context awareness.
Solution Approach 2:
The platform transformation system operates autonomously by monitoring its own operational context and automatically reconfiguring to match the current requirements. This self-service approach eliminates the need for manual virtualization management and enables the device to adapt flexibly to changing contexts.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a single device is used to perform multiple functions, then device versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal platform that can be transformed into different configurations to perform multiple functions. Rather than incorporating separate dedicated hardware for each function, a single transformable platform provides multi-functionality through reconfiguration, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic transformation capability allows a single device to adapt its configuration based on operational requirements. This dynamic reconfiguration eliminates the need for multiple static hardware components, reducing device complexity while achieving versatile functionality.
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AI summary
Technologies for performing a platform transformation on a computing device include transforming a transformable component of the computing device from a first hardware configuration in which a first set of hardware features is enabled to a second hardware configuration in which different hardware features are enabled. The computing device has a first capability when in the first configuration and a different capability when in the second configuration. In performing the platform transformation, the computing device determines a platform transformation build, establishes a communication connection with a cloud-based platform transformation service, and identifies and retrieves relevant platform definitions from the cloud-based platform transformation service. The platform definitions are used in effecting the desired platform transformation.