Communication Apparatus Temperature-Based Data Transfer Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communication terminals face challenges in managing heat generation during high-speed communication, leading to potential malfunctions, as existing techniques either reduce transmission output, shortening range, or decrease data transfer rates to conserve power, thus compromising efficiency and reliability.
Innovation Solution
A communication apparatus with a detection unit to monitor temperature and a control unit that adjusts data transfer operations by suspending or continuing data transfer based on temperature thresholds, setting suspension times based on communication state to maintain efficiency and control heat, while optimizing power consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If transmission output is attenuated to limit electrical power consumption, then power consumption is reduced, but reaching distance is shortened and wireless communication may be disconnected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic attenuation of transmission output by suspending data transfer for predetermined periods during high-temperature conditions. This periodic action allows the system to reduce power consumption while maintaining communication connectivity through intermittent operation rather than continuous attenuation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts transmission operations based on real-time temperature monitoring. The control unit suspends data transfer when temperature exceeds a threshold and resumes when temperature decreases, creating a dynamic adaptation mechanism that balances power consumption and communication reliability.
2Temperature
If transmission is performed using fixed modulation method to suppress heat generation, then temperature control is improved, but transmission data rate is reduced and electrical power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs periodic suspension of data transfer during high-temperature conditions rather than continuous fixed modulation. This periodic action allows the system to maintain high data rates during normal operation while temporarily reducing activity to control temperature, avoiding the continuous power consumption penalty of fixed low-rate modulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous data transfer capability by resuming transmission operations when temperature decreases below the threshold. This continuity approach ensures that the system operates at high data rates for the majority of the time, maximizing productivity while only intermittently suspending transfer to manage thermal conditions.
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AI summary
A communication apparatus comprises: a communication unit configured to communicate data with an external apparatus; a detection unit configured to detect a temperature of the communication apparatus; and a control unit configured to cause the detection unit to detect a temperature of the communication apparatus, perform, in a case where the detected temperature is lower than a predetermined temperature, a first communication operation performed without suspending the data transfer, and perform, in a case where the detected temperature is higher than or equal to the predetermined temperature, a second communication operation performed while suspending the data transfer, wherein the control unit sets, based on a communication state of the communication unit, a suspension time of the data transfer when performing the second communication operation.