Communication Mode Selection Between Classic and Semantic Modes

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Solution Overview

Problem

Selecting the correct communication mode in wireless networks, particularly between classic and semantic communication modes, is challenging due to varying user equipment capabilities, network conditions, and application requirements, which affects user experience and efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A user equipment (UE) and network apparatus with processing circuitry that determines and selects an appropriate communication mode based on application, UE, and network capabilities, preferences, and channel conditions, including support for both classic and multiple levels of semantic communication.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Use of energy by moving object

If semantic communication mode is selected to reduce network load and power consumption, then energy efficiency improves, but data transmission reliability may deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower consumptionVSAvoiddata transmission reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically selects between classic and semantic communication modes based on real-time channel conditions, UE capabilities, and application requirements. The communication mode is not fixed but adapts to changing conditions, allowing the system to use semantic mode when energy efficiency is prioritized and classic mode when reliability is critical.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the communication mode parameter (classic vs. semantic) based on multiple factors including channel quality indicators, UE capability flags, and application-type classifications. This parameter change allows the system to optimize between energy consumption and reliability depending on the operational context.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If classic communication mode is used to ensure data integrity, then data transmission reliability improves, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata integrityVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system transitions from static mode selection to dynamic adaptation, where the communication mode changes based on real-time assessments of channel conditions, UE capabilities, and application requirements. This allows classic mode to be used only when necessary for reliability, reducing overall power consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The invention implements parameter changes by switching between communication modes based on evaluated conditions. When channel quality is good and application requirements are flexible, the system switches to semantic mode to reduce power consumption while maintaining acceptable reliability levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple communication modes are supported to increase adaptability, then system versatility improves, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication mode supportVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention segments the communication capability into distinct modes (classic and semantic) with clear differentiation criteria. Each mode has specific use cases and requirements, allowing the system to support multiple modes without creating a monolithic complex structure. The segmentation enables selective activation based on conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Rather than implementing all communication modes simultaneously with full complexity, the system dynamically activates only the necessary mode based on real-time conditions. This reduces the effective complexity at any given moment while maintaining the versatility to switch between modes when needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

4Reliability

If communication mode selection is optimized for user experience, then service quality improves, but selection difficulty increases due to multiple factors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidmode selection difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically evaluating multiple factors (channel conditions, UE capabilities, application requirements) and selecting the appropriate communication mode without manual intervention. The complexity of selection is hidden from the user, who only experiences the optimized result.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The invention implements feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors communication performance and adjusts mode selection based on observed outcomes. This feedback loop enables the system to learn from past decisions and improve future selections, reducing the effective difficulty of optimization over time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20250113292A1Communication Mode Selection
Publication Date: 2025.04.03 APPLE INC
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AI summary

An apparatus configured to process, based on signaling received from a network, a message comprising an indication of one or more semantic communication modes supported by the network, execute an application, wherein the application supports one or more semantic communication modes also supported by a user equipment (UE), determine a first communication mode supported by the network and the application, wherein the first communication mode is a classic communication mode or a semantic communication mode and select the first communication mode to communicate with the network.