Communication Terminal Timing Management for Wireless Congestion

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Solution Overview

Problem

Data processing in wireless communication circuits is often affected by congestion, particularly when data is not transmitted at optimal times, leading to inefficiencies and potential delays.

Innovation Solution

A communication system and method that include a data management device and communication terminal, which determine and manage the timing of data transmission to minimize congestion by coordinating the transmission schedule across multiple communication terminals, using a timing determination unit to assess the number of terminals and data volume, and adjusting transmission times to prevent simultaneous data transmission to the same base station or network.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If data is transmitted without coordinated timing management, then data transmission simplicity is maintained, but wireless communication circuit congestion increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission reliabilityVSAvoidtiming management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a timing management unit as an intermediary component that coordinates transmission timing between multiple communication terminals. This mediator receives transmission timing information from terminals and generates coordinated timing schedules, preventing congestion without requiring complex peer-to-peer coordination between terminals themselves.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The timing management unit operates by receiving transmission timing information from communication terminals, analyzing potential congestion scenarios, and feeding back coordinated timing schedules to the terminals. This feedback mechanism ensures reliable data transmission while maintaining manageable system complexity through centralized control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Speed

If multiple communication terminals transmit data simultaneously, then individual terminal transmission speed is maximized, but overall network congestion increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission speedVSAvoidnetwork throughput efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The timing management unit divides data transmission into periodic time slots, allocating specific transmission windows to different communication terminals. This periodic scheduling ensures that terminals transmit at high speed during their allocated slots while preventing simultaneous transmissions that would cause network congestion, thereby maintaining both speed and overall productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

3Productivity

If data transmission timing is not optimized, then system operation simplicity is maintained, but data processing efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata processing efficiencyVSAvoidtiming coordination complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The timing management unit segments the network into multiple transmission groups, assigning different timing schedules to different segments. This segmentation allows efficient data processing within each segment while keeping the timing coordination complexity manageable by dividing the overall coordination task into smaller, independent segment-managed tasks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP3522574B1Communication terminal, communication method, program for communication, communication system, management device, management method, and communication control method
Publication Date: 2023.07.26 KDDI CORP
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AI summary

The present invention provides a data management apparatus for managing a plurality of data items output by a plurality of communication devices that output data. The data management apparatus includes a storage section configured to store device identification information of each of the plurality of communication devices in association with charge identification information including either contractor identification information of a contractor of a contract for using a relay apparatus that is configured to transfer the plurality of data items to the data management apparatus or acquirer identification information of a data acquirer who acquires the data from the data management apparatus, and a charge amount determination section configured to determine a charge amount for each item of the charge identification information on the basis of data communication traffic volumes corresponding to data output from the communication devices of one or more device identification information items stored in association with the charge identification information.