Communication Timing Control for Incommunicable Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional information processing apparatuses fail to effectively manage communication timing when they become incommunicable with a communication counterpart, often retrying communication at a predetermined interval without distinguishing between different conditions, leading to inefficient reconnection attempts.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus sets a new communication timing later than the initial set timing if communication is impossible, and adjusts this timing further if a specific condition is met, such as ongoing data communication or a change in location, to optimize reconnection attempts based on different conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If communication is attempted at a predetermined interval regardless of the cause of communication failure, then the communication timing is simple to manage, but the reconnection efficiency deteriorates when the apparatus is incommunicable due to location issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments communication failure causes into two categories: temporary conditions (e.g., data communication in progress) and permanent conditions (e.g., incommunicable location). Different retry intervals are assigned to each category, with shorter intervals for temporary conditions and longer intervals for permanent conditions, thereby optimizing reconnection efficiency without excessive complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the communication retry interval parameter based on the detected cause of communication failure. When temporary conditions are detected, a shorter retry interval is applied; when permanent conditions are detected, a longer retry interval is applied. This dynamic parameter adjustment improves reconnection efficiency while maintaining manageable system complexity
2Loss of energy
If communication is delayed by a longer interval when incommunicable, then unnecessary communication attempts are reduced, but the time to achieve reconnection increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments communication failure scenarios and applies different delay strategies: shorter delays for temporary conditions where quick reconnection is likely, and longer delays for permanent conditions where extended unsuccessful attempts would waste energy. This segmentation reduces energy waste without excessively delaying necessary reconnections
Solution Approach 2:
The patent dynamically changes the communication retry interval parameter based on the failure cause. For temporary conditions, a shorter interval minimizes time loss; for permanent conditions, a longer interval reduces energy waste on futile attempts. This adaptive parameter adjustment optimizes the trade-off between energy loss and time loss
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AI summary
A timing at which communication is to be attempted subsequently is set such that a timing when an information processing apparatus is incommunicatable with a communication counterpart and communication is not carried out is later than a timing when a condition different from the condition that the information apparatus is incommunicatable with a communication counterpart is satisfied and communication is not carried out. When communication with a server is impossible, a timing is set later by a time period than the communication timing as a new communication timing but sets, if a predetermined condition different from a condition that communication with the server is impossible is satisfied, a timing later by a time period, which is shorter than the time period, than the communication timing as a new communication timing.