Computer Connection Prioritization Across Multiple Communication Links

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for connecting computers fail to efficiently select communication connections that meet the specific requirements of multiple application variants with different priorities, leading to suboptimal performance.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that prioritize and select communication connections based on the requirements of application variants, iteratively checking and connecting computers via multiple connections to ensure the highest-priority requirements are met, considering properties like latency, bandwidth, and cost.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single communication connection is used to connect computers, then the connection setup is simple, but it cannot meet the different requirements of multiple application variants with different priorities

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to meet different application requirementsVSAvoidconnection selection mechanism complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically selects communication connections based on the priority requirements of different application variants. The connection selection is not static but adapts in real-time according to which application variant is currently executing, allowing the system to optimize performance for high-priority applications while maintaining support for lower-priority ones.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameter of connection selection based on application priority. Different application variants with different priority levels are mapped to different communication connections with suitable properties (bandwidth, latency, cost), allowing the system to optimize connection parameters according to the current application's requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If multiple communication connections are available for selection, then application performance requirements can be met, but the complexity of selecting the appropriate connection increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication performance guaranteeVSAvoidconnection selection process simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary classification of application variants into priority groups before execution. By pre-organizing applications according to their priority levels and connection requirements, the system eliminates the need for complex real-time decision-making, simplifying the selection process while ensuring that high-priority applications receive appropriate connection resources.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables application variants to effectively select their own appropriate communication connections based on their priority level and requirements. Each application variant is associated with specific connection properties, and the system automatically matches them without requiring manual intervention or complex external selection logic.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If communication connections are selected without prioritization, then all applications can run, but high-priority applications may not receive optimal performance

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoverall system throughputVSAvoidperformance requirement precision

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different connection qualities to different application variants based on their priority levels. High-priority applications are allocated connections with superior properties (lower latency, higher bandwidth), while lower-priority applications use connections with adequate but not optimal properties. This local differentiation ensures that each application receives the appropriate level of performance precision.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system allocates connection resources partially according to priority, giving high-priority applications the attention and resources they need while allowing lower-priority applications to share remaining resources. This approach ensures that critical performance requirements are met with precision while maintaining overall system productivity through resource sharing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS20260046324A1Method and device for connecting computers

Publication Date: 2026.02.12 TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH & CO KG

AI summary

A method for connecting a first and second computer via a first and/or second communication connection enabling connection of the computers. The communication connections each have at least one first connection property. At least two application variants have a prioritization order. The method includes selecting an application variant with the highest priority and checking whether the requirements of the selected application variant are met by one of the first and second communication connections. The method further includes selecting, based on a determination that the requirements of the selected application variant are not met, an application variant of the at least two application variants with the next lowest priority and repeating steps of the method. The method further includes connecting the first computer and the second computer via the first and/or second communication connection such that the requirements of the selected application variant for the first connection property are met.