Electronic Device Data Offloading via Host Mediator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices, such as smartphones, experience reduced battery life due to excessive data transmission and communication functions, leading to a decrease in their operational lifespan.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method where a first electronic device connects with multiple devices and selects a second electronic device as a host to transmit data, allowing the first device to conserve battery life by offloading data transmission tasks to the host device, utilizing communication interfaces and processors to manage connections and data transfer efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If the first electronic device transmits data directly to multiple neighboring devices, then data transmission functionality is maintained, but battery life is reduced due to excessive energy consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a second electronic device as an intermediary or host device that receives data from the first electronic device and then distributes it to multiple neighboring devices. This mediator approach allows the first device to offload the energy-intensive task of direct multi-device communication, thereby reducing its battery consumption while maintaining the data distribution functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the first electronic device maintains connections with multiple neighboring devices for data transmission, then communication functionality is preserved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By introducing the second electronic device as a host, the patent simplifies the connection architecture. The first device only needs to maintain a single connection to the host device, rather than managing multiple direct connections to neighboring devices. The host device then handles the complexity of distributing data to multiple neighbors, reducing the overall system complexity for the first device while preserving full communication functionality.
3Use of energy by moving object
If the first electronic device offloads data transmission to a host device, then energy consumption is reduced, but device complexity increases due to host selection and coordination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service mechanism where neighboring devices automatically perform host selection based on predefined criteria such as battery status, processing capability, or proximity. This eliminates the need for complex centralized host selection algorithms in the first device, as the system autonomously determines the most suitable host device, reducing energy consumption without significantly increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where devices exchange information about their capabilities and current states. This feedback loop enables intelligent host selection and dynamic adjustment of the data transmission architecture, allowing the system to optimize energy consumption while maintaining manageable complexity through adaptive decision-making based on real-time conditions.
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AI summary
A method of providing data by a first electronic device is provided. The method includes connecting with a plurality of electronic devices, transmitting information on data that is able to be provided to the plurality of electronic devices by the first electronic device, to a second electronic device from among the plurality of electronic devices that is selected as a host device for transmitting the data to at least one of the plurality of electronic devices instead of the first electronic device, and transmitting the data to the second electronic device.