Communication Device Location-Based Configuration Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Communication devices often fail to adjust their transmission configurations when moving between geographic locations with different regulatory schemes, leading to non-compliance with local wireless transmission regulations, and current solutions for self-identification are costly, difficult to implement, and power-intensive.
Innovation Solution
A communication device that stores multiple configuration schemes for various geographic locations and automatically selects the appropriate scheme by receiving data messages from access points, ensuring compliance with local regulations without the need for self-identification or extensive modifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If communication devices use fixed transmission configurations, then device simplicity is maintained, but compliance with local wireless transmission regulations cannot be ensured when moving between geographic locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic configuration by allowing the communication device to automatically adjust its transmission parameters based on geographic location. The system transitions from static fixed configurations to dynamic location-based configurations, enabling compliance with local regulations while maintaining device simplicity through automated selection of appropriate configuration schemes.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication device performs self-configuration by automatically selecting and applying the appropriate transmission configuration scheme based on its current geographic location. This eliminates the need for manual intervention or complex external configuration management, allowing the device to serve itself in adapting to local regulations.
2Extent of automation
If communication devices implement self-identification of geographic location, then automatic configuration adjustment is enabled, but cost, implementation difficulty, and power consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces access points as intermediary devices that broadcast geographic location information. Instead of requiring the communication device to perform complex self-identification, the access points serve as mediators that provide location data to the moving devices, significantly reducing the computational and power requirements for automatic configuration adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures multiple transmission configuration schemes corresponding to different geographic locations before the device moves. When the device receives location information from access points, it can immediately select the pre-prepared configuration scheme, avoiding real-time complex calculations and reducing power consumption during the configuration adjustment process.
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AI summary
A method for determining configuration of a communication device includes: storing, in a memory of the communication device, a plurality of configuration schemes, wherein each configuration scheme is associated with a geographic location; receiving, at the communication device, a data message from a first communicating device, wherein the data message indicates a first geographic location; identifying, in the memory of the communication device, a first configuration scheme associated with the first geographic location; and transmitting, by the communication device, a data transmission using the first configuration scheme.