Display Generating Device for Wireless Network Path Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless multi-hop networks rely on autonomous and distributed routing protocols to manage communication paths, but users lack the ability to manually control or reset these paths based on their specific needs or anticipated events, such as device movement or power changes.
Innovation Solution
A display generating device and method that allows users to visually manage and change the connection status between wireless communication devices through a display screen, enabling manual resetting of communication paths by detecting user operations and updating the network configuration accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If a routing protocol operates in an autonomous and distributed manner to manage communication paths, then the system achieves automatic path management and adaptability, but users lose the ability to manually control or reset communication paths based on their specific needs
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the automatic routing protocol function from the user control function by introducing a display generating device that independently presents path information and receives user inputs. This segmentation allows the routing protocol to operate autonomously while users can manually intervene through the display interface when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The display generating device acts as an intermediary between the autonomous routing protocol and the user. It receives path information from the routing protocol, presents it in a user-friendly format, and transmits user control commands back to the routing protocol, enabling manual control without disrupting the automated operation.
2Reliability
If the routing protocol automatically resets communication paths when link changes occur, then the system maintains connectivity, but path switching costs and delays increase
Solution Approach 1:
The display generating device presents path information to users in advance before link changes occur. This allows users to predict upcoming path changes and prepare manual intervention strategies, potentially avoiding unnecessary automatic path switching and reducing associated delays while maintaining connectivity.
3Productivity
If statistical information is used to automatically select communication paths, then the system optimizes path selection based on link status, but users lose the ability to select paths based on their specific needs or objectives
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges automatic statistical-based path selection with user-specific path selection by providing a unified display interface. The display generating device presents both statistically optimized paths and alternative paths, allowing users to choose based on their specific needs while benefiting from statistical optimization when automatic selection is appropriate.
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AI summary
A display generating device includes a display screen generator generating a display screen showing connection status between each wireless communication device in a wireless network in which a plurality of the wireless communication devices operate in an autonomous and distributed manner, and a detector detecting an operation of changing connection status performed by a user via the display screen generated by the display screen generator, wherein, when the operation of changing connection status is detected by the detector, the display generating device performs a change process of reflecting the content of the operation of changing connection status.