Dual-Mode Wireless Transceiver for Video and WLAN
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a demand for wireless communication systems that can efficiently transmit high-bandwidth video signals over long distances without the need for cables, particularly for aesthetic and installation convenience in settings like homes with wall-mounted flat-screen displays, while maintaining connectivity for other wireless-local-area-network (WLAN) communications.
Innovation Solution
A dual-mode wireless transceiver capable of switching between WLAN and wireless video communication modes, operating on different frequency bands, and adjusting communication periods based on throughput and video format to optimize data transmission, including power save modes and beacon period synchronization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wireless video communication is used to transmit high-bandwidth video signals over long distances, then installation convenience and aesthetic appeal are improved by eliminating cables, but device complexity increases due to the need for dual-mode transceiver and frequency band switching
Solution Approach 1:
The transceiver is designed to perform multiple functions by supporting both WLAN communication and wireless video communication modes, allowing a single device to handle both standard wireless networking and high-bandwidth video transmission without requiring separate dedicated hardware for each function
Solution Approach 2:
The transceiver dynamically switches between different communication modes (WLAN and wireless video) and frequency bands based on the operational requirements, enabling adaptive optimization of performance while managing complexity through controlled mode transitions rather than permanent multi-mode operation
2Adaptability or versatility
If dual-mode communication is implemented to support both WLAN and wireless video, then adaptability is improved by maintaining connectivity for both purposes, but loss of time increases due to mode switching between communication protocols
Solution Approach 1:
The transceiver is pre-configured with both WLAN and wireless video communication capabilities and frequency band settings, allowing rapid mode switching without requiring extensive reconfiguration or initialization sequences when transitioning between communication types
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs periodic beacon periods and structured time allocation for different communication modes, creating predictable switching intervals that allow other devices in the network to anticipate and prepare for mode transitions, thereby reducing disruption and effective switching time
3Productivity
If wireless video communication operates continuously to maintain high data transmission, then productivity is improved by constant video signal delivery, but use of energy increases due to continuous high-power transmission
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless video communication operates in periodic intervals synchronized with beacon periods, alternating between active transmission phases and lower-power states, which maintains video signal delivery while significantly reducing average power consumption compared to continuous high-power transmission
Solution Approach 2:
The transceiver dynamically adjusts its operational state between active video transmission and power-save modes based on timing signals and communication requirements, enabling adaptive power management that maintains productivity during active phases while minimizing energy consumption during transition and idle periods
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AI summary
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of dual-mode wireless communication. Some embodiments include a wireless dual-mode transceiver capable of operating at first and second wireless communication modes during first and second time periods, respectively, wherein at the first communication mode the transceiver is capable of performing wireless-local-area-network communications over a wireless-local-area-network link, and wherein at the second communication mode the transceiver is capable of performing wireless video communications over a wireless video communication link. Other embodiments are described and claimed.