Wireless Media Transceiver Dual-Speed Filtering for Beam Tracking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image display apparatuses face issues with unstable media transmission due to blockages and slow beam tracking in wireless communication, particularly when sudden changes occur in the wireless situation.

Innovation Solution

A wireless media device with a transceiver that performs rapid beam tracking based on blockage detection by using two filtering methods at different speeds and adjusting beam direction accordingly, enabling stable media data transmission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If beam tracking is performed by request when necessary, then device complexity is reduced, but speed of beam tracking decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebeam tracking speedVSAvoidfiltering system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the filtering process into two distinct filtering units: a first filtering unit that processes link quality data at a normal speed, and a second filtering unit that processes the same data at an accelerated speed. This segmentation allows the system to obtain both stable baseline measurements and rapid change detection capabilities, enabling fast beam tracking when blockages occur without requiring complex continuous high-speed processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies partial action by using the second filtering unit only when necessary for blockage detection, rather than continuously operating at maximum speed. The system compares the accelerated filtering results against the normal filtering baseline only when changes are detected, allowing rapid response to blockages while avoiding the continuous complexity and resource consumption of constant high-speed processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

2Reliability

If single filtering is used for blockage detection, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability of blockage detection decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveblockage detection reliabilityVSAvoidfiltering system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the filtering system into two parallel filtering units with different processing speeds. The first filtering unit provides stable baseline link quality measurements, while the second filtering unit detects rapid changes indicative of blockages. This segmentation enables reliable blockage detection by comparing accelerated processing results against normal processing baselines, improving detection reliability without requiring a single overly complex filtering system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback by continuously comparing the results from the first filtering unit and the second filtering unit. When the second filtering detects significant deviations from the first filtering's baseline, the system triggers beam tracking operations. This feedback mechanism ensures reliable blockage detection by using the normal filtering results as a reference for validating anomalies detected by the accelerated filtering

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Speed

If beam tracking is performed continuously, then beam tracking speed is improved, but loss of time for unnecessary tracking increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebeam tracking speedVSAvoidtime for unnecessary beam tracking
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses the second filtering unit to perform partial excessive processing only when blockage conditions are suspected. By accelerating the filtering process selectively and comparing it against the normal filtering baseline, the system can trigger beam tracking only when necessary, avoiding continuous tracking operations and reducing time wasted on unnecessary beam adjustments during stable transmission conditions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

4Reliability

If rapid beam tracking is implemented, then stability of media transmission is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemedia transmission stabilityVSAvoidtransceiver device complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the transceiver device into distinct functional units: a first filtering unit for normal operation, a second filtering unit for rapid blockage detection, and a beam tracking unit activated only when needed. This segmentation allows rapid beam tracking to be implemented without making the entire transceiver device complex, as each unit performs its specific function independently and the rapid tracking capability is activated only when stability issues are detected

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP4637043A1Wireless media device and image display device comprising same
Publication Date: 2025.10.22 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A wireless media device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a signal processing device configured to process an image signal or an audio signal; and a transceiver device configured to wirelessly transmit a signal from the signal processing device to an external display device, and the transceiver device is configured to perform, based on a link quality between the wireless media device and the display device, each of a first filtering to react at a first speed and a second filtering to react at a second speed slower than the first speed, and perform beam tracking based on a difference between a result of the first filtering and a result of the second filtering. Accordingly, beam tracking can be performed rapidly based on blockage detection.