Dynamic Data Processing Offload via Wireless Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current data processing offload methods, such as wireless and wired approaches, face limitations in efficiency, cost, and security, particularly for high-bandwidth media data, and are cumbersome for mobile implementations, with issues like battery drain, insufficient processing capacity, and unreliability in wireless offload and the need for proprietary solutions like PCoIP.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilizes a client device and a server device connected via short-range wireless, cellular, or wired networks, using MA-USB interfaces, RDMA, and hardware compression/encryption to offload data processing, allowing seamless switching between local and remote processing based on network availability and device capabilities, minimizing latency and preserving data quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If wireless offload approaches are used to process data on a client device, then processing capabilities are improved, but battery life is reduced due to power consumption during data transmission and processing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wireless communication interface as an intermediary between the client device and server device, enabling selective data offload for compute-intensive tasks while maintaining local processing for other operations. This intermediary approach allows the system to leverage server computing power without requiring the client device to continuously operate at full processing capacity, thereby reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining processing capabilities.
2Power
If wireless offload approaches are used to offload data processing to a server, then processing capacity is improved, but reliability is reduced due to network connectivity issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic task routing that adapts to network conditions in real-time. The system monitors network connectivity status and automatically switches between local processing and server offloading based on current reliability conditions. When network conditions are poor or unavailable, the system dynamically transitions to local processing, ensuring continuous operation and maintaining reliability while still leveraging server capacity when available.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the operational parameter of task execution location based on network conditions. By monitoring network reliability metrics and adjusting the decision to offload tasks accordingly, the system optimizes between using server processing capacity and maintaining local execution, thereby balancing processing capacity improvements with reliability requirements.
3Power
If wired offload approaches are used to connect a client device to a workstation, then processing capabilities are improved, but ease of operation is reduced due to mobility constraints
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical wired connection system with a wireless communication interface. This substitution eliminates the physical cable constraint that limited user mobility, allowing the client device to maintain processing offload capabilities through wireless connectivity while enabling free movement within the operational environment.
4Quantity of substance
If compression is used in wired offload approaches to transmit data, then bandwidth efficiency is improved, but data quality is reduced due to compression artifacts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the data transmission parameter by utilizing high-bandwidth wireless interfaces that can accommodate uncompressed or minimally compressed data streams. By leveraging the available wireless bandwidth capacity, the system maintains data quality integrity while still achieving efficient data transmission, eliminating the need to choose between compression efficiency and quality preservation.
5Power
If proprietary offloading solutions like PCoIP are used to handle high-bandwidth media data, then processing capabilities are improved, but device complexity is increased due to required modules per client
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal wireless communication interface and standardized protocol stack that can handle multiple types of data traffic including high-bandwidth media data. This universal approach eliminates the need for proprietary dedicated modules for each client device, as the wireless interface and associated processing can universally support various offloading scenarios without requiring additional specialized hardware components.
6Power
If wireless offload approaches are used for high-bandwidth media data, then processing capabilities are improved, but loss of information is increased due to unreliability in data transmission
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements error correction and data integrity verification mechanisms that are activated based on monitored transmission conditions. By preparing and applying these protective measures in advance or in response to detected degradation, the system cushions against potential information loss during wireless transmission of high-bandwidth media data, ensuring reliable delivery while maintaining processing offload capabilities.
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AI summary
Systems, apparatuses, and/or methods to provide data processing offload. An apparatus may determine whether a task is to be processed locally at a client device or remotely off the client device and issue the task to a wireless network and/or a wired network when the task is to be processed remotely off the client device at a server device. An apparatus may identify the task from the wireless network and/or the wired network when the task is to be processed locally at the server device, distribute the task to a server resource at the server device when the task is to be to processed locally at the service device, and provide a result of the task to the wireless network and/or the wired network when the result is to be consumed remotely at the client device.