Dynamic Discontinuous Reception Cycle Control for Wireless Communication
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Small and light communication apparatuses face challenges in maintaining continuous usability due to limited battery capacity, and simply extending the discontinuous reception cycle hampers timely data reception.
Innovation Solution
A communication apparatus that dynamically adjusts its discontinuous reception cycle based on environmental information, including sensing data from sensors and location information, to optimize power consumption and ensure timely data receipt.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If the discontinuous reception cycle is made longer to reduce power consumption, then battery life is extended, but data reception timeliness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent dynamically adjusts the discontinuous reception cycle based on real-time environmental information and sensor data. The control section modifies the communication interval according to user state (e.g., active vs. inactive), location, and environmental conditions, transitioning between different reception cycles rather than using a fixed interval. This resolves the contradiction by making the system adaptive rather than static.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of discontinuous reception cycle length based on multiple input factors including sensor data about user activity, GPS location information, and environmental conditions. By adjusting this key parameter dynamically, the system optimizes power consumption during low-activity periods while ensuring timely data reception when needed, thus resolving the trade-off between battery life and reception timeliness.
2Duration of action of moving object
If the battery capacity is increased to maintain continuous usability, then operation duration is extended, but device weight increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic wireless communication at dynamically adjusted intervals rather than continuous communication. By controlling the wireless communication section to operate at specific intervals based on environmental information and user state, the system significantly reduces average power consumption, allowing smaller batteries to provide extended continuous usability without increasing device weight.
Solution Approach 2:
The system autonomously manages its own power consumption by automatically adjusting communication intervals based on sensor data and environmental conditions without user intervention. The control section monitors various parameters and self-regulates the wireless communication timing, enabling optimal battery utilization with smaller capacity while maintaining continuous usability.
Data Source
AI summary
To provide a communication apparatus capable of dynamically changing a discontinuous reception cycle with use of sensor data. Provided is a communication apparatus including a wireless communication section configured to execute wireless communication with an outside and a control section configured to acquire environmental information including sensing data output from a sensor group and to dynamically control, on the basis of the environmental information, an interval of the wireless communication performed by the wireless communication section with the outside.