Flexible Availability Schedules for Wi-Fi Direct
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication systems, particularly Wi-Fi networks, lack flexibility in scheduling direct peer-to-peer communications between wireless stations, leading to inefficiencies in setup and coordination, as they often rely on a single committed schedule for all peer devices without the ability to cancel specific schedules without affecting others.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system where wireless stations can transmit and receive different types of committed availability schedules, including non-cancelable and cancelable commitments, allowing for flexible scheduling and dynamic adjustments to availability slots, enabling peer-to-peer communication without an intermediate access point.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single committed schedule is used for all peer devices, then coordination simplicity is maintained, but scheduling flexibility and adaptability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the single committed schedule into multiple availability schedule types (first type non-cancelable, second type cancelable) that can be independently managed for different peer devices. This allows the system to maintain coordination simplicity through structured scheduling while achieving adaptability through selective cancellation and individualized schedule management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic characteristics to the scheduling system by enabling selective cancellation of availability schedules based on type. The system can dynamically adjust schedules by canceling second type (cancelable) schedules while maintaining first type (non-cancelable) schedules, providing adaptability without sacrificing coordination structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If flexible individualized schedules are implemented for different peers, then scheduling adaptability improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting availability schedules into distinct types (first type non-cancelable, second type cancelable), the patent reduces system complexity through structured classification. Each type has defined cancellation behavior, simplifying the management of individualized schedules while maintaining high adaptability for different peer devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of schedule cancelability from a binary state to a typed state with specific cancellation rules. This parameter change enables flexible individualized scheduling while controlling complexity through well-defined behavioral parameters for each schedule type.
3Adaptability or versatility
If committed availability schedules are made cancelable, then operational flexibility improves, but schedule reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments committed availability schedules into two reliability levels: first type (non-cancelable) for high-reliability commitments and second type (cancelable) for flexible commitments. This segmentation allows the system to maintain schedule reliability for critical commitments while achieving operational flexibility through cancelable schedules for less critical commitments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the cancelability parameter of availability schedules to create different reliability levels. By defining first type schedules as non-cancelable and second type as cancelable, the system achieves both operational flexibility and schedule reliability through parameter-based differentiation.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments relate to wireless stations that operate to configure direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. In embodiments, a wireless station may transmit, to a first peer wireless station, a first availability schedule that may include one or more types of committed availability and receive, from the first peer wireless station, a second availability schedule applicable to the wireless station but not other peer wireless stations. The types of committed availability may include a first type that is non-cancelable and a second type that is cancelable. The second availability schedule may be the second type. The wireless station may be further configured to transmit, to a second peer wireless station of the plurality of peer wireless stations, a third availability schedule where the third availability schedule may be the first type.