Inter-device Interface Feedback for Interference-Aware Receiver Optimization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Modern consumer and industrial electronics face challenges in maintaining data quality and speed due to various interference sources and computational complexities, necessitating a computing system with an effective feedback mechanism to optimize communication capacity.

Innovation Solution

A computing system with an inter-device interface that communicates a receiver signal and generates a serving-interference metric to determine communication capacity, enabling feedback signals to be sent to a node device, thereby optimizing communication rates and details.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If telecommunication signals are used in mobile communication to provide increasing levels of functionality, then the data access capability is improved, but the signal quality and speed deteriorate due to various types of interferences from numerous sources

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata access capabilityVSAvoidsignal quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the receiving device sends a feedback signal containing a serving-interference metric to the transmitting device. This metric quantifies the interference level and enables the transmitting device to adjust its communication parameters (such as modulation scheme, coding rate, or power) to maintain signal quality while preserving data access capability. The feedback loop continuously optimizes the communication link despite varying interference conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Adaptability or versatility

If telecommunication signals are used in mobile communication to provide increasing levels of functionality, then the data access capability is improved, but the communication speed deteriorates due to computational complexities rising from numerous possible formats for communicated information

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata access capabilityVSAvoidcommunication speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The feedback signal containing the serving-interference metric enables the transmitting device to pre-select optimal communication formats and computational processing paths. By knowing the interference level in advance, the system can choose formats that balance functionality with processing efficiency, avoiding unnecessary computational complexity while maintaining data access capability and improving communication speed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Productivity

If a feedback mechanism is implemented to optimize communication capacity, then the communication efficiency is improved, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the parameter being fed back from generic signal quality metrics to a specific serving-interference metric that directly quantifies interference levels. This focused parameter allows for simpler feedback processing and more direct optimization of communication capacity. The receiving device calculates this metric based on received signal characteristics, and the transmitting device uses it to adjust communication parameters, achieving improved efficiency with relatively simple system modifications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9526016B2Computing system with feedback mechanism and method of operation thereof
Publication Date: 2016.12.20 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A computing system includes: an inter-device interface configured to communicate receiver signal corresponding to serving signal contemporaneous with interference signal from an interference source at an interference-aware receiver; a communication unit, coupled to the inter-device interface, configured to: determine a serving-interference metric for describing capability of the interference-aware receiver associated with serving communication capacity and interference communication capacity, and generating feedback signal including the serving-interference metric for communicating the feedback signal to a node device.An embodiment includes: an inter-device interface configured to communicate feedback signal including a serving-interference metric for representing an interference-aware receiver processing receiver signal corresponding to serving signal contemporaneous with interference signal; a communication unit, coupled to the inter-device interface, configured to: generate a communication rate profile based on the serving-interference metric for describing the interference-aware receiver, and determine serving detail based on the communication rate profile for communicating serving content to the interference-aware receiver.