Mobile Communication Bridge Module for N-Way Multi-Network Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile communication devices face challenges in seamlessly integrating and communicating across different communication networks with incompatible encoding types and protocols, limiting their ability to facilitate multi-party communication across various services.
Innovation Solution
A mobile communication device equipped with multiple communication interface modules and a bridge module that combines and transcodes audio signals or packet streams from different networks, enabling N-way communication by adapting to various encoding types and protocols, and multiplexing data streams to ensure compatibility across cellular and computer network services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a mobile communication device supports multiple communication networks with different encoding types and protocols, then the adaptability and versatility of the device is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need for multiple communication interface modules and transcoding mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a bridge module as an intermediary component that receives information from multiple communication interface modules and combines them into a unified output. This mediator handles the complexity of integrating different encoding types and protocols centrally, rather than requiring each interface module to independently manage compatibility, thus resolving the technical contradiction between adaptability and device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The bridge module is designed with multi-functional capabilities to handle various encoding types and protocols universally. It can process and combine information from different communication networks (cellular, satellite, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) through a single unified interface, eliminating the need for separate specialized modules for each network type and reducing overall device complexity while maintaining broad adaptability
2Productivity
If the device combines information from multiple communication interfaces, then the productivity of multi-party communication is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need for a bridge module and signal combining mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple communication interfaces and their respective information streams into a single unified communication channel through the bridge module. This combining mechanism consolidates the functionality of multiple separate communication paths into one integrated system, enabling efficient multi-party communication while avoiding the complexity of managing multiple independent signal processing chains
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device transcodes between different encoding types, then the adaptability to various communication protocols is improved, but the loss of information may increase due to encoding conversions
Solution Approach 1:
The bridge module performs preliminary combining of information from multiple communication interfaces before transcoding to a target encoding type. By consolidating all incoming information streams and their metadata upfront, the system can perform intelligent transcoding decisions that preserve maximum information fidelity, rather than converting each stream independently which would accumulate information loss
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AI summary
A system and method, in a mobile communication device, providing N-way communication through a plurality of communication services. Various aspects of the present invention provide a mobile communication device comprising a user interface and at least one communication interface module adapted to perform a first communication with a first communication device through a first communication service and perform a second communication with a second communication device through a second communication service. At least one module may be adapted to receive outgoing information from the user interface and to receive first information from the first communication device through the first communication service. The at least one module may also combine at least the received outgoing information and the received first information and transmit such combined information to the second communication device through the second communication service.