Mobile Device Communication Guardian for Network Reliability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile communication devices with third-party applications can interfere with wireless access networks due to undetected software bugs, causing abnormal communication behavior that degrades network performance, which service providers cannot effectively manage since they lack control over these applications.
Innovation Solution
A mobile communication device and method that monitor communication usage patterns, detect deviations exceeding a predefined threshold, and take proactive measures such as halting or modifying communication activities to prevent network degradation, involving both device-level and network-server-based interventions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If third party applications are installed to provide new functionalities, then the adaptability and versatility of the mobile communication device is improved, but the reliability of the wireless communication service deteriorates due to undetected bugs and undesirable interactions
Solution Approach 1:
A network server acts as an intermediary between mobile communication devices and the radio access network. The server monitors communication patterns, detects abnormalities caused by third-party applications, and sends control messages to devices to prevent network degradation, thereby maintaining reliability while allowing functional versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring communication usage patterns, comparing them against established baselines, and automatically responding by blocking abnormal communication attempts. This closed-loop feedback mechanism maintains reliability without restricting legitimate functional extensions
2Reliability
If communication behavior is monitored and controlled to prevent network degradation, then the reliability of the radio access network is improved, but the complexity of the communication system increases due to additional monitoring and control mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
Mobile communication devices perform self-monitoring of their own communication patterns and automatically block abnormal communication attempts locally. This self-service approach reduces the need for complex centralized control mechanisms while maintaining network reliability
Solution Approach 2:
A network server serves as a lightweight intermediary that receives anomaly reports from devices and sends simple control messages back, rather than implementing complex real-time control. This distributed approach with a minimal intermediary reduces overall system complexity while maintaining reliability
3Object-generated harmful factors
If abnormal communication usage is detected and blocked, then the harmful factors generated by third party applications are reduced, but the loss of information occurs when legitimate communication attempts are incorrectly blocked
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses continuous feedback loops where communication patterns are monitored, compared against dynamic baselines, and adjustments are made in real-time. Legitimate communication patterns that deviate temporarily are allowed to pass, while truly abnormal patterns are blocked, minimizing false positives and information loss
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts monitoring thresholds and parameters based on learned communication patterns, time of day, device type, and application behavior. This adaptive parameter adjustment allows legitimate variations in communication to pass while blocking actual anomalies, reducing false blocking of legitimate data
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile communication device. The mobile communication device comprises a radio transceiver to communicatively couple the mobile communication device to a radio access network by a wireless communication link, a memory, a processor, and an application stored in the memory. When executed by the processor, the application builds a communication history of the mobile communication device, analyzes the communication history of the mobile communication device to determine a pattern of communication usage of the mobile communication device, monitors recent communication usage of the mobile communication device, compares the recent communication usage of the mobile communication device to the pattern of communication usage of the mobile communication device, and when the recent communication usage of the mobile communication device differs from the pattern of communication usage of the mobile communication device by more than a predefined threshold, blocks at least one attempt to initiate communication by the mobile communication device.