Modular Personal Cloud Cover for mmWave Barrier Penetration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile computing device covers are limited in functionality, primarily providing protection against environmental shocks and do not enhance the capabilities of the mobile computing device to offer cloud computing services or improve wireless signal penetration through barriers.
Innovation Solution
The Personal Cloud Cover Case (PCCC) integrates electronic components and antennas into a modular case that allows for wireless communication, charging, and data transfer, enabling cloud computing services and improved wireless signal penetration by using automatic gain controllers, down conversion, and wireless charging units, along with antenna arrays printed on thin film materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a simple protective case cover is used, then the device structure remains simple and manufacturing cost is low, but the functionality and cloud computing capabilities are not enhanced
Solution Approach 1:
The case cover is transformed into a multi-functional device that combines protection with cloud computing capabilities, wireless communication, charging, and data transfer functions. The case now serves as both a protective cover and a functional computing accessory with integrated electronic components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the protective case structure with electronic components including antennas, wireless charging units, and communication circuits. The case body integrates multiple functional modules that were previously separate devices, creating a unified multi-functional system.
2Reliability
If traditional antenna structures are used, then the device design is simple, but wireless signal penetration through barriers is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The antenna system is divided into multiple antenna elements arranged in arrays, with each element contributing to overall signal penetration capability. The segmentation allows for distributed signal transmission through barriers, improving reliability of wireless communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs composite antenna structures combining traditional antenna elements with advanced materials and configurations. The antenna arrays use composite designs that integrate multiple functional layers and materials to enhance signal penetration through various barriers while managing the complexity through systematic design.
3Speed
If mmWave frequencies (17 GHz to 300 GHz) are used for wireless communication, then higher data transmission speeds are achieved, but signal penetration through barriers becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The case cover with integrated antenna arrays and down conversion circuits acts as an intermediary device that receives mmWave signals, processes them through automatic gain controllers and down converters, and retransmits at lower frequencies to improve penetration while maintaining high-speed data transfer capabilities through the integrated processing chain.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes frequency parameters by receiving signals at mmWave frequencies (17-300 GHz) and down converting them to lower frequencies (1-9 GHz) for improved penetration. The automatic gain controllers adjust signal parameters in real-time to optimize both speed and penetration reliability based on transmission conditions.
4Reliability
If automatic gain controllers and down conversion circuits are integrated into the case, then signal processing capability is improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple signal processing functions including automatic gain control, down conversion, and wireless communication into a single integrated case assembly. By merging these components into one unified structure rather than separate devices, the system improves signal processing capability while managing manufacturing complexity through integrated design.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The PCCC enhances the functionality of mobile computing devices by providing cloud computing services, improved wireless connectivity, and enhanced signal penetration through barriers, enabling access to networks like 3G, 4G, and mmWave frequencies, while also serving as a protective cover.
Implementation Method 1
passing the signal through an automatic gain controller to control the gain of the signals
Implementation Method 2
down converting the signals to a second signal frequency in the frequency range of about 1 GHz to 9 GHz
Implementation Method 3
a wireless charging unit configured to charge the mobile computing device
Implementation Method 4
antenna arrays printed on thin film materials
Data Source
AI summary
A communication device comprising: a first unit having a first antenna, a second antenna, and a first signal transmitting and receiving circuitry; a second unit having a third antenna, a fourth antenna, and a second signal transmitting and receiving circuitry, wherein the second unit is located in proximity to the first unit; and wherein the second unit is capable of receiving signals at a first signal frequency, down converting the signals to a second signal frequency, and relaying the signals through a barrier to the first unit. Wherein the first signal frequency is in the millimeter wave range and the second signal frequency is in the microwave range.