Multimodal Communication Resource List for Seamless Handover
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile devices face inefficiencies in identifying and switching between communication resources, particularly when multiple communication modes are involved, as they often rely on limited lists from specific service providers and require time-consuming scanning processes, which can impede service continuity and consume battery power.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that generate and transmit a multimodal list of transceiver devices to a remote terminal, including identifiers and communication modes for devices within range, tailored to the terminal's capabilities and location, thereby reducing the need for continuous scanning and improving handover between communication modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the mobile device performs continuous scanning to identify available transceiver devices, then the device can discover communication resources, but the power consumption increases and service continuity is impeded
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-generates and provides a multimodal list of available transceiver devices to the mobile device before scanning is needed. This preliminary provision of information allows the device to immediately access available communication resources without performing continuous scanning, thereby reducing power consumption while maintaining service continuity.
2Reliability
If the mobile device receives a list from a serving base station, then service continuity is maintained during position changes, but the list is limited to base stations owned by a particular service provider or roaming partners
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a multimodal list that includes transceiver devices across multiple communication modes (cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth, satellite) from various service providers and networks. This universal approach allows the mobile device to access diverse communication resources regardless of service provider limitations, enhancing both adaptability and service continuity.
3Loss of information
If the mobile device scans for access points within communication range, then available communication resources are identified, but the process consumes time and processing power
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-compiles and provides a comprehensive list of available transceiver devices and their communication modes before the mobile device needs to scan. This advance preparation eliminates the time-consuming scanning process while ensuring complete information about available communication resources is available to the device.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the mobile device maintains information about multiple communication modes, then adaptability to different communication resources is improved, but the complexity of managing multiple transceiver lists increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges information about multiple transceiver devices across different communication modes into a single integrated multimodal list. This consolidation provides the mobile device with comprehensive communication resource information in one unified structure, reducing the complexity of managing separate lists for each communication mode while maintaining full adaptability.
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AI summary
A method for determining a position of a multimode wireless device, the method comprising receiving a request for base station information from a multimode wireless device, accessing a list containing base station information relevant to at least two network modes of operation of the multimode device and transmitting the requested information to the multimode wireless device.