Multimode Terminal Relay for Network Coverage and Power Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile terminals typically support only a single communication scheme, limiting their service availability across different regions due to varying communication schemes, and when multiple schemes are supported, inefficiencies arise as most modules remain inactive.
Innovation Solution
A multimode terminal with a relay function that allows communication between a base station and a target terminal using multiple communication schemes, enabling the selection of a relay terminal based on predetermined conditions such as channel state and battery level, and allowing for dynamic suspension of relay services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If a single communication scheme is selected in a terminal supporting multiple communication schemes, then power consumption is reduced, but device utilization efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables a terminal supporting multiple communication schemes to function as a relay node, allowing it to assist other terminals in accessing the network. This multi-functional approach ensures that even when one communication module is inactive, other modules can be utilized for relay operations, thereby improving overall device utilization while maintaining energy efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal provides communication relay services to other terminals in need, effectively utilizing its own capabilities to assist others. This self-service mechanism allows the terminal to contribute to network coverage and capacity using its available resources, improving device utilization without requiring additional external infrastructure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a terminal supports multiple communication schemes, then service coverage is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a relay function that can operate across multiple communication schemes within a single terminal. This universal relay capability allows the terminal to adapt to different communication standards and assist other terminals regardless of their specific communication scheme, thereby expanding service coverage without requiring separate dedicated hardware for each scheme.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal acts as an intermediary relay node between base stations and other terminals. By implementing a standardized relay function that can operate across different communication schemes, the terminal mediates communication between terminals using different schemes and the network, reducing the need for each terminal to support all possible communication schemes directly.
3Area of stationary object
If relay function is activated in multimode terminal, then network coverage is expanded, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic relay operation where the terminal can switch between active relay mode and idle mode based on network conditions and power availability. The relay function is activated only when needed and when the terminal has sufficient power resources, allowing the system to expand coverage dynamically while managing power consumption through adaptive operation rather than continuous activation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters by selectively activating relay functions based on power levels, network conditions, and terminal capabilities. When power is abundant and coverage is needed, relay parameters are adjusted to active state; when power is limited, parameters shift to conserve energy, thereby balancing coverage expansion with power consumption management.
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AI summary
Disclosed are a multimode terminal that may simultaneously enhance utilization of a device and efficiency of a network by enabling a mobile terminal supporting a plurality of communication schemes to additionally support a relay function, and a method of relaying communication using the multimode terminal. A communication relay method of a multimode terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: searching, by a base station, for terminals that support a plurality of communication schemes; selecting, by the base station from among the searched terminals, a relay terminal that satisfies a predetermined condition for performing a multimode relay function; requesting, by the base station, the relay terminal to perform the multimode relay function; and relaying, by the relay terminal in response to the request of the base station, communication between the base station and a target terminal.