Multiple Network Connection Method for Communication Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional personal area networks (PANs) face issues such as battery consumption, dependency on the communication environment, degradation of functionality, and communication overload in the user equipment (UE) when a mobile equipment (ME) executes services through the UE, leading to data concentration and overload.
Innovation Solution
A multiple network connection method that allows control data to be transmitted through a first communication device (UE) and general data to be transmitted via a new connection path accessible by a second communication device (ME), enabling direct communication with a service providing entity without relying on the UE, using a network management server to establish and manage this new connection path.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the ME executes services through the UE in a conventional PAN, then the service can be provided from the mobile communication network, but the battery of the UE is consumed and the UE becomes dependent on the communication environment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the service execution function from the UE by enabling the ME to establish a direct connection path to the service providing entity. The UE retains only the control function while the ME handles data transmission independently, dividing the system into control (UE) and execution (ME) components that operate semi-autonomously.
Solution Approach 2:
The network management server acts as an intermediary that facilitates the establishment of a new connection path between the ME and the service providing entity. It receives the connection path establishment request from the UE, processes it, and enables direct communication without requiring the UE to mediate every data transmission.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the ME executes services through the UE, then communication with the mobile communication network is enabled, but data concentration on the UE causes communication overload
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the communication path into control signaling (through UE) and data transmission (direct ME-to-entity path). This separation allows the UE to handle only essential control messages while bulk data flows directly between the ME and service providing entity, preventing communication overload on the UE.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimensional aspect to the communication architecture by establishing a parallel connection path that bypasses the UE. Instead of a single hierarchical path (ME→UE→Network), it creates a dual-path structure where data can flow directly from ME to service providing entity, adding routing dimensionality and distributing load.
3Reliability
If the ME executes services through the UE, then the service can be accessed, but the functionality of the UE may be degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the heavy data processing and transmission functions from the UE and relocates them to the ME. The UE is taken out of the data transmission loop and retains only lightweight control functions, reducing its functional load and preventing degradation while maintaining service availability through the ME's direct connection.
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AI summary
A multiple network connection method that includes: receiving, by a first device from a second device, capability information of the second device; transmitting, by the first device to the second device, a registration complete message indicating that the second device is registered to a network; and performing, by the first device, a service control for providing a service for the second device. A first connection path and a second connection path are established using the capability information. The first connection path is established between the network and the second device through the first device, and is used for conveying control information for the service. The second connection path is established between the network and the second device not through the first device, and is used for conveying user data for the service.