Notification Modem Data Routing via Rule Engine
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Solution Overview
Problem
IoT devices with multiple modems face challenges in optimizing data transmission to minimize resource usage and manage time and storage constraints effectively, particularly in scenarios where manual human interaction is not feasible.
Innovation Solution
A multiple modem device equipped with a notification modem, a Wi-Fi modem, and a cellular modem, along with a rule engine that analyzes data and commands to determine optimal data transmission by selecting the appropriate modem based on data size, urgency, and availability of networks, ensuring efficient resource usage and compliance with time and storage constraints.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple modems are used in IoT devices to handle different data transmission scenarios, then data transmission reliability and adaptability are improved, but device complexity and resource management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data transmission function by dividing it into multiple specialized modems (notification modem for small urgent data, Wi-Fi modem for local network data, cellular modem for wide area data). Each modem is optimized for specific transmission scenarios, allowing the system to handle diverse requirements reliably while keeping each component's design relatively simple and manageable.
2Productivity
If manual human interaction is eliminated for automated data transmission decisions, then productivity and ease of operation are improved, but the system requires complex automation rules and logic
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring transmission rules in the rule engine that automatically evaluate data characteristics (size, urgency, destination) and select appropriate modems before transmission occurs. This automation eliminates manual intervention while using relatively simple predetermined criteria rather than complex real-time decision logic.
3Use of energy by moving object
If data transmission optimizes for minimal resource usage, then energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness are improved, but transmission speed and reliability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by matching specific data transmission requirements with specialized modems optimized for those conditions. Small urgent notifications use the low-power notification modem for energy efficiency, while larger or more critical data automatically routes to Wi-Fi or cellular modems that provide higher reliability and speed, thus optimizing the energy-reliability tradeoff locally for each transmission scenario.
Data Source
AI summary
A method, in a multiple modem device that includes a notification modem and a Wi-Fi modem, includes identifying data to be collected and rules for selecting an optimal modem for data transmission from the multiple modem device. The method also includes collecting the data, and determining whether the data is to be sent via the notification modem based on a payload size associated with the data and the rules. The method includes sending the data via a control channel of a cellular network associated with the notification modem in response to a determination that the data to be sent via the notification modem. A determination whether a Wi-Fi network is available is made in response to a determination that the data is not to be sent via the notification modem. The data is sent via the Wi-Fi modem over the Wi-Fi network.