Peripheral Interface Parameter Adjustment for Wireless Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
The interaction between peripherals and wireless communication devices can negatively impact other communication interfaces, such as wireless communication capabilities, due to unanticipated interactions and energy constraints, especially when peripherals are designed separately from the main device.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that monitor the performance of wireless communication and adjust operating parameters of the peripheral communication interface to minimize the impact on wireless communications, by determining relative signal quality measurements and selecting optimal parameter sets when reference power falls below a threshold, and storing these settings for future use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a peripheral is selectively coupled to the main device to extend functionality, then the device can acquire additional features on demand, but the peripheral communication interface may negatively impact other communication interfaces such as wireless communication capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustment of peripheral communication parameters based on real-time monitoring of wireless communication quality. The system continuously adapts the peripheral interface operating parameters (such as data rate, signal amplitude, or timing characteristics) to maintain optimal wireless communication performance while preserving peripheral functionality. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making the peripheral interface flexible rather than static, allowing it to accommodate varying wireless conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters of the peripheral communication interface (such as baud rate, voltage levels, or signal timing) in response to detected wireless communication degradation. By adjusting these parameters, the system reduces electromagnetic interference or signal coupling effects from the peripheral interface that would otherwise degrade wireless communication quality, thus resolving the trade-off between peripheral adaptability and wireless reliability.
2Productivity
If the peripheral communication interface operates at high performance levels, then data exchange efficiency is improved, but the impact on wireless communication performance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial action by selectively reducing peripheral interface performance only when and where it causes harmful interference to wireless communication. Rather than uniformly limiting all peripheral operations, the system maintains high performance levels during periods when wireless communication is not active or when interference thresholds are not exceeded, thus preserving data exchange efficiency while mitigating harmful effects on wireless communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism that monitors wireless communication performance metrics (such as signal strength, error rates, or channel quality) and uses this information to adjust peripheral interface operating parameters. When wireless communication quality deteriorates, the feedback loop triggers parameter adjustments in the peripheral interface to reduce interference, thereby maintaining an optimal balance between data exchange efficiency and wireless communication performance.
3Reliability
If peripheral communication parameters are adjusted to reduce wireless interference, then wireless communication stability is improved, but peripheral communication performance may degrade
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs periodic action by alternating between different peripheral interface operating modes based on wireless communication conditions. During periods when wireless communication quality is good, the peripheral interface operates at high performance levels. When wireless communication deteriorates, the system periodically switches to a lower-interference mode for a limited duration to stabilize wireless communication, then returns to high-performance mode when conditions improve, thus balancing both reliability and productivity over time.
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AI summary
The present application is directed to managing values of operating parameters used to communicate via the peripheral communication interface so as to adjust any impact on the wireless communication interface. A corresponding method includes monitoring a performance of a wireless communication via the wireless communication interface, while the wireless communication device is communicating with a coupled peripheral via the peripheral communication interface. A reference power associated with the wireless communication via the wireless communication interface falling below a first predefined threshold is detected. When the reference power which has been detected is below the first predefined threshold, a relative signal quality measurement for the wireless communication via the wireless communication interface is determined for each of a plurality of different sets of values of operating parameters associated with the peripheral communication interface. A selection is then made between each of the determined relative signal quality measurements, which respectively correspond to each of the plurality of different sets of values of operating parameters associated with the peripheral device, and the corresponding set of values of operating parameters associated with the selected determined relative signal quality measurement is applied to the peripheral communication interface.