Pluggable Wireless Module Host Interface Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
The integration of multiple wireless communication standards in smartphones leads to increased costs and limited application scenarios due to the need to include all possible functions, while excluding some standards restricts functionality.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal design featuring a host with reserved physical interfaces for pluggable wireless communication modules, allowing specific wireless communication functions to be added or removed as needed, utilizing industry-standard interfaces for connectivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If all wireless communication functions of multiple standards are integrated into the smartphone, then the application scenarios are improved, but the cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the wireless communication system into two segments: a host that provides basic communication functions and a separate pluggable wireless communication module that provides additional standard-specific functions. This segmentation allows the basic host to remain simple and low-cost while enabling users to add specific communication standards only when needed, thus expanding application scenarios without forcing all functions into every device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal pluggable wireless communication module design that can be inserted into different hosts to provide various wireless communication standards (4G, WIFI, bluetooth, NFC, etc.). The standardized interface and module architecture allow one universal module design to serve multiple communication functions across different application scenarios, making the system adaptable without requiring custom integration for each standard.
2Device complexity
If only some wireless communication functions of common standards are integrated into the smartphone, then the cost is reduced, but the application scenarios are greatly limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a dynamic configuration capability where users can plug in or remove wireless communication modules based on their current needs and application scenarios. The standardized physical interface enables hot-swappable or easily replaceable modules, allowing the device to dynamically adapt its communication capabilities without requiring full integration of all standards from the outset.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a standardized physical interface as an intermediary between the host and various wireless communication modules. This intermediary layer allows different module types to be connected to the same host without requiring custom integration for each standard, enabling cost-effective basic hosts while providing access to diverse communication standards through the module marketplace.
3Adaptability or versatility
If wireless communication modules are made pluggable with standardized interfaces, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies homogeneity by designing all wireless communication modules to conform to a single standardized physical interface specification. This uniformity across different module types (4G, WIFI, bluetooth, NFC modules all using the same interface standard) simplifies the host design and reduces the complexity that would otherwise arise from needing to support multiple different connection types.
Data Source
AI summary
The present application relates to the field of mobile communications. Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a wireless communication module. In the present disclosure, an optional wireless communication function is packaged in a pluggable wireless communication module; a physical interface conforming to industry standards is reserved on a host of a mobile terminal so as to be used for connecting the wireless communication module; and the host can immediately have a specific wireless communication function merely by means of having a specific wireless communication module plugged into same.