Movable Repeater Relay for Position-Guided Store-and-Forward Links

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication systems using multiple antennas lack improvements in performance and support for new forms of services, particularly in multi-antenna communication methods like MIMO, where enhancing data reception quality and communication rates are desired.

Innovation Solution

A transmitting device with multiple antennas that generates and transmits multiple transmission signals with different directivities simultaneously, using signal processors to modulate and precode data streams for enhanced directivity control and beamforming.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If conventional MIMO communication methods are used with multiple antennas, then data communication rate can be enhanced, but system performance improvement and support for new service forms are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata communication rateVSAvoidsupport for new service forms
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the transmission process by separating multicast/broadcast data into multiple independent streams, each processed through separate modulation and mapping stages. This segmentation enables flexible resource allocation and supports diverse service types (e.g., eMBB, uRLLC, mMTC) within the same communication framework, thereby enhancing both productivity and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a new dimension of service differentiation by implementing separate resource allocation and modulation schemes for different data streams. This dimensional expansion allows the system to simultaneously support multiple service forms with different quality requirements, transforming the single-dimension MIMO communication into a multi-dimensional communication system that accommodates diverse service needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Reliability

If single directivity transmission is used, then system complexity is low, but communication performance and reception quality are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata reception qualityVSAvoidtransmission signal generation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple transmission signals with different directivities into a unified resource allocation framework. By combining the benefits of beamforming (improved reception quality) with a systematic resource management approach, the system achieves enhanced reliability while keeping complexity manageable through shared processing components and standardized procedures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Productivity

If multiple transmission signals with different directivities are generated simultaneously, then communication system performance is improved, but transmission unit complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication system performanceVSAvoidtransmission unit complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by performing resource allocation, modulation, and mapping operations before the actual transmission. By pre-processing the data streams and determining optimal resource assignments in advance, the transmission unit can efficiently generate multiple signals with different directivities without incurring excessive real-time complexity, thus improving overall system performance while managing computational burden.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3793236B1Repeater device and repeating method
Publication Date: 2026.04.15 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORP OF AMERICA
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AI summary

In a repeater device (11210): a communication device (11302) receives position information of a forwarding source device and a forwarding destination device using a first communication scheme; based on the position information of the forwarding source device, a moving mechanism (11301) moves the repeater device (11210) to a position at which it is capable of communicating with the forwarding source device using a second communication scheme; the communication device (11302) receives data from the forwarding source device using the second communication scheme; a storage device (11303) stores the data; based on the position information of the forwarding destination device received by the communication device (11302), the moving mechanism (11301) moves the repeater device (11210) to a position at which it is capable of communicating with the forwarding destination device using the second communication scheme, and the communication device (11302) transmits the data stored in the storage device (11303) to the forwarding destination device using the second communication scheme.