Dual-Radio Control Channel Pairing for Range and Low Delay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Radio communication devices in the entertainment and movie industry face challenges such as limited range, echoes, and delays in digital radio usage, making it difficult to communicate quickly and effectively with various devices using different signals.
Innovation Solution
A simultaneous radio control system and method that utilizes a control device connected via flexible printed circuit connectors to mobile computing devices, allowing simultaneous switching of channels for both digital and analog radio communications, enabling seamless communication across different devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of stationary object
If digital radio devices are used to improve range and battery life, then communication range is improved, but delay and echoes occur making the devices unusable for close perimeter shoots
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines multiple radio communication technologies (analog and digital) into a single device that can operate on different channels simultaneously. The first radio communicates on a first channel while the second radio communicates on a second channel, allowing the system to merge the long-range capability of digital radio with the real-time responsiveness of analog radio.
Solution Approach 2:
The radio communication device is designed to perform multiple functions by supporting both analog and digital radio communications simultaneously. The device can switch between different communication modes and channels based on the operational requirements, making it universally applicable for both close perimeter shoots requiring real-time communication and long-range operations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple radio devices with different signals are used to communicate with various devices, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The radio communication device incorporates multiple radios with different communication capabilities within a single device. The first radio supports one communication standard while the second radio supports another standard, allowing the device to universally communicate with various different radio devices without requiring multiple separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the communication functions by assigning different radios to different channels and communication standards. This segmentation allows each radio to specialize in a particular communication protocol while the overall system provides comprehensive compatibility through the coordinated operation of multiple segmented components.
3Speed
If analog radio devices are used to achieve quick communication, then response time is improved, but communication range is limited over short distance
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges analog and digital radio capabilities into a single device that can operate on different channels simultaneously. The analog radio provides fast, real-time communication for close proximity operations while the digital radio extends the communication range for longer distance operations, combining the advantages of both technologies.
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AI summary
A system includes a control device, a first mobile computing device connected to the control device using at least one first flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector, and a second computing device that communicates with the first mobile computing device using at least one second FPC connector, wherein the control device receives input and the first mobile computing device receives a broadcast and a key value, the control device upon receiving the input simultaneously changes to a first particular channel for a first radio communication and a second particular channel for a second radio communication, the first particular channel associated with the second particular channel, and the first mobile computing device transmits the broadcast and the key value as the first radio communication and the second computing device transmits the broadcast and the key value as the second radio communication simultaneously.