Communication Relay Module for Multi-Device Wireless Pairing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional short range wireless data systems (SRWDS) in automotive environments require users to manually pair devices with different systems, leading to frustration and only allow one device to use the system at a time, limiting multi-party communication and efficient data sharing.
Innovation Solution
A communication relay module (SRCRM) that automatically pairs wireless communication devices with various SRWDS, enabling multiple devices to connect simultaneously and relay data, using a short range communication relay electronic device with a communication manager to manage pairing and data transmission across different SRWDS.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional SRWDS is used in each vehicle, then the system can maintain simple device architecture, but users must manually pair devices with different systems leading to operation frustration and inability to share data across vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a portable communication device as an intermediary that mediates between multiple vehicles' SRWDS systems. This portable device stores pairing information and automatically establishes connections, eliminating manual pairing operations while maintaining the simplicity of individual vehicle systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable communication device serves multiple functions: it acts as a pairing manager, a communication relay, and a universal interface for multiple vehicles. This multi-functionality allows a single device to work across different vehicle systems without requiring changes to the vehicle architectures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional SRWDS allows only one electronic device to utilize the system at one time, then the device complexity remains low, but multi-party communication and data sharing between multiple devices are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The portable communication device serves as a communication relay that receives data from one vehicle's SRWDS and forwards it to another vehicle's SRWDS. This intermediary approach enables multi-device communication without requiring complex multi-point connection capabilities in the vehicle systems themselves.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication architecture is segmented into separate one-to-one connections managed by the portable device, rather than requiring complex many-to-many connections. Each vehicle system maintains simple pairwise connections, while the portable device coordinates multi-party communication by relaying messages between pairs.
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AI summary
An apparatus and method for relaying short range communication data between electronic devices. In one example, a first and second short range wireless communication link is established with a first and second wireless communication device, respectively. The first wireless communication device maintains a wireless connection to a wireless telecommunications network. A first and second set of data is received from the first and second wireless communication devices over the first and second links, respectively. At least one of the first set of data and the second set of data is relayed to at least one of the second wireless communication device and the first wireless communication device, respectively, over the second and first links, respectively. The relaying forms a multi-party connection with the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device to the wireless telecommunications network.