Service Information Entity for Traffic Data Stream Interface Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traffic participants face challenges in discovering and selecting the optimal interface for receiving data streams, such as traffic light information, due to varying interface parameters like transmission technology, bandwidth, and cost implications, which can lead to inefficient data consumption and increased expenses.
Innovation Solution
A service information entity and communication device system that provides and receives service information, including interface details, allowing traffic participants to decide on the best configuration settings for minimizing costs or optimizing performance by selecting the appropriate interface based on criteria like location, bandwidth, and data volume.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple interfaces are provided for receiving data streams, then adaptability and service options are improved, but device complexity and information management become worse
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary entity (service information entity or communication device) that manages and presents interface information to the traffic participant. This intermediary consolidates multiple interface options and their parameters, allowing the user to make informed decisions without directly managing the complexity of each interface configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to the traffic participant about available interfaces and their characteristics (bandwidth, cost, technology type). This feedback mechanism enables informed decision-making by presenting processed information about multiple interfaces, resolving the contradiction between offering versatility and managing complexity.
2Ease of operation
If data stream reception is enabled without interface information, then ease of operation is improved, but loss of information about transmission parameters occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing interface information to the traffic participant before the actual data stream reception begins. The service information entity or communication device presents available interfaces and their parameters in advance, enabling the user to make informed decisions about reception configuration before committing to a particular interface.
3Measurement precision
If interface information is provided to traffic participants, then measurement precision of service characteristics is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts interface parameter information from the complex system and presents it separately to the traffic participant through an intermediary. By taking out the essential service characteristics (bandwidth, cost, technology type) and presenting them in an accessible format, the system enables precise measurement knowledge without requiring the user to manage the underlying complexity.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a service information entity (100, 1000) configured to provide information about adata stream provided to a traffic participant. The service information entity comprises a memory (130) and at least one processor (120). The memory (130) contains instructions executable by said at least one processor (120), wherein the service information entity is operative to carry out the following steps: Service information indicating which kind of service the data stream is providing is stored and interface information is stored about at least two interfaces with which the data stream is offered to the traffic participant, wherein the at least two interfaces differ from one another in at least one interface parameter describing how the data stream is transmitted to the traffic participant. Furthermore, the service information which kind of service the data stream is providing and the interface information about the at least two interfaces to the traffic participant is exposed.