Service Information Priority Management in Wireless Networks

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Solution Overview

Problem

In ad-hoc and mesh networks, as the number of wireless communication devices increases, the network becomes inefficient due to increased control overhead, making it challenging to maintain effective wireless communication.

Innovation Solution

A system that includes a device and method for acquiring and prioritizing service information based on the status of information processing devices and services, allowing only high-priority service information to be transmitted, thereby reducing overhead and improving communication efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If the network is enlarged by connecting more wireless communication devices, then network coverage increases, but control overhead increases and network efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork coverageVSAvoidcontrol overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments service information into different priority levels (high priority and low priority). By dividing service information transmission into segments based on priority, the system can selectively transmit only high-priority information, thereby reducing overall control overhead while maintaining network coverage expansion

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of service information by assigning different priority levels to different services. This parameter change allows the system to differentiate between critical and non-critical information, enabling selective transmission that reduces control overhead in enlarged networks

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Loss of information

If all service information is transmitted in ad-hoc networks, then complete information exchange is achieved, but unnecessary data transmission increases and efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidcommunication efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts high-priority service information from the complete set of service information. By taking out only the essential high-priority information for transmission, the system maintains information completeness for critical services while eliminating unnecessary data transmission, thus improving communication efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies partial action by transmitting only high-priority service information rather than all service information. This partial transmission is sufficient to maintain essential network functionality and information exchange while significantly reducing unnecessary data transmission and improving overall communication efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS10034164B2Providing service information based on a priority that is changed according to status of a service
Publication Date: 2018.07.24 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

An information processing device includes circuitry configured to acquire service information for a service from a first information processing apparatus, change a priority of the service based on a status of the information processing apparatus or a status of the service, and provide the service information to a second information processing apparatus based on the priority.