Supplemental Scanning via Intermediary Wireless Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wireless communication devices face resource-intensive limitations in performing network discovery operations concurrently with high-QoS connections, leading to interference and reduced efficacy.
Innovation Solution
The solution involves utilizing idle radios and transceivers of connected wireless devices to perform supplemental scanning operations for network discovery, allowing the access point to identify and connect to external networks efficiently without interrupting high-QoS connections by delegating scanning tasks to other devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the access point performs network discovery operations using its own radio, then network discovery can be performed, but resource conflicts occur and high-QoS connections are interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a second wireless device as an intermediary to perform network discovery operations on behalf of the access point. This intermediary device scans for networks and provides information to the access point, allowing the access point to maintain its high-QoS connections without direct involvement in scanning operations that would cause resource conflicts and connection interruptions.
2Productivity
If the access point performs supplemental scanning operations, then network discovery efficacy is improved, but resource conflicts increase
Solution Approach 1:
The second wireless device acts as an intermediary that performs the resource-intensive scanning operations, consuming its own radio resources instead of the access point's resources. This allows the access point to improve network discovery efficacy through the intermediary's efforts while avoiding the direct resource consumption and conflicts that would occur if the access point performed the scanning itself.
3Productivity
If the access point interrupts high-QoS connections to perform network scanning, then network discovery can be performed, but connection quality degrades
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a second wireless device as an intermediary to perform network scanning operations that would otherwise require interrupting the access point's high-QoS connections. The intermediary device independently performs scanning and reports results to the access point, enabling network discovery capability while completely avoiding interruptions and quality degradation of the access point's established connections.
4Device complexity
If the access point uses its radio for both high-QoS connections and network discovery, then device complexity is reduced, but resource conflicts occur
Solution Approach 1:
The second wireless device serves multiple functions: it maintains its own connection to the access point while simultaneously performing network discovery scanning operations and reporting results back to the access point. This multi-functionality allows the system to reduce access point complexity while improving concurrent operation efficiency, as the second device handles both its primary communication function and the additional scanning function without creating resource conflicts at the access point.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and devices implement supplemental scanning for establishing network connections in wireless networks. Methods include sending a request to a wireless device, the request including a plurality of scanning parameters, the plurality of scanning parameters identifying a plurality of requested wireless network parameters. Methods also include receiving a reply from the wireless device, the reply including a result of one or more scanning operations performed based on the plurality of scanning parameters. Methods further include selecting, using one or more processors, one or more network connection operations based, at least in part, on the result of the one or more scanning operations, the one or more network connection operations identifying a timing relative to a plurality of wireless projection packets. Methods additionally include performing, using the one or more processors, the one or more network connection operations based, at least in part, on the identified timing.