Terminal Selection via Condition Satisfaction Thresholds

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a pressing need to determine whether a terminal is suitable for processing tasks, either alone or in collaboration with others, to improve efficiency in mobile communication systems, as existing methods lack effective criteria for selecting suitable terminals.

Innovation Solution

A communication method and apparatus that involve a first node receiving condition information from a second node, determining the condition satisfaction circumstance of multiple terminals, and selecting a candidate terminal based on this information, allowing for the measurement of condition satisfaction values and comparison to thresholds to identify suitable terminals.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If multiple terminals are evaluated to select the most suitable one for task processing, then task processing efficiency is improved, but the complexity of terminal selection and evaluation increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetask processing efficiencyVSAvoidterminal selection complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual or simple terminal selection with an automated evaluation system that uses condition information, satisfaction values, and threshold comparisons to objectively determine terminal suitability. This substitution of mechanical selection processes with systematic evaluation methods resolves the contradiction by improving selection efficiency while managing complexity through structured criteria.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces specific parameters including condition information, condition satisfaction values, and condition satisfaction thresholds to quantify terminal suitability. By changing from qualitative to quantitative assessment parameters, the system can efficiently evaluate multiple terminals and select the most suitable one, thereby improving productivity while maintaining manageable complexity through defined evaluation metrics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If condition satisfaction values are calculated and compared to thresholds for terminal selection, then selection accuracy is improved, but the computational complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveterminal suitability assessment accuracyVSAvoidevaluation process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the terminal evaluation process into distinct components: collecting condition information, calculating condition satisfaction values, comparing values to thresholds, and making selection decisions. This segmentation allows for precise measurement of terminal suitability through systematic evaluation while managing complexity by breaking down the overall process into manageable, modular steps that can be implemented independently.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20240205819A1Communication method, apparatus, and device
Publication Date: 2024.06.20 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

Provided are a communication method, apparatus, and device. The method includes: a first node receives a first request message from a second node, the first request message carrying condition information; the first node determines a condition satisfaction situation of each terminal in multiple terminals on the basis of the condition information, and determines a candidate terminal from the multiple terminals on the basis of the condition satisfaction situation of each of the multiple terminals; the first node sends a first request reply message to the second node, the first request reply message carrying indication information of the candidate terminal.