Mobile Terminal Control Signal Timing for Continuous Operation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless control systems for terminal apparatuses, such as robots and vehicles, face inefficiencies when control signals are not received within predetermined timing, leading to interrupted operations and reduced mobility efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A system that generates and transmits control signals with extended validity periods and employs retransmission strategies, including altering resource blocks, network slices, modulation schemes, and transmission powers, to ensure continuous operation even if initial signals are not received promptly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If control signals are transmitted with predetermined timing, then operation efficiency is improved, but reliability deteriorates when signals are not received normally

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation efficiencyVSAvoidsignal reception reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by extending the validity period of control signals beyond the normal transmission cycle. This allows the terminal apparatus to continue operating with previously received control signals even when new signals are not received, preventing operation interruption and maintaining reliability while preserving efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Duration of action of moving object

If control signals are transmitted repeatedly with predetermined timing, then continuous operation is maintained, but resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontinuous operation durationVSAvoidtransmission energy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of moving objectVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the time parameter by extending the validity period of control signals. This allows the system to maintain continuous operation for longer durations without requiring proportional increases in transmission frequency, thereby reducing energy consumption while preserving continuous operation capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Speed

If control signals have short validity periods, then system responsiveness is improved, but operation continuity deteriorates when signals are missed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem responsivenessVSAvoidoperation continuity
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSDuration of action of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent prepares for potential signal reception failures by extending the validity period in advance. This preliminary action ensures that even if signals are missed, the terminal apparatus can continue operating without interruption, maintaining operation continuity while the system retains its responsiveness characteristics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11880186B2Mobile terminal operation through control signals transmitted at predetermined timings
Publication Date: 2024.01.23 KK TOSHIBA
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AI summary

According to one embodiment, a system includes a processor and a transmitter. The processor is configured to generate a first control signal including a first instruction to operate at least part of a terminal with in a first validity and generate a second control signal including a second instruction to operate at least part of the terminal within a second validity period after an operation of the at least part of the terminal in accordance with the first instruction. The transmitter is configured to transmit the first control signal to the terminal at first timing and transmit the second control signal to the terminal at second timing after the first timing. An end of the first validity period is after the second validity timing.