Threshold-Adaptive RAN Voice Control for XR and IoT

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current voice control methods for extended reality and IoT devices fail to provide consistent and optimal network performance due to manual adjustments that are not tailored to dynamic wireless networks, leading to high resource consumption and inadequate latency and reliability.

Innovation Solution

A radio access network (RAN) that encodes voice, video, and gesture commands into data frames, dynamically adjusts parameters based on thresholds, and employs HARQ processes to ensure high reliability and low latency, conserving resources and optimizing network performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual adjustments are used for voice control in extended reality and IoT devices, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability and latency performance deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidreliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-optimization by automatically adjusting network parameters without manual intervention. The RAN intelligence service autonomously monitors network conditions, analyzes performance metrics, and adjusts configuration parameters to optimize voice control reliability and latency, eliminating the need for manual tuning while achieving superior performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements continuous feedback loops where network performance is monitored, analyzed, and used to dynamically adjust parameters. The RAN intelligence service receives performance data, processes it through machine learning models, and applies corrective adjustments in real-time, creating a closed-loop control system that continuously improves reliability while maintaining ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Device complexity

If manual adjustments are used for voice control parameters, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity and network performance deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice complexityVSAvoidproductivity
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The RAN intelligence service acts as an intermediary layer between the network infrastructure and voice control applications. This intermediary autonomously handles complex parameter adjustments, resource allocation, and optimization decisions, allowing simple devices to achieve high productivity through the intelligent mediation of the RAN layer without increasing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The network system performs self-optimization through automated parameter adjustment and resource allocation. The RAN intelligence service independently monitors network conditions, applies machine learning-based optimizations, and adjusts configuration parameters without manual intervention, thereby improving productivity while keeping device complexity low.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If dynamic parameter adjustment is implemented, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovereliabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The RAN intelligence service serves as an intermediary that centralizes the complexity of dynamic parameter adjustment. Instead of embedding complex adjustment logic in individual devices, the intermediary RAN layer handles all dynamic optimizations, allowing devices to remain simple while achieving high reliability through centralized intelligent control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements automated self-optimization where the RAN intelligence service autonomously performs dynamic parameter adjustment based on real-time network conditions. This self-service approach eliminates the need for manual configuration and complex device-side logic, achieving high reliability through automated processes while keeping device complexity low.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

4Productivity

If intelligent RAN controls are implemented, then productivity is improved, but device complexity and resource consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveproductivityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The RAN intelligence service acts as an intermediary that introduces intelligent controls at the network layer rather than in individual devices. This intermediary handles complex resource allocation, parameter optimization, and performance management, enabling high productivity while keeping device complexity low by centralizing intelligence in the RAN infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The RAN system performs self-optimization through automated resource allocation and parameter adjustment. The intelligence service independently monitors network conditions, applies machine learning-based optimizations, and dynamically adjusts resources to maximize productivity, eliminating the need for complex device-side intelligence and reducing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20250337804A1Systems and methods for providing reliable and low latency voice control of extended reality and internet of things devices
Publication Date: 2025.10.30 VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC
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AI summary

A radio access network (RAN) may receive, from a user device, a video frame, a voice command, and a gesture command associated with an application, and may encode the voice command, the video frame, and the gesture command to generate a data frame. The RAN may determine whether the data frame satisfies a plurality of thresholds associated with a respective plurality of parameters. The RAN may selectively provide the data frame to an application system based on determining that the data frame satisfies the plurality of thresholds, or may adjust one or more of the respective plurality of parameters based on determining that the data frame fails to satisfy at least one of the plurality of thresholds, and provide the data frame to the application system after adjusting the one or more of the respective plurality of parameters.