User Equipment Capacitance Control for Fast Data Interaction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication technologies, such as BLE, face challenges in rapidly acquiring and transmitting data due to large data transmission intervals, leading to delayed interaction between devices, especially in scenarios like smart wristbands and mobile phones where immediate data viewing is needed.

Innovation Solution

A method involving user equipment that determines the information to be sent and corresponding frequencies based on a preset rule, controlling capacitance values to change at these frequencies for out-of-band information interaction, allowing devices in contact with the same human body to exchange data more conveniently.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If a smaller connection interval is set to enable higher data acquisition speed, then data transmission frequency increases, but the set command cannot be sent to peer device until the next transmission opportunity, resulting in interaction delay

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata acquisition speedVSAvoidinteraction waiting time
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a capacitance change mechanism as an intermediary communication channel between devices. Instead of relying solely on the constrained wireless transmission intervals, the system uses capacitance changes (detected through touch or proximity) as a mediator to trigger and initiate data transmission commands, bypassing the waiting time for scheduled transmission opportunities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing the communication link and preparing data buffers before the actual transmission opportunity arises. The capacitance detection mechanism is continuously monitored and ready to immediately trigger pre-prepared data transmission when activated, eliminating the delay between command generation and execution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Use of energy by moving object

If traditional wireless transmission intervals are used, then power consumption is reduced through lower transmission frequency, but data acquisition and interaction speed are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower consumptionVSAvoiddata acquisition speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements periodic capacitance sampling and change detection at optimized intervals that balance power consumption with responsiveness. The system periodically checks for capacitance changes (which indicate user interaction) and only activates full data transmission when such changes are detected, rather than continuously transmitting or polling at high frequency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses the user's own body capacitance as the trigger mechanism for data transmission. The human body naturally provides the capacitance change signal when interacting with the device (touching or bringing close), eliminating the need for separate power-intensive command signaling mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables faster and more convenient information interaction between devices by utilizing capacitance changes to convey data without the need for traditional wireless transmission intervals, enhancing data acquisition speed and reducing power consumption.

Implementation Method 1

controlling a capacitance value of the user equipment to change at the at least one frequency

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCapacitance: Capacitance

Implementation Method 2

determining at least one frequency at which an equivalent capacitance of a user equipment side changes, wherein the equivalent capacitance of the user equipment side is generated based on that the user equipment and at least one other user equipment are in contact with a same human body

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEquivalent capacitance: Capacitance

Data Source

PatentUS10361791B2Information interaction methods and user equipment
Publication Date: 2019.07.23 BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present application provide interaction methods and user equipment. An interaction method disclosed here in comprises: determining, by a user equipment, information that needs to be sent to at least one other user equipment, wherein the at least one other user equipment and the user equipment are in contact with a same human body; determining at least one frequency corresponding to the information at least according to the information and a preset information rule; and controlling a capacitance value of the user equipment to change at the at least one frequency.