UWB Transceiver with Removable Memory Stick for Fast Data Downloads
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current handheld communication devices face bottlenecks in fast data transfer due to insufficient memory speed and capacity, and existing technologies do not effectively utilize low power communication to control a faster UWB data link for large data transfers, adhering to FCC regulations.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device equipped with a high-speed memory stick and UWB transceiver, using a low power communication link like Bluetooth to establish a control connection, allowing UWB transmissions up to 1 Gbit/sec, with the low power link optimizing the faster UWB link by serving as a control channel and avoiding unnecessary overhead.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If UWB transmission rate is increased to 1 Gbit/sec, then data transfer speed is improved, but device complexity increases due to requirements for high speed memory and advanced UWB transceiver
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the communication function into two separate links: a low-power control link for link management and a high-speed UWB data link for data transfer. This segmentation allows the UWB link to operate at full speed without the complexity of implementing all control functions at the same speed level.
Solution Approach 2:
A low-power control link acts as an intermediary between the UWB transceiver and the host device, handling link setup, synchronization, and control functions. This intermediary allows the UWB link to focus solely on high-speed data transfer without burdening the host device with complex control logic.
2Quantity of substance
If high speed memory is integrated into handheld device, then data transfer capacity is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The high-speed memory is extracted from the handheld device and integrated into the removable memory stick. This extraction simplifies the handheld device manufacturing while providing the required high-capacity, high-speed storage capability through the separate memory stick component.
Solution Approach 2:
The memory stick merges the UWB transceiver and high-speed memory into a single integrated component. This combination allows high-speed data transfer capability to be added to handheld devices without requiring separate high-speed memory integration, thereby simplifying manufacturing.
3Device complexity
If UWB transceiver operates independently without control link, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability decreases due to inability to synchronize and control transmissions
Solution Approach 1:
A low-power control link serves as an intermediary that provides reliable synchronization and control between UWB transceivers without requiring complex integrated control logic. This control link ensures reliable operation while keeping the overall system architecture simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The control link establishes synchronization and control parameters before UWB data transmission begins. This preliminary action ensures reliable operation by pre-configuring timing and control settings, avoiding the need for complex real-time control during data transfer.
4Reliability
If low power control link is established between devices, then reliability of UWB transmission is improved through synchronization, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments energy consumption into two functional areas: low-power control link for link management and high-power UWB link for data transfer. This segmentation allows reliable synchronization at low power while using high power only when needed for actual data transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The low-power control link operates periodically to establish and maintain synchronization, rather than continuously. This periodic operation provides reliable synchronization while minimizing energy consumption compared to continuous operation.
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
Facilitates ultra-fast data downloads by optimizing the UWB link throughput, eliminating data transfer losses and reducing processing burdens on handheld devices, while adhering to FCC regulations by synchronizing UWB transceivers through a low power control link.
Implementation Method 1
Ultra Wideband (UWB) is a wireless technology for transmitting digital data over a wide spectrum of frequency bands with very low power. Data can be transmitted at very high rates and can carry huge amounts of data over a short distance at very low power.
Implementation Method 2
a first low power communication device establish a short-range control link with a second low power communication device for controlling a second, significantly faster, short-range communication link between the devices for UWB transmissions
Data Source
AI summary
In a mobile environment, a mobile device includes an attached memory stick (removable memory) having a high speed—memory and storage with direct memory access embodied in an integrated circuit chip coupled to an ultra-wideband (UWB) transceiver. The mobile device communicates with other like base devices, portable or stationary, via UWB transmissions using pulse bursts up to 1 Gbit per second. Data transfers between the devices occur in the simplex or duplex mode, after a low power communication connection is established between the devices. The communication link between the devices is in the range of 10-20 meters. The communication system allows existing device bus interfaces (which are much slower than ultra-wideband transmissions) to communicate between the fast read/write cycles of the memories integrated within the memory stick. Duplex transmission can occur by pulse interleaving sending side transmitters and receiving side transmitters.