Wireless Channel Sharing for Multi-Network Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Switching between different wireless communication protocols on computing devices can be time-consuming and resource-intensive, degrading performance when communicating with multiple devices simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A computing device determines if it can connect to a first wireless network using the same channel as a second wireless network, allowing it to switch to that channel to improve resource utilization and performance by eliminating the need for frequent channel changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a computing device switches between different wireless communication protocols to connect to multiple wireless networks, then the device can communicate with multiple devices using different protocols, but the switching process consumes time and resources, degrading communication performance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the communication channels of two different wireless networks (infrastructure and P2P) by configuring them to operate on the same channel. This allows the computing device to maintain connections to both networks simultaneously without needing to switch channels, thereby eliminating channel switching time and resource consumption while preserving the ability to communicate with multiple devices using different protocols
2Adaptability or versatility
If a computing device switches between different wireless communication protocols to connect to multiple wireless networks, then the device can communicate with multiple devices using different protocols, but the switching process consumes computing resources, degrading performance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the operation of two wireless networks on a single shared channel, allowing the computing device to maintain both infrastructure and P2P connections simultaneously. This eliminates the need for resource-intensive channel switching operations while preserving protocol diversity and communication versatility
3Reliability
If a computing device uses different channels for different wireless networks, then it can maintain connections to multiple networks, but frequent channel changes are required, degrading communication performance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the channel allocation for infrastructure and P2P wireless networks into a single shared channel. This allows the computing device to maintain stable connections to both networks simultaneously without requiring frequent channel changes, thereby improving communication performance while preserving connection reliability
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AI summary
A computing device is able to communicate wirelessly with other devices using different types of wireless networks, such as infrastructure networks and peer-to-peer networks. Situations can arise in which a computing device is connected to different types of networks at the same time. In such situations a check is made as to whether the computing device can connect to a first of the wireless networks using the same channel as is used by the computing device to connect to a second of the wireless networks. If so, then the computing device connects to the first wireless network using the same channel as is used by the computing device to connect to the second wireless network, resulting in the computing device sharing the same channel for the multiple wireless networks.