Wireless Configurable Flash Memory Protocol Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wireless flash memory is limited to a few fixed communication protocols, resulting in large size and high power consumption, making it incompatible with multiple protocols.
Innovation Solution
A wireless configurable flash memory with a modular design that includes a configurable protocol module for parsing frames across various protocols, a control module for wireless data reception and transmission, and a power source module for efficient power management, allowing compatibility with multiple protocols while maintaining a small form factor and low power consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple adaptors are arranged to support different communication protocols, then protocol compatibility is improved, but device area and power consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal adaptor that can handle multiple communication protocols (Bluetooth, WiFi, Zigbee, etc.) through a single device. The configurability module allows the adaptor to be dynamically configured to support different protocols, eliminating the need for multiple separate adaptors and thereby reducing device area while maintaining protocol compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a configurable module that enables dynamic reconfiguration of the adaptor to support different communication protocols as needed. This dynamic capability allows a single adaptor to adapt to various protocols on-demand, providing multi-protocol support without requiring permanent hardware for each protocol, thus reducing overall device area.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple adaptors are arranged to support different communication protocols, then protocol compatibility is improved, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The universal adaptor consolidates multiple protocol support into a single power-consuming device. By sharing common hardware resources and using a configurable software/firmware layer, the adaptor achieves multi-protocol support with lower total power consumption compared to running multiple separate adaptors simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The configurable module enables the adaptor to activate only the specific protocol needed at any given time, rather than maintaining all protocols active simultaneously. This dynamic protocol selection reduces power consumption by enabling the device to operate in a lower-power state when only one protocol is in use.
3Area of stationary object
If a flash memory is designed to support only several constant protocols, then device area and power consumption are reduced, but adaptability to other protocols is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a configurable module that allows the flash memory adaptor to dynamically reconfigure itself to support different communication protocols. This dynamic configurability enables the device to maintain a compact form factor while being adaptable to various protocols through software/firmware configuration rather than requiring dedicated hardware for each protocol.
Solution Approach 2:
The configurable module changes operational parameters (such as communication protocols) through configuration data stored in the flash memory. By allowing parameter changes without hardware modification, the device maintains small area while achieving protocol adaptability through configurable settings rather than fixed design.
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AI summary
A wireless configurable flash memory that facilitates wireless access of data includes a storage module configured to store the data, a configurable protocol module configured to parse frames of various protocols according to a configuration parameter and a control module configured to control wireless reception and transmission of the data and parsing of wireless protocols. By means of the configurable protocol module, the value of each field defined in a protocol are reconfigurable, so that the wireless configurable flash memory can be self-adaptive to changes in the protocols, identification of protocols is converted to simple comparison on the values of respective fields of the protocols, and data of multiple protocols can be transmitted and received though a simple configurable protocol module. Thus, the wireless configurable flash memory for wireless access of the data has the characteristics of high self-adaptability, small area and low power consumption.