Wireless Data Processing Apparatus Dynamic Parameter Optimization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in maintaining stable wireless communication, particularly in unlicensed bands like the 920 MHz band, due to interference and varying transmission constraints, which affect communication quality and network stability.

Innovation Solution

A data processing apparatus that optimizes transmission control parameters for terminal apparatuses by continuously monitoring communication quality information and adjusting parameters based on constraint conditions, ensuring stable wireless communication by optimizing multiple related control parameters within the wireless LAN area.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If transmission control parameters are determined once and applied to terminal apparatuses, then the determination process is simple and quick, but communication stability deteriorates due to inability to adapt to changing wireless communication conditions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication stabilityVSAvoidparameter determination process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic parameter determination by repeatedly calculating transmission control parameters based on current wireless communication conditions. The control unit continuously monitors communication quality information and updates parameters accordingly, transforming the static parameter determination into a dynamic adaptive process that responds to changing network conditions in real-time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent establishes a feedback mechanism where the control unit determines communication quality information from terminal apparatuses, uses this information to determine transmission control parameters, and applies these parameters back to the terminal apparatuses. This closed-loop feedback system enables continuous optimization of communication stability based on actual performance data

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If transmission control parameters are repeatedly determined based on communication quality information, then communication stability improves through adaptive optimization, but the time required for parameter determination increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication stabilityVSAvoidparameter determination time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary actions by determining transmission control parameters in advance based on predicted wireless communication conditions. The control unit proactively adjusts parameters before actual communication issues occur, rather than reacting after problems arise, which optimizes stability while managing timing through anticipatory parameter setting

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent maintains continuous parameter optimization by repeatedly determining transmission control parameters as long as communication conditions change. The control unit continuously monitors and updates parameters without interruption, ensuring that the useful action of optimization remains continuous rather than intermittent, thereby maintaining stable communication throughout

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Productivity

If multiple related control parameters are optimized simultaneously, then network efficiency improves through comprehensive optimization, but the complexity of coordinating parameter changes increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork efficiencyVSAvoidparameter coordination complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the parameter optimization process into distinct steps: first determining communication quality information from terminal apparatuses, then using this information to determine transmission control parameters, and finally applying these parameters to the terminal apparatuses. This segmentation of the optimization process into manageable phases reduces the complexity of coordinating multiple related control parameters while maintaining comprehensive optimization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20240040436A1Data processing apparatus, data processing method, and data processing program
Publication Date: 2024.02.01 NT T INC
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AI summary

A data processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a signal processing unit and a control unit. The signal processing unit is configured to receive data wirelessly transmitted from the terminal apparatus. The control unit executes a first operation under a constraint condition related to wireless communication of the terminal apparatus. The first operation includes: determining a transmission control parameter used for wireless communication of the terminal apparatus; and repeatedly determining a transmission control parameter again using the determined transmission control parameter when the determined transmission control parameter is different from the transmission control parameter before the determination. The control unit is configured to apply the transmission control parameter obtained through the first operation to the terminal apparatus.