Short-Range Wireless Device Channel Separation for AI During Calls

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies face challenges in implementing voice or video input querying of artificial intelligence services during voice/video calls on smart devices, as this requires hooking media data at the operating system level, making it difficult to deliver voice or video inputs to separate applications during calls.

Innovation Solution

A short-range wireless communications apparatus and method that utilize separate channels for call media data and artificial intelligence service data, allowing media data related to calls to be transmitted and received through a first channel, and media data for AI services to be transmitted and received through a second channel, enabling seamless interaction with AI services during calls.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If voice or video input is hooked at the operating system level to deliver to separate applications during calls, then AI service querying during calls becomes possible, but device complexity and implementation difficulty increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveAI service querying capability during callsVSAvoidimplementation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the media data transmission by creating separate logical channels: a first channel for call media data and a second channel for AI service media data. This segmentation allows AI service querying during calls without requiring complex OS-level hooking, as the separation is achieved through channel management rather than deep system integration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a short-range wireless communication apparatus as an intermediary device between the terminal device and the AI service server. This intermediary handles the media data transmission through separate channels, eliminating the need for direct OS-level hooking and reducing implementation complexity while enabling AI service access during calls.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If separate channels are used for call media data and AI service data, then seamless AI interaction during calls is enabled, but communication protocol complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseamless AI interactionVSAvoidcommunication protocol complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the short-range wireless communication apparatus multi-functional by enabling it to handle both call media data and AI service media data through different channels simultaneously. This universal capability allows seamless AI interaction during calls without requiring separate dedicated devices, and the channel separation mechanism manages protocol complexity through structured data routing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If media data is transmitted through separate channels, then AI service quality during calls improves, but data transmission overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveAI service quality during callsVSAvoiddata transmission overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the call functionality and AI service functionality into a single integrated system using the short-range wireless communication apparatus. By combining these services and managing them through channel separation rather than requiring completely independent transmission paths, the system improves AI service quality during calls while minimizing additional data transmission overhead through efficient resource sharing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS11146935B2Short range wireless communication device and method
Publication Date: 2021.10.12 SK TELECOM CO LTD
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AI summary

A short-range wireless communications apparatus according to one embodiment includes a short-range wireless communications unit and a control unit. The short-range wireless communications unit is configured to communicate with a terminal device configured to provide a call service and a predetermined artificial intelligence service. The control unit configured to control the short-range wireless communications unit so that when the call service is provided, media data related to the call service is transmitted and received between the short-range wireless communications unit and the terminal device through a first channel, and when the artificial intelligence service is provided during the call service being provided, media data related to the artificial intelligence service is transmitted and received between the short-range wireless communications unit and the terminal device through a second channel separated from the first channel.