Wireless Performance Graphical Interface for Multi-Interface Priority Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information handling systems, particularly those with multiple wireless technologies, face challenges in optimizing performance attributes for mobile use due to simultaneous operation, interference, and form factor constraints, lacking a method to dynamically model and adjust performance relative to user experience feature requirements.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that provide a graphical representation of relative performance for multiple wireless technologies, allowing users to select and adjust performance settings, which impacts other wireless technologies, displayed through a graphical interface, enabling manual adjustment and visualization of performance changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple wireless technologies are operated simultaneously to provide diverse connectivity options, then device versatility and adaptability are improved, but system complexity and performance optimization difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the wireless technology management by creating separate performance settings for each wireless interface (WiFi, Bluetooth, Cellular, etc.). Each interface can be independently configured with its own performance level (0-10 scale), allowing users to manage complexity through organized categorization while maintaining versatility across multiple technologies.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts wireless interface priorities based on user selections. When a user modifies the performance setting of one wireless interface, the system automatically recalculates and updates the priorities of other interfaces in real-time. This dynamic adaptation resolves the complexity by providing automated optimization rather than manual configuration of all interfaces simultaneously.
2Productivity
If performance settings are manually adjusted for each wireless interface to optimize specific applications, then application-specific performance is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements pre-configured performance settings for different use cases (e.g., gaming, video streaming, general use). Users can select from these pre-optimized configurations without manually adjusting each wireless interface individually. This preliminary action maintains application-specific optimization while significantly improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback through a graphical interface that displays the current performance settings and priority levels of all wireless interfaces. When users adjust one setting, the interface immediately shows the impact on other interfaces, enabling intuitive optimization without requiring users to understand complex interaction rules. This feedback mechanism simplifies the operation while maintaining productivity.
3Speed
If wireless interfaces are prioritized to optimize speed and bandwidth for high bandwidth applications, then data transfer performance is improved, but power consumption and battery life deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different performance levels for different wireless interfaces based on their specific characteristics and usage requirements. Each interface can be independently optimized - for example, WiFi can be set to high performance for data transfer, while Bluetooth can be set to low performance for power-saving operations. This localized optimization resolves the contradiction between speed and power consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters (priority levels, bandwidth allocation, transmission power) of wireless interfaces dynamically. Users can adjust the performance parameter of each interface from 0-10, and the system translates these into appropriate operational settings. This parameter change mechanism enables fine-grained control over the trade-off between data transfer speed and power consumption for each wireless technology.
4Ease of operation
If graphical representation of performance settings is provided to enable user optimization, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a simplified graphical representation that copies the essential information about wireless interface performance settings into a visual format. Instead of displaying complex technical parameters, the interface presents simplified performance levels (0-10 scale) and priority indicators that are easy to understand and adjust. This copying approach improves ease of operation while keeping the underlying complexity managed through abstraction.
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AI summary
Methods and systems are disclosed for selecting performance settings for one or more wireless technologies, presenting a graphical representation of the relative performance of the wireless technologies for each performance setting, and allowing a selection of at least one of the performance settings. The performance settings can be associated with wireless technologies, or location types. Performance characteristics may include noise, power, quality, speed, and interference. The performance setting of one wireless technology may be manually adjusted and the impact on other wireless technologies can be a graphical displayed or numerical display. Adjustments can be made by a user or a platform designer. In a preset mode, a user make select between preset performance settings that are graphically displayed. In an advanced mode, adjustments to wireless performance characteristics of all the wireless interfaces on a specific platform may be selectively made with the relative effects on other wireless interfaces graphically displayed.