Wireless Preamble Signaling for AMP and Legacy Device Coexistence

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Solution Overview

Problem

The coexistence of ambient power (AMP) devices and legacy devices in communication systems is challenging due to their differing capabilities, necessitating a method to ensure compatibility.

Innovation Solution

A method involving the transmission of a preamble signal followed by a target signal, where the preamble signal indicates that the target receiving device is an AMP device, allowing legacy devices to identify and accommodate AMP devices in the communication system.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If AMP devices are deployed in communication systems, then device complexity and power consumption are reduced, but compatibility with legacy devices deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice complexityVSAvoidcompatibility with legacy devices
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a preamble signal as an intermediary element that mediates between AMP devices and legacy devices. The preamble signal contains indication information that allows legacy devices to identify and accommodate AMP devices, enabling coexistence without requiring legacy devices to be complex or AMP devices to have high power consumption

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If capability differences between AMP devices and legacy devices are addressed, then compatibility is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoexistence capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the communication signal into two parts: a preamble signal containing indication information about device type, and a subsequent data signal. This segmentation allows legacy devices to quickly identify AMP devices through the preamble without needing to process complex capability negotiation protocols, thus improving coexistence while maintaining low system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP4686126A1Wireless communication method and device
Publication Date: 2026.01.28 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

A wireless communication method and devices. The method comprises: a sender device sends a preamble signal and a target signal, wherein the preamble signal is before the target signal, and the preamble signal is used for indicating that a target receiving device of the target signal is an ambient power (AMP) device.