Wireless Device SIM Data Delivery Switching

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Solution Overview

Problem

Wireless communication devices face challenges in maintaining data delivery at a guaranteed rate due to network congestion and varying quality of service, which can disrupt media content streams and other data transmissions.

Innovation Solution

The device employs multiple subscriber identity module (SIM) card information, enabling both best-efforts and quality of service (QoS) data delivery, switching between them based on network quality to ensure continuous data transmission at a reasonable rate by utilizing multiple communication channels and networks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If best-efforts data delivery is used to maximize data transmission speed, then productivity is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to network congestion and varying quality of service

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission speedVSAvoiddata delivery guarantee
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically switches between best-efforts data delivery and QoS data delivery modes based on network conditions. The wireless communication device monitors network quality and automatically transitions between delivery mechanisms to maintain both speed and reliability, making the system adaptive rather than static.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the delivery parameter from best-efforts to QoS-based transmission when network conditions deteriorate. By adjusting the data delivery mechanism parameter based on monitored network quality metrics, the system optimizes the balance between transmission speed and delivery guarantee.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If QoS data delivery is used to guarantee minimum data rate, then reliability is improved, but productivity decreases due to restricted data transmission speed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata delivery guaranteeVSAvoiddata transmission speed
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically selects between QoS data delivery and best-efforts data delivery based on real-time network conditions. When network quality is good, it uses best-efforts for higher speed; when quality deteriorates, it switches to QoS for guaranteed delivery, making the system adaptive to changing conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system adjusts the data delivery parameter between QoS-mode and best-efforts-mode based on monitored network quality. This parameter change allows the system to optimize transmission speed when possible while maintaining delivery guarantees when necessary.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple SIM card information are used to enable both best-efforts and QoS data delivery, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata delivery flexibilityVSAvoidSIM card management
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The wireless communication device is designed with multi-functionality to support both best-efforts data delivery and QoS data delivery through multiple SIM card information. This universal design allows the device to adapt to different network conditions and delivery requirements using a single integrated system.

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

4Reliability

If automatic switching between best-efforts and QoS data delivery is implemented, then reliability is improved, but ease of operation decreases due to automated control complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuninterrupted data deliveryVSAvoidautomatic switching control
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically monitoring network quality and switching between best-efforts and QoS data delivery modes without user intervention. The wireless communication device autonomously manages the complexity of switching control while providing reliable uninterrupted data delivery to the user.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS9781595B2Wireless communication device
Publication Date: 2017.10.03 AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P
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AI summary

A wireless communication device includes a user interface device, a subscriber identity module card slot, a memory, and a processor. The subscriber identity module card slot is configured to receive a subscriber identity module card that includes subscriber identity module card information. The processor is configured to, in response to detection of a subscriber identity module card within the subscriber identify module card slot, present, via the user interface device, an option to store a copy of the subscriber identity module card information to the memory.