Terminal Communication Mode Selection Through Capability Broadcasts

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless communication technologies are limited by terminal capabilities, leading to inefficiencies in selecting and establishing compatible communication modes, which affects user experience and interaction flexibility.

Innovation Solution

Terminals exchange broadcast messages containing supported wireless communication modes and status information, allowing filtering and user selection to optimize connection establishment, enabling simultaneous multiple mode connections and improving efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If terminals support multiple wireless communication modes to enhance flexibility and adaptability, then the versatility of communication is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need to manage and select among multiple modes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication mode versatilityVSAvoidcommunication mode management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Terminals perform preliminary actions by exchanging capability information and status details before actual communication establishment. The first terminal broadcasts its supported communication modes and status information, allowing the second terminal to pre-determine compatibility and select appropriate modes, thereby simplifying the subsequent connection process despite supporting multiple modes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where terminals broadcast their capability information and status to the network and to each other. This feedback loop enables continuous information exchange about supported modes and current status, allowing intelligent selection and adaptation during communication establishment without requiring complex local decision-making.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If terminals exchange detailed capability and status information early in the communication process, then the communication establishment success rate is improved, but the time required for initial connection setup increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication establishment success rateVSAvoidconnection setup time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Capability information and status details are exchanged in advance before actual data transmission begins. The first terminal broadcasts its supported communication modes and status information proactively, enabling the second terminal to pre-determine compatibility and select appropriate modes, thereby reducing the time needed for subsequent connection establishment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

By performing capability exchange and status determination in advance, the system skips unnecessary connection establishment steps. Terminals can directly proceed to data transmission after brief status verification, rushing through the connection setup process by eliminating redundant handshakes and compatibility checks that would otherwise be required.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #21Skipping (Rushing through)

3Productivity

If terminals use traditional connection establishment methods without early status detection, then the connection process is simpler and faster, but communication failures occur when incompatible or unavailable modes are selected

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication establishment efficiencyVSAvoidcommunication compatibility reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

Terminals perform preliminary capability exchange and status determination before initiating data transmission. The first terminal broadcasts its supported communication modes and status information, allowing the second terminal to pre-determine compatibility and select appropriate modes, thereby avoiding connection failures while maintaining efficient establishment process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where terminals continuously exchange capability information and status details. This feedback loop enables intelligent selection and adaptation during communication establishment, ensuring compatible mode selection while maintaining productivity through automated decision-making rather than complex manual negotiation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP4164265B1Communication establishment method and terminal
Publication Date: 2025.09.03 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication establishment method. The method includes: receiving, by a first terminal, a first broadcast message of a first wireless communications mode sent by a second terminal, where the first broadcast message carries a second wireless communications mode supported by the second terminal and a status and/or supported protocol information of the second wireless communications mode; and determining, by the first terminal based on the second wireless communications mode supported by the second terminal and the status and/or the supported protocol information of the second wireless communications mode, whether to connect to the second terminal. According to the foregoing method provided in the embodiments of the present invention, in a first wireless communication phase, a status and/or a supported protocol of a second wireless communications mode can be obtained, so that the second wireless communications mode is learned of in advance and terminals are filtered, thereby improving efficiency of selecting a wireless communications mode and establishing a communication connection.