Wireless Traffic Balancing via Dock Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Computing devices experience increased latency and reduced throughput in wireless communications due to the high demand on resources when supporting multiple connections, particularly when connected to docks that lack sufficient ports for peripheral devices, leading to reduced quality and stability in wireless communications.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method where a computing device detects a connected dock and transfers subsets of real-time and non-real-time wireless traffic to balance the load, with real-time WiFi and non-real-time Bluetooth traffic being handled by the dock, while maintaining non-real-time WiFi and real-time Bluetooth traffic on the device, using a daemon program to manage this transfer and optimize resource allocation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the computing device supports many wireless communications, then the device can maintain multiple connections, but latency increases and throughput reduces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments wireless traffic into different types (real-time and non-real-time) and routes them through different paths (direct device connections vs. dock-mediated connections). This segmentation allows the system to maintain multiple connections while managing latency by directing time-sensitive traffic through the most efficient path.
Solution Approach 2:
The dock serves as an intermediary device that mediates wireless communications between the computing device and peripheral devices. By introducing this intermediary, the system can balance the wireless load, reducing the direct burden on the computing device and thereby reducing latency for certain traffic types.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the computing device supports many wireless communications, then the device can maintain multiple connections, but throughput reduces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments wireless traffic into different types (real-time and non-real-time) and routes them through different paths (direct device connections vs. dock-mediated connections). This segmentation allows the system to maintain multiple connections while managing throughput by directing traffic through optimal paths.
Solution Approach 2:
The dock serves as an intermediary device that mediates wireless communications between the computing device and peripheral devices. By introducing this intermediary, the system can balance the wireless load, reducing the direct burden on the computing device and thereby improving overall throughput.
3Loss of time
If the dock handles more wireless traffic, then the computing device experiences reduced latency, but the dock's limited ports become a bottleneck
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the dock a multi-functional device that handles both wired peripheral connections and wireless communications. This universality allows the dock to serve multiple purposes, managing wireless traffic without requiring additional ports, as it leverages existing port infrastructure combined with wireless capabilities.
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AI summary
An example computing device includes: a first wireless communications interface to communicate via a first protocol; a second wireless communications interface to communicate via a second protocol; a processor to: detect a dock connected to the computing device, the dock capable of supporting wireless communications via the first protocol and the second protocol; select a first subset of first traffic transmitted over the first protocol and a second subset of second traffic transmitted over the second protocol; and transfer the first subset of first traffic and the second subset of second traffic to the dock to balance the wireless communications.