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US 9,320,065 B2Granted
Wireless docking automatic configuration and optimization system
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorKoen Johanna Guillaume Holtman
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems, methods and apparatus that pre-plan the payload connections of multiple dockees with a stationary docking environment in a docking process in accordance with a connection negotiation process which balances the needs and capabilities for all parties participating in the docking process. In accordance with one disclosed aspect, a connection negotiation system establishes one or more communication paths between one or more pairs of end points located in devices in a communication system.
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A communication system including a connection negotiation system for establishing one or more communication paths between one or more pairs of end points located in devices of the communication system, wherein the communication system comprises:
- two or more devices, at least one communication medium situated between the two or more devices, a plurality of system elements configured to realize a part of the one or more communication paths to be established, a plurality of interface data elements representing one of (a) connection points between system elements, (b) connection points between a system element and an end point of the one or more communication paths to be established, wherein the connection negotiation system comprises at least one processor operative to:
- a) receive as a first processor input, one or more pairs of end points of the one or more communication paths to be established, said end points being located in devices of the communication system, where each end point is represented by one of the plurality of interface data elements,
- b) receive as a second processor input, a description of capabilities and constraints of the two or more devices or of the two or more devices and the at least one communication medium, wherein the capabilities and constraints are defined by a set B of block data elements, wherein a block data element in the set B of block data elements is comprised of data that represents (a) a single system element that is configured to perform a certain communication task, or (b) a single system element that cannot be configured, or (c) a single system element that is always configured in the same manner irrespective of the one or more communication paths that is supported by it,
- c) find a subset Tx of the set B of block data elements that satisfies at least a first criteria based on the first and second inputs, and
- d) output the subset Tx as a connection plan, representative of the one or more communication paths to be established in the communication system,
- e) execute the connection plan by at least configuring one or more system elements as specified by the subset Tx to establish the one or more communication paths in the communication system.
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A method for establishing one or more communication paths between one or more pairs of end points located in devices of a communication system comprising:
- two or more devices, at least one communication medium situated between the two or more devices, a plurality of system elements configured to realize a part of the one or more communication paths to be established, a plurality of interface data elements representing (a) connection points between system elements, and (b) connection points between a system element and an end point of a communication path to be established, the method comprising:
- a) receiving as a first input, the one or more pairs of end points of the one or more communication paths to be established, said end points being located in devices of the communication system, where each end point is represented by one of the plurality of interface data elements,
- b) receiving as a second input, a description of capabilities and constraints of the two or more devices or of the two or more devices and the at least one communication medium, wherein the capabilities and constraints are defined by a set B of block data elements, wherein a block data element in the set B of block data elements is comprised of data that represents (a) a single system element that is configured to perform a certain communication task, or (b) a single system element that cannot be configured, or (c) a single system element that is always configured in the same manner irrespective of the one or more communication paths that is supported by it,
- c) finding a subset Tx of the set B of block data elements that satisfies at least a first criteria based on the first and second inputs, and
- d) outputting the subset Tx as a connection plan, representative of the one or more communication paths to be established in the communication system, and
- e) executing the connection plan by configuring one or more system elements as specified by the subset Tx to establish the one or more communication paths in the communication system.
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A dockee in a communication system hosting a connection negotiation system for establishing one or more communication paths between one or more pairs of end points located in devices of the communication system, wherein the communication system comprises:
- two or more devices, at least one communication medium situated between the two or more devices, a plurality of system elements configured to realize a part of the one or more communication paths to be established, a plurality of interface data elements representing one of(a) connection points between system elements, (b) connection points between a system element and an end point of the one or more communication paths, wherein the connection negotiation system hosted by said dockee comprises at least one processor operative to:
- a) receive as a first processor input, the one or more pairs of end points of the one or more communication paths to be established, said end points being located in devices of the communication system, where each end point is represented by one of the plurality of interface data elements,
- b) receive as a second processor input, a description of capabilities and constraints of the two or more devices or of the two or more devices and the at least one communication medium, wherein the capabilities and constraints are defined by a set B of block data elements, wherein a block data element in the set B of block data elements is comprised of data that represents (a) a single system element that is configured to perform a certain communication task, or (b) a single system element that cannot be configured, or (c) a single system element that is always configured in the same manner irrespective of the one or more communication paths that is supported by it,
- c) find a subset Tx of the set B of block data elements that satisfies at least a first criteria based on the first and second inputs, and
- d) output the subset Tx as a connection plan, representative of the one or more communication paths to be established in the communication system,
- e) initiate execution of the connection plan, the execution comprising configuring one or more system elements as specified by the subset Tx to establish the one or more communication paths in the communication system.
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A docking host in a communication system hosting a connection negotiation system for establishing one or more communication paths between one or more pairs of end points located in devices of the communication system, wherein the communication system comprises:
- two or more devices, at least one communication medium situated between the two or more devices, a plurality of system elements configured to realize a part of the one or more communication paths to be established, a plurality of interface data elements representing (a) connection points between system elements, and (b) connection points between a system element and an end point of the one or more communication paths, wherein the connection negotiation system hosted by said docking host comprises at least one processor operative to:
- a) receive as a first processor input, the one or more pairs of end points of the one or more communication paths to be established, said end points being located in devices of the communication system, where each end point is represented by one of the plurality of interface data elements,
- b) receive as a second processor input, a description of capabilities and constraints of the two or more devices or of the two or more devices and the at least one communication medium, wherein the capabilities and constraints are defined by a set B of block data elements, wherein a block data element in the set B of block data elements is comprised of data that represents (a) a single system element that is configured to perform a certain communication task, or (b) a single system element that cannot be configured, or (c) a single system element that is always configured in the same manner irrespective of the one or more communication paths that is supported by it,
- c) find a subset Tx of the set B of block data elements that satisfies at least a first criteria based on the first and second inputs, and
- d) output the subset Tx as a connection plan, representative of the one or more communication paths to be established in the communication system, initiate execution of the connection plan, the execution comprising configuring one or more system elements as specified by the subset Tx to establish the one or more communication paths in the communication system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.