Electronic devices with distributed radios

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9918255-B2
Application number	US-201514860868-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2015
Priority date	Sep 22, 2015
Publication date	Mar 13, 2018
Grant date	Mar 13, 2018

Abstract

A modular electronic device including a master core and a plurality of communication radio modules is provided. The modular electronic device maximizes communication performance by receiving a request for network operations from a mobile operating system of the modular electronic device; polling a table to determine a capacity of each communication radio module; and assigning the network operations to a module of the communication radio modules with a highest available capacity to maximize the communication performance of the modular electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A modular electronic device for maximizing communication performance including a master core and a plurality of communication radio modules, the master core configured to
receive a request for network operations from a mobile operating system of the modular electronic device;
poll a table to determine a capacity of each of the plurality of communication radio modules,
wherein the table stores credits itemizing the capacity of each communication radio module, the credits being maintained for bandwidth capacity, latency, and jitter; and
assign the network operations to a module of the communication radio modules with a highest available capacity in accordance with the credits of the table to maximize the communication performance of the modular electronic device,
wherein the master core is configured to re-assign the network operations to an available communication radio in accordance with the credits of the table if the module with the highest available capacity goes offline, and
wherein the modular electronic device is a puzzle-style smartphone comprising a plane of interlocking quadrants and a backplane for receiving the plane of interlocking quadrants, each of the interlocking quadrants configured to receive one or more of the plurality of communication radio modules,
wherein the communication radio modules, as the network operations are performed, update the master core with changes to a respective number of available credits for the communication radio modules.

2. The modular electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the assigning of the network operation further comprises:
a dynamic distribution of the network operations across all of the plurality of communication radio modules based on the table.

3. The modular electronic device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of communication radio modules is a software programmable transceiver that includes a processor and a memory configured to utilize any communication technology based on instructions stored in the memory.

4. The modular electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the master core is configured to track a table of network operations that have been assigned to the plurality of communication radio modules.

5. The modular electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a physical location of at least one of the plurality of communication radio modules is different from a physical location of the master core.

6. The modular electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the master core increases or reduces the credits in accordance with a service level agreement capacity.

7. The modular electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the puzzle-style smartphone comprising a backplane for receiving the plane of interlocking quadrants.

8. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions for activating a modular electronic device for maximizing communication performance of a modular electronic device including a master core and a plurality of communication radio modules embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by the modular electronic device to cause the master core to perform operations comprising:
receiving a request for network operations from a mobile operating system of the modular electronic device;
polling a table to determine a capacity of each of the plurality of communication radio modules,
wherein the table stores credits itemizing the capacity of each communication radio module, the credits being maintained for bandwidth capacity, latency, and jitter; and
assigning the network operations to a module of the communication radio modules with a highest available capacity in accordance with the credits of the table to maximize the communication performance of the modular electronic device,
wherein the master core is configured to re-assign the network operations to an available communication radio in accordance with the credits of the table if the module with the highest available capacity goes offline, and
wherein the modular electronic device is a puzzle-style smartphone comprising a plane of interlocking quadrants and a backplane for receiving the plane of interlocking quadrants, each of the interlocking quadrants configured to receive one or more of the plurality of communication radio modules,
wherein the communication radio modules, as the network operations are performed, update the master core with changes to a respective number of available credits for the communication radio modules.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the assigning of the network operation further comprises:
dynamically distributing the network operations across all of the plurality of communication radio modules based on the table.

10. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of communication radio modules is a software programmable transceiver that includes a processor and a memory configured to utilize any communication technology based on instructions stored in the memory.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the master core is configured to track a table of network operations that have been assigned to the plurality of communication radio modules.

12. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein a physical location of at least one of the plurality of communication radio modules is different from a physical location of the master core.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the puzzle-style smartphone comprising a backplane for receiving the plane of interlocking quadrants.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Gilchrist James P
• Gildein Michael E
• Krishnamurthy Rajaram B
• Rogers Daniel
• Vaughan Moses J

Classifications

• H04W36/36

  by user or terminal equipment · CPC title

• H04W36/0027 Primary

  for a plurality of data sessions of end-to-end connections, e.g. multi-call or multi-bearer end-to-end data connections · CPC title

• H04B1/38 Primary

  Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving · CPC title

• H04W36/06

  Reselecting a communication resource in the serving access point · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title