Method of configuring device performance and device location to perform a task
View Patent ↗A configuration device for configuring a wireless device within a wireless cell can include a receiving unit configured to receive a request message from a wireless device within a wireless cell. In addition, the configuration device can include a first processing unit configured to determine location information of the wireless device, and a second processing unit configured to determine a communication capacity of the wireless device, and to estimate a communication requirement based on the request message. Furthermore, the configuration device can have a transmitting unit configured to transmit optimal information to the wireless device with respect to the request message.
1. A method comprising:
receiving a request at a first wireless device in a network that has a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the request is to perform a specified task;
determining, at the first wireless device, a data requirement to perform the specified task;
evaluating the plurality of wireless devices in the network to perform the specified task based on the data requirement and assessing performance capability for the plurality of wireless devices in the network to perform the specified task;
assessing a plurality of locations within the network to perform the specified task based on the data requirement;
identifying one or more wireless devices in the network that have the performance capability to perform the specified task and identifying one or more locations within the network capable of providing the data requirement to perform the specified task; and
selecting a combination of both the one or more wireless devices in the network that have the performance capability to perform the specified task and one or more locations within the network capable of providing the data requirement to perform the specified task.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of locations within the network correspond to locations of the plurality of wireless devices in the network.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request is from a second wireless device in the network.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the specified task is to download data to a second wireless device in the network.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the data requirement pertains to a type of data to be downloaded.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the data requirement pertains to a data rate for the data that is to be downloaded.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the one or more wireless devices in the network includes ranking the one or more wireless devices and identifying the one or more locations includes ranking the one or more locations to perform the specified task.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein selecting the combination of both the one or more wireless devices in the network and one or more locations within the network includes selecting a favorable performing device and a favorable location to perform the specified task.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein when identifying the one or more wireless devices in the network and identifying the one or more locations, the one or more wireless devices and the one or more locations are provided on a topography map for viewing on a display.
10. A method comprising:
receiving a request at a first wireless device in a network that has a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the request is from a second wireless device in the network to perform a specified task pertaining to data transfer;
determining, at the first wireless device, a requirement to perform the data transfer;
evaluating the plurality of wireless devices in the network to perform the data transfer based on the requirement and assessing performance capability for the plurality of wireless devices in the network to perform the data transfer;
assessing a plurality of locations within the network to perform the data transfer based on the requirement;
identifying one or more wireless devices in the network that have the performance capability to perform the data transfer and identifying one or more locations within the network capable of performing the data transfer; and
communicating both the one or more wireless devices in the network that have the performance capability to perform the data transfer and the one or more locations within the network capable of performing the data transfer to the second wireless device.
11. The method of claim 10 further comprising selecting a combination of the one or more wireless devices in the network that have the performance capability to perform the data transfer and one or more locations within the network capable of performing the data transfer.
12. The method of claim 10 further comprising selecting, at the second wireless device, a combination of the one or more wireless devices in the network that have the performance capability to perform the data transfer and one or more locations within the network capable of performing the data transfer.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein identifying the one or more wireless devices in the network includes ranking the one or more wireless devices and identifying the one or more locations includes ranking the one or more locations to perform the data transfer, in which the ranking of the one or more wireless devices and the ranking of the one or more locations are communicated to the second wireless device.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising selecting a combination of a favorable of the one or more wireless devices in the network that have the performance capability to perform the data transfer and a favorable of the one or more locations within the network capable of performing the data transfer.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of locations within the network correspond to locations of the plurality of wireless devices in the network.
16. An apparatus comprising:
a receiver to wirelessly receive a request within a network that has a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the request is from a particular wireless device in the network to perform a specified task pertaining to data transfer;
a processor coupled to the receiver to process the request, in which the processor to determine a requirement to perform the data transfer, evaluate the plurality of wireless devices in the network to perform the data transfer based on the requirement and assess performance capability for the plurality of wireless devices in the network to perform the data transfer, the processor to also assess a plurality of locations within the network to perform the data transfer based on the requirement, wherein the processor to identify one or more wireless devices in the network that have the performance capability to perform the data transfer and identify one or more locations within the network capable of performing the data transfer; and
a transmitter coupled to the processor to communicate to the particular wireless device, both the one or more wireless devices in the network that have the performance capability to perform the data transfer and the one or more locations within the network capable of providing the data requirement to perform the data transfer.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein when the processor identifies the one or more wireless devices in the network, the processor ranks the one or more wireless devices, and when the processor identifies the one or more locations, the processor ranks the one or more locations to perform the data transfer, in which the ranking of the one or more wireless devices and the ranking of the one or more locations are communicated to the particular wireless device by the transmitter.
18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the processor to select a combination of a favorable of the one or more wireless devices in the network that have the performance capability to perform the data transfer and a favorable of the one or more locations within the network capable of performing the data transfer.
19. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the requirement pertains to a data rate in performing the data transfer.
20. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of locations within the network correspond to locations of the plurality of wireless devices in the network.