Method and apparatus for wireless distributed computing

• US 9,307,448 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2014
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Krishnaswamy, Dilip, Yallapragada, Subbarao V., Nanda, Sanjiv
• Primary Examiner(s): Cumming, William D
• Application Number:
  US14/252,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20140219099A1
• Time in Patent Office: 722 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.2, 455/422.1, 455/423, 455/426.1, 455/450, 455/466, 455/517, 455/502, 370/231, 370/310, 340/5.26, 340/870.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/374 Detecting the frequency distribution of signals, e.g. detecting delta, theta, alpha, beta or gamma waves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/375 using biofeedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/06 using electric transmission , e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/08 Load balancing or load distribution transferring a connection for handling the traffic H04W36/22; wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Systems and methods for distributed computing between communication devices. A femto node is treated as a trusted extension of a user equipment and performs processing tasks on behalf of the user equipment. The femto node is also treated as a trusted extension of network servers and performs services on behalf of the network servers. Tasks are thus distributed between the network servers, the femto node and one or more user equipments. The tasks include processing data, filtering incoming messages, and caching network service information.

Claims

1. A method of communication, the method comprising:

determining, by an apparatus;

one or more processing tasks related to wireless communications to be performed at the apparatus to be offloaded to an access point, and a resource savings value associated with offloading the one or more processing tasks;

generating a first communication comprising an indication of the one or more processing tasks;

transmitting the first communication to the access point; and

receiving a second communication from the access point, the second communication comprising an indication of a result of the one or more processing tasks.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by a user equipment.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the user equipment is located remotely from the access point.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more processing tasks comprises processing sensor data generated by the user equipment.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by a server.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the one or more processing tasks to be offloaded further comprises comparing the resource savings value to a threshold, wherein generating the first communication is performed responsive to the comparison.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource savings value comprises an amount of processing capacity saved by offloading the one or more processing tasks.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource savings value comprises an amount of communication energy saved by offloading the one or more processing tasks.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource savings value comprises a cost of communication saved by offloading the one or more processing tasks.

10. An apparatus for communication, the apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to;

determine;

one or more processing tasks related to wireless communications to be performed at the apparatus to be offloaded to an access point, and a resource savings value associated with offloading the one or more processing tasks; and

generate a first communication comprising an indication of the one or more processing tasks;

a transmitter configured to transmit the first communication to the access point; and

a receiver configured to receive a second communication from the access point, the second communication comprising an indication of a result of the one or more processing tasks.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to compare the resource savings value to a threshold, and wherein the processor generates the first communication responsive to the comparison.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the resource savings value comprises an amount of processing capacity saved by offloading the one or more processing tasks.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the resource savings value comprises an amount of communication energy saved by offloading the one or more processing tasks.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the resource savings value comprises an amount of communication bandwidth saved by offloading the one or more processing tasks.

15. An apparatus for communication, the apparatus comprising:

means for determining;

one or more processing tasks related to wireless communications to be performed at the apparatus to be offloaded to an access point, and a resource savings value associated with offloading the one or more processing tasks;

means for generating a first communication comprising an indication of the one or more processing tasks;

means for transmitting the first communication to the access point; and

means for receiving a second communication from the access point, the second communication comprising an indication of a result of the one or more processing tasks.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising means for comparing the resource savings value to a threshold, wherein the means for generating the first communication is performed responsive to the comparison.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code executable by a computer, comprising:

code for causing the computer of an apparatus to determine;

one or more processing tasks related to wireless communications to be performed at the apparatus to be offloaded to an access point, and a resource savings value associated with offloading the one or more processing tasks;

code for causing the computer to generate a first communication comprising an indication of the one or more processing tasks;

code for causing the computer to transmit the first communication to the access point; and

code for causing the computer to receive a second communication from the access point, the second communication comprising an indication of a result of the one or more processing tasks.