Accessory Equipment Mapping for Controller Memory Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems do not facilitate the seamless integration of new accessory equipment with existing main equipment due to differing communication design specifications, requiring additional devices or expertise for connection.
Innovation Solution
A sales device and method that allows users to specify the type of accessory equipment and memory area within the main equipment's controller for data recording, using a processor to facilitate the connection process through a user-friendly interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a company purchases new accessory equipment and connects it to existing main equipment, then the company can expand its functionality, but the connection becomes complex and requires additional devices or expertise when communication design specifications differ
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an information processing device as an intermediary between the accessory equipment and main equipment. This intermediary device automatically handles communication protocol conversion and data format adaptation, eliminating the need for additional connection devices or specialized expertise when communication specifications differ between equipment components.
Solution Approach 2:
The information processing device performs self-configuration by automatically acquiring communication specifications from both the accessory equipment and main equipment, then autonomously generates appropriate conversion rules and establishes connections without requiring manual intervention from users or system integrators.
2Adaptability or versatility
If system integrators or companies manually configure connections between accessory equipment and main equipment, then customization is possible, but the process requires significant labor and expertise
Solution Approach 1:
The information processing device automatically acquires communication specifications from connected equipment, generates conversion rules, and configures itself without human intervention. This self-service capability maintains full customization adaptability while completely eliminating the labor and expertise requirements previously needed for manual configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary configuration actions automatically during the connection establishment phase. By pre-acquiring communication specifications and pre-generating conversion rules before actual data transmission begins, the system eliminates the need for subsequent manual configuration steps.
3Reliability
If additional devices or expertise are used to connect accessory equipment with different communication specifications, then connection compatibility is achieved, but cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The information processing device serves as a single intermediary that consolidates multiple potential conversion functions into one integrated component. This single device handles all communication protocol conversions and data format adaptations, replacing what would otherwise require multiple specialized devices or external expertise.
Solution Approach 2:
The information processing device is designed with universal functionality to handle diverse communication specifications and protocols. It can adapt to various equipment types and communication standards through automatic specification acquisition and dynamic rule generation, eliminating the need for equipment-specific conversion devices.
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AI summary
A sales device is a sales device for selling an information processing device that is configured to collect data from at least one of a sensor and a piece of accessory equipment and provide the data to a controller included in a piece of main equipment, the sales device including a processor configured to carry out: a first process of receiving a user operation for specifying a type of the at least one of the sensor and the piece of accessory equipment; and a second process of receiving a user operation for specifying a memory area which is included in the controller and in which the data collected from the at least one of the sensor and the piece of accessory equipment specified in the first process is to be recorded.