Automatic Communication Restore for Reserved Facilities
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems in facilities intended for reservation and use, such as work booths, often require manual intervention to restore communication functions when they malfunction, leading to inefficiencies and user disruptions.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a processor that automatically performs restore operations to revive the communication function of a facility without manual intervention, utilizing a series of restore operations and connection methods like Bluetooth to reconnect and control devices, ensuring minimal user disruption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual intervention is used to restore communication function, then the communication function can be restored, but the operational efficiency decreases and user disruption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The facility performs self-diagnosis of communication function status and automatically executes restore operations without requiring administrator intervention. The controller monitors communication status, detects faults, and autonomously performs restoration procedures, enabling the system to serve itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary monitoring of communication status continuously and prepares restore operations in advance. When a fault is detected, the restoration process is already initiated or can be immediately executed, reducing the time gap between fault occurrence and restoration.
2Reliability
If manual intervention is used to restore communication function, then the communication function can be restored, but the time required for restoration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automatic self-restoration system eliminates the time delay associated with administrator travel and manual intervention. The system detects faults and executes restoration immediately through automated processes, significantly reducing the total restoration time.
Solution Approach 2:
By continuously monitoring communication status and having restore operations pre-configured, the system can immediately execute restoration when faults are detected, eliminating the lag time between fault detection and restoration initiation that occurs in manual processes.
3Productivity
If automatic restore operation is implemented, then operational efficiency improves, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller performs multiple functions including communication monitoring, fault detection, and restoration execution within a single integrated unit. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components for each function, thereby limiting the increase in overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The monitoring and restoration functions are merged into the existing controller architecture rather than being implemented as separate independent systems. This integration approach leverages existing hardware and software resources, minimizing the additional complexity introduced by automatic restoration capabilities.
4Ease of operation
If automatic restore operation is implemented, then user disruption is minimized, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring faults increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements continuous feedback monitoring of communication status between the facility and external systems. This real-time feedback mechanism enables automatic detection of communication faults and triggers restoration operations, maintaining ease of operation by keeping the system responsive without requiring complex user-level fault detection.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to, if a facility that is to be reserved for use is determined to have a fault in a communication function in view of a communication status with outside, perform a restore operation on the facility to restore the communication function.