Image-Guided Part Identification for Biological Specimen Analyzers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users and service personnel face challenges in effectively operating and maintaining multiple automatic analysis devices from different manufacturers due to varying user manuals and software versions, leading to confusion and inefficiency in accessing relevant operation and repair information.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that includes a portable terminal device and a server, utilizing image capture and machine learning to identify parts of the apparatus and provide corresponding display information, such as operation or repair guidance, directly on the device screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple automatic analysis devices from different manufacturers are used, then measurement capabilities are improved, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention creates a universal operation guide system that can display appropriate operation instructions for multiple different apparatus models through a single interface. The system identifies the specific apparatus model and presents model-specific guidance, allowing one system to serve multiple functions across different device types without requiring users to study separate manuals for each device.
2Loss of information
If detailed user manuals are provided for each apparatus model, then operational guidance is improved, but information accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to obtain relevant operation information on-demand by capturing an image of the apparatus. The identification unit automatically determines the apparatus model and displays the corresponding operation guide, eliminating the need for users to manually search through extensive manuals. The system serves itself by automatically matching the captured image with the appropriate instructional content.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces an intermediary system consisting of the image capture unit, identification unit, and display unit that mediates between the user and the detailed manual information. Instead of directly accessing comprehensive manuals, users interact with the simplified intermediary interface that automatically retrieves and presents the necessary operational guidance based on the captured apparatus image.
3Measurement precision
If service people use dedicated service manuals, then repair information accuracy is improved, but service efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system prepares and displays the relevant service information in advance by automatically identifying the apparatus model from the captured image and retrieving the corresponding operation guide before the service person needs it. This preliminary retrieval and display of accurate repair information eliminates the time required to manually search through dedicated service manuals during repair operations.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing device includes a memorization unit, an image capture unit, an identification unit, an acquisition unit and a display unit. The memorization unit memorizes display information to be displayed in correspondence with parts of an apparatus. The image capture unit captures an image of the apparatus. The identification unit identifies a part of the apparatus included in an image that has been captured or is being captured by the image capture unit. The acquisition unit acquires, from the memorization unit, display information that is to be displayed in correspondence with the part of the apparatus identified by the identification unit. The display unit displays the display information acquired by the acquisition unit.