BLE Information Processing Apparatus Setting Change
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems face challenges in changing settings across multiple apparatuses without pre-retained information, as they require specifying communication partners and managing complex data transmission processes.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus utilizing Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication, which allows for setting changes across multiple devices without pre-specified partners, using advertising functions for simple data transmission and GATT profiles for one-to-one data exchange, enabling a mesh network for efficient setting updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional communication methods are used to change settings of multiple apparatuses, then communication partners must be specified in advance and complex data transmission processes are required, but this increases device complexity and operational difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The transmitting apparatus automatically discovers and transmits setting change information to other apparatuses without requiring manual specification of communication partners. The system performs self-service by autonomously identifying target apparatuses and establishing communication channels, eliminating the need for complex pre-configuration and manual partner specification.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication system is designed to work with multiple types of apparatuses universally without requiring specific configuration for each device type. The transmitting apparatus can send setting change information to any receiving apparatus in the group, making the system multi-functional and adaptable to various device combinations without increasing operational complexity.
2Productivity
If pre-retained information about target apparatuses is stored, then setting changes can be efficiently applied, but this requires advance information management and increases system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by having apparatuses automatically register their identification information with the transmitting apparatus before setting changes are needed. This preliminary registration enables efficient subsequent setting changes without requiring complex information management during the actual setting change process, as the target apparatus information is already available in the transmission history.
Solution Approach 2:
The transmitting apparatus acts as an intermediary that maintains transmission history information, eliminating the need for individual apparatuses to store and manage complex information about other devices. The intermediary stores and manages the registration information centrally, reducing the information management burden on individual apparatuses while maintaining high productivity.
3Measurement precision
If one-to-one data transmission is used for each apparatus, then precise setting control is achieved, but this increases transmission time and reduces overall productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple one-to-one transmission operations into a single group transmission by broadcasting setting change information to all registered apparatuses simultaneously. This combining approach maintains precise setting control for each individual apparatus while dramatically reducing the total transmission time compared to sequential one-to-one transmissions.
Solution Approach 2:
The transmission process is segmented into two phases: a preliminary registration phase where apparatuses register their identification information, and an efficient setting change phase where pre-registered apparatuses receive settings simultaneously. This segmentation allows the system to achieve both precise individual control and efficient group-wide transmission by separating the information gathering step from the execution step.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes an acceptance unit that accepts an input of setting change information of the information processing apparatus, a setting change unit that changes a setting of the information processing apparatus by using the setting change information accepted by the acceptance unit, and a transmission unit that transmits the setting change information accepted by the acceptance unit to other apparatuses through BLE communication which is a communication method in which it is not necessary to specify a communication partner in advance.