Code-Based Device State Information Display System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems face challenges in displaying device state information in arbitrary locations desired by users, with limited flexibility in displaying only the desired information and restricted regions for displaying device state information.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and system that utilize code information generated by users to transmit and display device state information in arbitrary locations, allowing real-time updates and flexible display modes based on the type of information, using a transmission processing unit, code information generation unit, and display processing unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If device state information is displayed in a display mounted on equipment or a remote controller, then the information can be displayed in a specified location, but it becomes difficult to display the information in an arbitrary place desired by the user
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a code information (QR code or barcode) as an intermediary carrier that contains identification information about the device state. This code is output from the equipment and can be read by any external device with scanning capability, enabling flexible display locations without requiring direct connection or specialized displays on the equipment itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of the device state information in the form of a code (QR code or barcode) that can be displayed on various external devices such as smartphones, tablets, or computers. This allows the same information to be accessed in multiple locations simultaneously without modifying the original equipment's display system.
2Loss of information
If all device state information is displayed, then complete information is provided, but the limited display region cannot accommodate all items and users can only see everything at once
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the device state information into multiple categories (operation state, setting state, diagnostic information, etc.) and allows users to selectively view different segments through the code interface. The external device can display information in organized sections or provide navigation to different information types, making comprehensive information manageable within limited display space.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional limited display screens to utilizing the third dimension of mobile device interfaces, which offer virtually unlimited scrolling, expanding, and organizing capabilities. The code serves as a gateway to access extensive information that can be navigated through multiple pages, sections, or hierarchical structures on the external device.
3Adaptability or versatility
If code information is used to transmit device state information to external devices, then information can be displayed in arbitrary places, but communication with another device is required for generating code information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the equipment to generate its own code information containing identification data about its state without requiring communication with external devices. The code is created autonomously based on the device's current state parameters and can be directly output through the equipment's built-in output mechanisms, eliminating the need for additional communication protocols or external code generation systems.
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AI summary
An information processing device according to the present technology includes a transmission processing unit that performs processing for transmitting device state information relating to a selected item to an external device of a request source, in response to a request for the device state information relating to the selected item that has been made by the external device, by using code information indicating the selected item, the selected item being an item that has been selected by a user for the device state information indicating a state of a device.