Communication Device Autonomous Error Handling via Cross-Device Setting Synchronization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Communication devices face errors due to differing settings in communication protocols with target devices, such as authentication failures and character corruption, which are difficult to resolve without manual intervention.

Innovation Solution

A process is implemented where the communication device selects a setting change based on error type by referring to correlated information, acquires setting values from other devices, and determines its own setting values to handle errors autonomously, reducing the need for manual management.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual intervention is used to resolve communication errors, then error handling accuracy is improved, but operational complexity and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveerror handling accuracyVSAvoidoperational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The communication device autonomously identifies communication errors, selects appropriate setting items from stored error handling information, acquires setting values from other devices, and automatically determines and applies corrective settings without requiring manual intervention from operators

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors communication status, detects errors, and automatically adjusts settings based on acquired information from other devices, creating a closed-loop feedback mechanism that resolves errors autonomously

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Manufacturing precision

If manual setting adjustment is performed for new devices, then setting accuracy is improved, but time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesetting accuracyVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The communication device stores in advance error handling information that correlates error types with appropriate setting items, enabling rapid automatic response when errors occur without requiring real-time manual analysis or configuration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system acquires setting values from other communication devices that have successfully configured similar settings, copying proven working configurations to resolve errors quickly without manual reconfiguration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Productivity

If autonomous error handling is implemented, then operational efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperational efficiencyVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The communication device integrates multiple functions including error detection, error type identification, setting item selection, information acquisition from other devices, and automatic setting application into a single unified system, avoiding the need for separate complex subsystems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10375190B2Non-transitory computer readable medium storing communication program, communication device and information processing apparatus
Publication Date: 2019.08.06 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process including: selecting in a case where an error occurs in communication between a communication device and a communication target device, a setting item to be changed in order to handle the occurred error by referring to information in which a type of an error is previously correlated with a setting item to be changed; acquiring a setting value of another communication device regarding the selected setting item; and determining a setting value of the communication device based on the acquired setting value of the other communication device.