Communication Device Packet Acquisition Based on Error History

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication devices face inefficiencies in acquiring and storing communication packets due to constant processing loads, leading to increased data storage capacity issues and inefficient packet acquisition processing.

Innovation Solution

A communication device that acquires error history information and compares current communication conditions with past error conditions, initiating packet acquisition and storage only when matching conditions are met, thereby optimizing processing and storage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If communication packet acquisition processing is constantly executed, then communication failure analysis capability is improved, but processing load increases and efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication failure analysis capabilityVSAvoidpacket acquisition processing efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements periodic action by activating packet acquisition processing only at specific intervals or conditions rather than continuously. The control unit monitors communication status and triggers packet acquisition only when communication failures are detected, thereby reducing overall processing load while maintaining the ability to analyze communication failures effectively.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies parameter changes by dynamically adjusting the acquisition frequency and scope of communication packets based on communication status. When communication is normal, packet acquisition is minimized or stopped; when failures occur, acquisition intensity increases. This adaptive parameter adjustment resolves the contradiction between continuous monitoring capability and processing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If all communication packets are uniformly acquired and stored, then communication failure analysis completeness is improved, but data storage capacity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication failure analysis completenessVSAvoiddata storage capacity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the necessary communication packets related to actual communication failures rather than storing all packets uniformly. The control unit identifies and extracts packets containing error information, eliminating irrelevant data storage while preserving complete failure analysis capability. This selective extraction resolves the contradiction between analysis completeness and storage capacity requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by differentiating storage requirements for different types of communication packets. Critical packets containing failure information are stored with high priority and retention, while normal communication packets are either not stored or stored temporarily. This differentiated quality approach maintains analysis completeness for failures while minimizing overall storage capacity consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Reliability

If communication packet data is constantly acquired, then error detection capability is improved, but processing load constantly occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveerror detection capabilityVSAvoidprocessing load

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements periodic action by scheduling packet acquisition based on communication events rather than continuous operation. Error detection capability is maintained by triggering acquisition only when communication anomalies occur, thereby reducing constant processing load while preserving the ability to detect errors effectively.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The communication device performs self-service by autonomously monitoring its own communication status and triggering packet acquisition only when needed. The control unit detects communication failures and activates acquisition processing automatically, eliminating the need for constant external control or continuous processing, thus reducing overall processing load while maintaining error detection capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10659652B2Communication system, communication device, method of controlling communication device, and program

Publication Date: 2020.05.19 KONICA MINOLTA INC

AI summary

A communication device includes a hardware processor that: acquires error history information including a communication condition at a time when an error has occurred in past data communication between the communication device and an external device group and type information of the error in the past data communication; compares, in new data communication between the communication device and one external device, a first communication condition with a second communication condition; starts acquisition processing of a communication packet group related to the new data communication on condition that contents of both of the communication conditions with respect to at least one predetermined item are determined to be the same; and stores the communication packet group in a predetermined storage on condition that an error of a type same as an error type of the one error included in the error history information has occurred in the new data communication.