Communication Device Automatic Group Frame Allocation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication devices require significant time and effort for users to manually set up light emitting groups for slave devices during wireless communication, making the process inefficient and cumbersome, especially when multiple devices are involved.

Innovation Solution

A communication device that automatically allocates external communication devices to group frames based on acquired information such as attribute, state, and user-input data, simplifying the grouping process by using a communication unit, allocation unit, and setting unit to streamline the allocation process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual grouping of slave devices is implemented, then users can control light emission groups, but time and effort are significantly consumed when multiple devices are used

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of grouping operationVSAvoidtime for setting light emitting groups

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The slave devices automatically perform grouping operations without requiring manual user input. Each slave device autonomously determines its group assignment based on received instructions from the master device, eliminating the need for users to manually configure each device's group settings

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The master device pre-calculates and determines the optimal group assignments for all slave devices before executing the grouping operation. This preliminary calculation of group configurations allows the system to automatically organize devices into appropriate groups without real-time user intervention

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If automatic allocation is implemented, then user operation time is reduced, but the system must acquire and process information about external devices

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegrouping setup speedVSAvoidcomplexity of allocation system

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The communication unit serves multiple functions: it not only transmits light emission instructions but also acquires attribute information about external devices and facilitates automatic grouping. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components for each task

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from the communication unit about external device attributes to dynamically adjust and optimize group allocations. The master device receives information about connected devices and automatically configures groups based on this feedback, enabling adaptive automatic allocation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11275291B2Communication device, method of controlling communication device, and communication system

Publication Date: 2022.03.15 SONY GROUP CORP

AI summary

Provided is a communication device including: a communication unit configured to perform communication with a plurality of external communication devices; and an allocation unit configured to allocate the plurality of external communication devices to one or a plurality of group frames on a basis of information regarding the plurality of external communication devices obtained through the communication unit.