Communication Device Language Versatility via Server Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current image outputting devices cannot send display data in languages not pre-stored, limiting their ability to provide information in requested languages.
Innovation Solution
A communication device connected to a data server via a network, equipped with processors and memory, acquires and supplies image data in specific languages by using template data and character string tables, allowing it to generate and send web page data in requested languages, even if not pre-stored, by requesting data from a data server or translating using a translation server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If display data in multiple languages is pre-stored in the image outputting device, then the device can quickly send requested language data, but the device cannot provide languages that were not pre-stored
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides language data into two segments: commonly used language data is pre-stored in the image outputting device for quick access, while less common language data is stored externally on a server. This segmentation allows the device to maintain fast response for frequent languages while expanding support to include many more languages without requiring all language data to be stored locally.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal language support mechanism where the image outputting device can provide display data in any language by retrieving it from an external server when not pre-stored locally. This multi-functionality allows the device to adapt to any language request without requiring physical storage of every possible language, thus resolving the contradiction between versatility and storage requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If all possible language data is stored locally in the image outputting device, then any requested language can be provided immediately, but the device complexity and storage requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an external server as an intermediary between the image outputting device and the complete language database. The server acts as a mediator that stores comprehensive language data and provides requested languages to the device on-demand. This intermediary approach allows the device to achieve high language coverage without maintaining complex local storage structures for all possible languages.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the image outputting device retrieves language data from an external server, then language versatility increases, but network load and response time may increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-storing commonly requested language data in the image outputting device before it is actually needed. This advance preparation ensures that frequent language requests can be fulfilled immediately from local storage without network delays, while less common languages can be retrieved from the external server only when necessary, thus minimizing overall response time while maintaining language versatility.
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AI summary
A communication device may store first specific data representing specific information described in a first language. The communication device may acquire second specific data from the data server. The second specific data may represent the specific information described in a second language different from the first language. The communication device may supply first image data obtained using the first specific data to a display unit in a case where the specific information described in the first language is requested, and supply second image data obtained using the acquired second specific data to the display unit in a case where the specific information described in the second language is requested.