Communication Device Radio Wave Setting via Country Information

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Solution Overview

Problem

The complexity in configuring communication devices to set radio wave transmission conditions due to the necessity of a GPS receiver for obtaining positional information, which complicates the device's configuration.

Innovation Solution

A communication device with a connection processing portion, an obtainment processing portion, and a setting processing portion that establishes a communication connection with a specific electronic device to obtain country information and set radio wave transmission conditions based on this information, allowing for a simple configuration.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If GPS receiver is used to obtain positional information, then transmission condition setting is achieved, but device configuration becomes complicated

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransmission condition settingVSAvoiddevice configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary electronic device that stores country information and transmits it to the communication device. This mediator eliminates the need for a GPS receiver in the communication device itself, as the intermediary device provides the necessary location-based information through wireless communication. The communication device simply receives country information from the intermediary and adjusts transmission conditions accordingly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If GPS receiver is installed, then country identification is possible, but manufacturing cost and device complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecountry identification capabilityVSAvoiddevice manufacturing simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the GPS receiver function from the communication device and places it in a separate intermediary electronic device. The communication device only needs to receive country information from the intermediary, which has already performed the complex task of identifying the country. This extraction simplifies the communication device's manufacturing while maintaining country identification capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS10178687B2Communication device, electronic device, radio wave setting method

Publication Date: 2019.01.08 KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC

AI summary

An image processing apparatus (10) includes: a connection processing portion (151) that establishes a communication connection with an electronic device (50) by using a specific radio wave for which a transmission condition is set in advance, the electronic device being capable of transmitting, to outside, country information that is registered in advance; an obtainment processing portion (152) that obtains the country information from the electronic device (50) with which the communication connection has been established by the connection processing portion (151); and a setting processing portion (153) that sets the transmission condition for a radio wave that is transmitted from a wireless communication portion (17), based on the country information obtained by the obtainment processing portion (152).