Communication System Dynamic Message Switching for Personalized Interaction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional short-distance wireless communication systems lack the ability to dynamically change messages between hand-held terminals, leading to monotonous interactions and a lack of personalization, which reduces user engagement and the potential for forming connections with others.

Innovation Solution

A communication system that includes information processing apparatuses with storage, communication, and control means, allowing for the automatic transmission and reception of different data to and from other apparatuses within a communicable range, enabling personalized interactions and enhancing user engagement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If identical messages are continuously transmitted to every hand-held terminal, then the transmission process is simple and automated, but the communication becomes monotonous and lacks user engagement

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomatic message transmissionVSAvoidcommunication variety
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically changes the message content based on the number of times communication has occurred with each terminal. The control means switches between first data (identical messages for all terminals) and second data (different personalized messages for each terminal) based on communication history, making the communication adaptive and varied while maintaining automation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If different data are transmitted to each hand-held terminal, then communication becomes personalized and engaging, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized communicationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control means automatically manages the complexity of selecting and switching between different data types based on communication history. The system self-regulates by tracking how many times it has communicated with each terminal and autonomously decides whether to send identical or different data, eliminating the need for complex external control mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If the same first data is transmitted to all terminals, then the transmission process is efficient and simple, but user engagement and friendship formation are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission efficiencyVSAvoiduser engagement
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The message content is segmented into two types: first data (identical messages for all terminals) and second data (personalized messages for specific terminals). The system transmits first data efficiently to maintain productivity, while selectively transmitting second data to specific terminals based on communication history to enhance user engagement and prevent monotony.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS8874037B2Communication system, computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon information processing program, information processing method, information processing apparatus, and information processing system
Publication Date: 2014.10.28 NINTENDO CO LTD
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AI summary

Another information processing apparatus in a communicable range of a short-distance wireless communication is repeatedly searched for, and wireless communication is automatically established therewith, first data is automatically transmitted to the other information processing apparatus with which the wireless communication has been established, and first data transmitted from the other information processing apparatus is automatically received by means of the short-distance wireless communication. Further, transmission of second data is permitted which is different from first data to the other information processing apparatus with which the transmission/reception of the first data has been performed before.