Consumable Holder Cycle Structure Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need to improve communication between consumable holders and appliances to enable dynamic adjustment of operation cycles based on consumable attributes and user preferences, as existing systems lack efficient mechanisms for exchanging information about consumable properties and cycle structures.
Innovation Solution
A consumable holder system that acquires and communicates information about cycle structures using various data formats, such as key-value pairs, XML, or performance tags, allowing appliances to modify operation cycles and enhance user interfaces with relevant data, including attributes like sound, graphics, and usage instructions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If communication mechanisms are added between consumable holders and appliances, then information exchange capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces performance tags as intermediary carriers that hold and transmit cycle structure information between consumable holders and appliances. These tags act as mediators that enable information exchange without requiring complex direct communication infrastructure, thereby improving information availability while limiting complexity growth through standardized intermediate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements information copying by transferring cycle structure data from performance tags to appliance memory. This allows the appliance to access consumable information without maintaining continuous physical connection or complex real-time communication systems, reducing ongoing device complexity while preserving full information exchange capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If cycle structure information is stored on performance tags, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-loading cycle structure information onto performance tags during consumable manufacturing. This ensures that accurate, appliance-specific cycle data is already embedded in the consumable before use, enabling high adaptability without requiring complex real-time data verification systems during appliance operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the appliance reads and validates performance tag information, and can communicate back to the user interface about data integrity. This feedback loop ensures that even with varied manufacturing sources, the system can detect and handle precision issues, maintaining adaptability while managing manufacturing variability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple data formats are supported for cycle structure information, then versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves universality by designing the appliance to support multiple data formats (XML, JSON, key-value pairs) within a single unified processing framework. This allows the system to handle diverse consumable information sources without requiring separate specialized systems for each format, improving versatility while controlling complexity through a universal interface layer.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by allowing the data format parameters to be dynamically selected and adjusted based on the specific consumable type and appliance configuration. The system can change processing parameters adaptively rather than maintaining fixed complex processing pipelines for every possible format combination, thereby supporting versatility with manageable complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A consumable holder for use in an appliance configured to perform an operation cycle related to a consumable in the consumable holder, in response to a cycle structure, has or is enabled to acquire information about the cycle structure. The information about the cycle structure can be communicated to the appliance for use by the appliance to change the cycle structure and thereby change the operation cycle related to the consumable.