Control Device Display Data Management via Configuration Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing control devices cannot display individual specific information on control target devices, limiting their functionality in updating and managing device configurations.
Innovation Solution
A control device system that includes a communication device to receive configuration information from a control target device, a controller to acquire and determine display data from a server, and storage to manage this data for display, enabling the display of specific information on the control target device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the control device displays general update information from the server, then the device can provide basic software update notifications, but it cannot display individual specific information on the control target device
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments display information into two distinct categories: general update information applicable to all devices, and individual specific information tailored to each control target device. The controller separately acquires and manages these information types, storing device-specific configuration information locally to enable personalized display without requiring complex server-side customization for each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces configuration information as an intermediary data structure that bridges the control target device and the control device. This configuration information, acquired through the communication device, serves as a mediator that carries device-specific identifiers and parameters, enabling the controller to fetch and display appropriate individualized content from the server without direct device-to-server communication.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the control device acquires and stores display data for each control target device, then it can display individual specific information, but it increases data management complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential device-specific configuration information (such as device identifiers, model numbers, and region codes) from the control target device and stores it locally in the control device. This extracted minimal dataset enables the controller to query and display appropriate individualized content without managing complete device profiles, thereby reducing data management complexity while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary acquisition and storage of configuration information from the control target device before any display operations. The controller stores this configuration data in advance, enabling subsequent display operations to simply retrieve and match content based on pre-stored device identifiers, rather than managing complex real-time device characterization and content selection processes.
3Measurement precision
If the control device receives configuration information from the control target device, then it can determine appropriate display data, but it requires additional communication protocols and processing steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal configuration information structure that can accommodate multiple device types and configurations through a standardized data format. The communication device uses a general-purpose protocol to exchange this configuration information, which the controller then universally processes to determine appropriate display data. This universal approach enables precise device characterization without requiring device-specific communication protocols or complex processing logic for each device type.
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AI summary
A control device includes a communication device configured to receive, from a control target device connected to the control device through a network, configuration information on a configuration of software and/or hardware of the control target device, a controller configured to acquire a display article from a server device connected to the control device through the network, and determine whether to store the display article in a storage as display data, based on the configuration information, and the storage configured to store the display data based on the determination by the controller.