Controller for Multi-Device Cooperative Function Execution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information processing systems lack the ability to seamlessly integrate and coordinate the functions of multiple devices in response to user interactions, limiting the execution of cooperative functions across devices.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and medium that include a controller capable of managing and executing cooperative functions by detecting user touches on multiple devices, utilizing a server and terminal apparatus to communicate and manage device and cooperative function information, allowing for the execution of functions based on device and user interactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple devices are integrated to provide cooperative functions, then functionality and user interaction are enhanced, but device complexity and coordination difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that manages cooperative functions between multiple devices. The server receives touch input information from different devices, determines appropriate cooperative functions, and coordinates their execution. This mediator approach resolves the technical contradiction by centralizing the complexity of multi-device coordination in the server, allowing individual devices to remain relatively simple while still enabling sophisticated cooperative functionality across the system.
2Ease of operation
If cooperative functions are executed across multiple devices, then user interaction capability is improved, but response time and coordination overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having devices continuously monitor and transmit touch input information to the server in real-time before cooperative functions are triggered. The server pre-processes this information and maintains readiness to determine cooperative functions immediately when relevant touch patterns are detected. This preliminary preparation of data and processing capabilities reduces the response time when cooperative functions need to be executed, as the system is already in a state to quickly process and respond to user interactions.
3Device complexity
If devices are managed independently, then device simplicity is maintained, but functional integration and coordination capability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the system into independent device units and a separate server component. Each device maintains its own simplicity by handling only local touch input detection and transmission to the server, without needing to implement complex coordination logic. The server segment handles the integration complexity by receiving information from multiple devices and determining cooperative functions. This segmentation allows individual devices to remain simple while the system as a whole achieves high functional integration capability through the coordinated effort of segmented components.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller controls, in accordance with a touch on one or plural devices by a user, execution of a cooperative function that uses the one or plural devices.