Cooperative System Mode Switching via Position Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooperative systems between portable devices and information processing devices, such as multi-function peripherals (MFPs) and smartphones, face challenges in maintaining a consistent state of cooperation when the devices are not in direct contact, leading to interruptions in settings and uncertainty for users regarding the status of cooperation.
Innovation Solution
A cooperative system that includes an information processing device with a display, position detector, and hardware processor, which detects the portable device's presence, establishes a communication path, switches modes, and displays related images when the device is not in contact, ensuring continuous notification of cooperation status.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the portable device is placed on the display surface to establish cooperation, then communication path establishment is enabled, but settings are interrupted when the device receives external calls or other processing
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary notification mechanism (visual and audible indicators) that mediates between the portable device and the information processing device. This intermediary provides continuous feedback about the cooperation state, allowing users to understand whether settings are continuing or interrupted without direct device contact, thus resolving the contradiction between reliable cooperation establishment and operational continuity.
2Ease of operation
If the portable device is not in contact with the display surface, then device autonomy is maintained, but the user cannot judge whether settings are continuing or interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism through display indicators and audible notifications that continuously inform users about the cooperation state. When the portable device is removed from the display surface, the system provides visual feedback (displaying that cooperation is maintained) and audible feedback (notifying of interruptions), preventing information loss about the cooperation status while maintaining device autonomy.
3Loss of information
If the system continuously monitors device presence to maintain cooperation notification, then user awareness of cooperation state is improved, but additional processing and energy consumption occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs periodic monitoring instead of continuous monitoring, checking device presence at intervals rather than constantly. The notification mechanism activates periodically to inform users of cooperation state changes, reducing unnecessary continuous processing and energy consumption while still providing adequate user awareness of the cooperation status.
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AI summary
An information processing device of a cooperative system that further includes a portable device includes: a display that displays an image; a position detector that detects a position on a display surface of the display with which an object has made contact; and a hardware processor that detects the portable device in response to the position detector detecting a position with which an object has made contact, establishes a communication path with the portable device, switches an independent mode not cooperating with the portable device to a cooperation mode cooperating with the portable device when a communication path with the portable device is established and the portable device is detected by the hardware processor, and displays a related image that is related to the portable device on the display in response to the hardware processor no longer detecting the portable device in the cooperation mode.