Debugging Adapter for Electronic Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

The complexity of consumer electronic devices makes troubleshooting and repair time-consuming and potentially damaging, as existing methods require intricate disassembly and lack efficient communication paths between different hardware components.

Innovation Solution

An adapter with connecting ports, a detection unit, a comparison unit, and a conversion unit facilitates communication between a target apparatus and a host apparatus, enabling debugging by converting data formats and comparing firmware versions to support debugging commands and code transmission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If complex disassembly and troubleshooting procedures are used to repair malfunctioning electronic devices, then diagnostic capability is improved, but repair time increases and risk of further damage occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvediagnostic capabilityVSAvoidrepair time

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an adapter as an intermediary device between the target apparatus and host apparatus. This adapter provides a standardized interface that enables direct communication and debugging without requiring complex disassembly of the electronic device, thereby maintaining diagnostic capability while significantly reducing repair time and risk of damage

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The adapter is designed with pre-configured connecting ports and communication protocols that establish a ready-to-use debugging interface before any troubleshooting begins. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for time-consuming disassembly and configuration during the actual repair process

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple connecting ports are arranged between target apparatus and host apparatus to enable debugging, then communication capability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication capabilityVSAvoidadapter structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The adapter is designed as a universal interface device that can work with multiple types of connecting ports and communication protocols. By consolidating multiple communication capabilities into a single multi-functional adapter, the system achieves high adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The adapter serves as a mediating device that handles the complexity of multiple connecting ports and protocols internally, while presenting a simplified interface to both the target apparatus and host apparatus. This mediation approach enables versatile communication capability while containing the complexity within the adapter itself

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS8954629B2Adapter and debugging method using the same

Publication Date: 2015.02.10 INSYDE SOFTWARE CORP

AI summary

A debugging method comprises the steps of: detecting a connecting condition between the target apparatus and the adapter, detecting a connecting condition between the host apparatus and the adapter, comparing a version of BIOS code stored in a firmware of the target apparatus with a version of a transferred firmware of the adapter, comparing a version of debug software stored in a firmware of the host apparatus with the version of the transferred firmware of the adapter, sending debugging commands of the host apparatus to the target apparatus via the adapter, and sending debugging codes of the target apparatus to the host apparatus via the adapter.