Display Guidance Using Event-Specific Operating Time Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display systems fail to accurately calculate operating time for each event when multiple events occur, leading to improper operation guidance.
Innovation Solution
A display system that calculates the operating time between the end of one event and the start of another, stores operation histories, and selects the shortest operating procedure for guidance when a similar event occurs again.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the operating time is calculated as the total time from the first event occurrence to the second event occurrence, then the calculation is simple, but the accurate operating time for each event cannot be obtained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the total operating time into separate segments for each event. When multiple events occur, the system calculates the operating time for each event individually by identifying the start and end times of each specific event, rather than calculating a single total time. This segmentation allows accurate measurement of each event's operating time while maintaining the simplicity of the calculation method.
2Ease of operation
If the display guides the operator based on total operating time for multiple events, then the operation guidance is provided, but the proper operating procedure for each specific event cannot be selected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the operation guidance by event type. The display unit provides separate operation procedures for each event based on the individually calculated operating times. When multiple events occur, the system can identify and display the appropriate operation procedure for each specific event, preventing loss of event-specific information while still providing comprehensive operation guidance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from the calculated operating times of individual events to select and display appropriate operation procedures. By monitoring the operating time of each event and comparing it with stored reference values, the system can provide targeted feedback in the form of specific operation guidance for each event type, ensuring the operator receives relevant information.
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AI summary
A display includes a calculation unit to calculate, when first and second events that occur in an external device are transmitted from the external device, operating time from when the first event is ended by operation for the first event to when the second event is ended by operation for the second event; a storage unit to store operating procedures that are histories of the operation for the second event and the associated operating times; and a display unit to display any of the operating procedures in the storage unit, according to instruction from the calculation unit. When the second event is newly transmitted after the calculation of the operating time is completed, the calculation unit selects an operating procedure used for operation guidance from among the operating procedures based on the operating times and causes the display unit to display the selected operating procedure, thereby executing the operation guidance.