Dummy Terminal and Main Body for Wireless Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high cost and inefficiency of multimedia terminals due to redundant hardware resources in interconnected devices, leading to increased economic burdens for users when these devices are lost or broken, and the need for improved user interface and authentication mechanisms to prevent theft.
Innovation Solution
A portable terminal system comprising a main body for basic functions and a dummy terminal for user interface tasks, where the dummy terminal includes a microphone, communication, display, and speaker units, and operates only after authentication with the main body, optimizing resource efficiency and reducing theft risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If full-function apparatuses are connected through mirroring technology, then user convenience is improved, but hardware resource redundancy increases and cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into two functional segments: a main body apparatus that performs basic functions (communication, content reproduction, information storage) and a dummy terminal that provides UI functions (display, speaker, microphone). This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function, eliminating the need for redundant full-function hardware in both devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The main body apparatus serves multiple purposes: it functions as both a standalone communication device and a processing unit for the dummy terminal. By making the main body universal, the system eliminates the need for separate full-function devices, reducing hardware redundancy while maintaining versatility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If full-function multimedia terminals are used, then service functionality is improved, but device cost increases and economic burden on loss or breakage increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the system into a main body with basic functions and a dummy terminal with UI functions, the patent reduces the complexity and cost of each individual component. The dummy terminal can be manufactured more cheaply since it lacks expensive processing units, while the main body can be shared across multiple dummy terminals.
Solution Approach 2:
The dummy terminal acts as a simplified copy or representation of a full-function terminal, providing only the UI interface. This allows users to access full functionality through the main body while using a lower-cost dummy terminal as the physical interface.
3Ease of operation
If a dummy terminal can operate independently, then ease of use is improved, but security against theft decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements preliminary anti-action by requiring authentication between the main body and dummy terminal before operation. This pre-emptive security measure prevents unauthorized use or theft of the dummy terminal, as it cannot function without proper authentication from the main body.
Solution Approach 2:
The main body acts as an intermediary that mediates between the dummy terminal and the external world. All critical functions require communication and authentication with the main body, creating a security layer that prevents the dummy terminal from operating independently if stolen or unauthorized.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are a dummy terminal and a main body using wireless communication. The dummy terminal obtains speech information from a user, receives at least one of video information and audio information from the main body through short-distance wireless communication, transmits the obtained speech information to the main body, and changes at least one of the received video information and audio information to output the changed information through a display unit and/or a speaker unit.