Electronic Device System Using Permission Information for Manufacturing Versatility
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing manufacturing approach for electronic devices requires different hardware configurations for varying functions and performances, leading to facility, cost, and personnel challenges, including the need for dedicated manufacturing facilities and increased quality control expenses due to potential component mounting mistakes.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device system that includes a connection device storing permission/inhibition information, allowing the electronic device to switch execution of processes based on this information, enabling multiple functions or performances without changing hardware configurations, using SD standard terminals for compatibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If hardware configurations are changed to achieve different functions or performances, then the electronic device can provide varied functionality, but dedicated manufacturing facilities are required and manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the hardware configuration changeable through software/firmware control. The electronic device can dynamically switch between different functional modes based on stored configuration data, allowing a single physical device to serve multiple functions without requiring dedicated manufacturing facilities for each variant.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes operational parameters through configuration data stored in non-volatile memory. By modifying software/firmware parameters rather than physical hardware, the system achieves different functions and performances from the same hardware platform, eliminating the need for dedicated manufacturing facilities for each variant.
2Adaptability or versatility
If hardware configurations are changed for different electronic devices, then varied functions are achieved, but quality control costs increase due to potential component mounting mistakes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical hardware configuration changes with software/firmware control. Instead of physically mounting different components for each function, the system uses configuration data to enable or disable specific functions, eliminating the risk of component mounting mistakes and reducing quality control costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses configuration data as a copy or representation of the desired hardware configuration. This software-based configuration file serves as a template that can be loaded onto the device, allowing functional variation without physical reconfiguration and thereby avoiding quality control issues associated with manual component mounting.
3Adaptability or versatility
If different hardware configurations are used for various electronic devices, then specific functions are achieved, but worker training complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing a single hardware platform that can perform multiple functions through software/firmware configuration. Workers need only learn one set of hardware procedures and can handle different functional variants by loading appropriate configuration data, significantly reducing training requirements compared to learning multiple dedicated hardware systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes functional parameters through software configuration rather than hardware reconfiguration. This allows workers to operate the same physical device for different functions by simply loading different configuration files, eliminating the need for extensive training on multiple hardware configurations and simplifying worker education.
4Extent of automation
If permission/inhibition information is stored in the connection device, then process execution control is achieved, but the connection device must store additional data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the control information into permission/inhibition bits within the configuration data structure. Each function or process has associated control bits that can be independently set, allowing fine-grained automation control while keeping the storage requirement efficient through bit-level segmentation rather than requiring large data volumes.
Data Source
AI summary
When a connection device is connected to an SD socket of an electronic device, a process setting unit of the electronic device obtains permission/inhibition information (an output signal) set forth in a permission/inhibition information setting unit of the connection device. Based on the obtained permission/inhibition information, the process setting unit identifies an execution unit whose operation is to be activated among the execution units provided in the electronic device. Then, the process setting unit instructs the identified execution unit to start operation. This realizes operation of execution units in correspondence to the permission/inhibition information.