Email Device Signal Control for Reduced Server Load
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing e-mail communication devices send unnecessary signals to servers even when email communication is disabled, leading to inefficiencies and increased communication load.
Innovation Solution
The e-mail communication device is equipped with a storage system to track the enablement state of communication and only outputs connection establishing signals to the server when the communication is enabled, inhibiting signal output when disabled, thus preventing unnecessary communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the e-mail communication device outputs the connection establishing signal in response to every e-mail communication command input, then the device responds promptly to user commands, but unnecessary signals are sent to the server increasing communication load
Solution Approach 1:
The device performs preliminary action by storing communication enable/disable information in advance and checking this stored information before outputting connection establishing signals. This preliminary preparation allows the device to quickly determine whether to send signals without requiring real-time server connectivity checks, thus maintaining fast response while avoiding unnecessary communications.
Solution Approach 2:
The device uses feedback from stored communication enable/disable information to control signal output. The communication control device references the pre-stored status information and adjusts its behavior accordingly - only outputting connection establishing signals when communication is enabled, thereby reducing unnecessary server communications while maintaining operational responsiveness.
2Loss of energy
If the e-mail communication device continuously monitors server connectivity status, then unnecessary signals are prevented, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous monitoring, the device performs preliminary action by storing communication enable/disable information in advance and checking this pre-stored information before signal output. This approach avoids the complexity of continuous connectivity monitoring while still preventing unnecessary signals from being sent to the server.
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AI summary
An electronic mail communication device is used in connection with a server for communicating an electronic mail. The electronic mail communication device is provided with an input device that inputs an electronic mail communication command, a storage that stores information indicating whether or not an electronic mail communication through the server is enabled, and a communication control device. The communication control device outputs a signal to the server to establish connection with the server in a case where the electronic mail communication command is input to the input device while the information indicating the communication enable state is stored in the storage. The communication control device inhibits from outputting the signal to the server in a case where the electronic mail communication command is input to the input device while the information indicating the communication disable state is stored in the storage.