Endoscopic Video Processor Destination Management for Peripheral Compatibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Endoscopic video processors and peripheral devices often require compatibility with different communication protocols, leading to complex physical connections and limitations when introducing new peripheral devices with updated functions, especially when the peripheral device's life cycle is shorter than the video processor's, necessitating frequent protocol changes and updates.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a destination management processing unit in both the video processor and peripheral devices to manage commands by adding destination information and routing them to corresponding communication processing units, allowing communication without relying on specific connectors or drivers, enabling seamless integration of new peripheral devices with existing systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a newly released peripheral device uses a different communication protocol, then the peripheral device can provide updated functions and improved performance, but compatibility with existing endoscopic video processors is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a translation unit that acts as an intermediary between peripheral devices using different communication protocols and the endoscopic video processor. This translation unit converts commands from various protocols into a standardized internal protocol, enabling compatibility without limiting peripheral device functionality or requiring processor updates.
Solution Approach 2:
The endoscopic video processor is designed with a universal communication interface that can handle multiple communication protocols through the translation unit. This allows the processor to work with both existing and newly released peripheral devices regardless of protocol changes, achieving multi-functionality and broad compatibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the endoscopic video processor is updated to support new communication protocols, then compatibility with new peripheral devices is improved, but system complexity and update requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates the protocol translation functionality from the main endoscopic video processor by implementing it as a standalone translation unit. This segmentation allows the processor to remain simple and stable while the translation unit handles protocol variations, reducing processor update requirements and system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The translation unit serves as an intermediary layer that absorbs protocol complexity, shielding the main processor from protocol variations. This allows the processor to maintain a simple, stable design while still supporting multiple protocols through the translation unit, reducing update requirements.
3Reliability
If specific connectors or drivers are required for each peripheral device, then communication reliability is improved, but ease of operation and system flexibility decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal communication interface through the translation unit that can handle multiple protocols and device types without requiring specific connectors or drivers for each peripheral device. This universality maintains communication reliability while significantly improving ease of operation and system flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The translation unit automatically detects and adapts to different communication protocols without requiring manual configuration or specific drivers. This self-service capability simplifies device integration while maintaining reliable communication through automatic protocol translation.
Data Source
AI summary
Destination management processing units (13,23) of a video processor and a peripheral device each perform destination management processing in a communication between the video processor and the peripheral device. A plurality of communication processing units are situated above the destination management processing unit, respectively correspond to functions of a plurality of peripheral devices, and each process a command. When the destination management processing unit transmits a command, the destination management processing unit adds, to the command to be transmitted, destination information that indicates which of the plurality of communication processing units is to be used. When the destination management processing unit has received a command, the destination management processing unit determines a destination of the received command using destination information added to the received command and distributes the received command to a communication processing unit from among the plurality of communication processing units that is indicated by the destination.