Environment History Display Object with Threshold-Based Data Filtering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for managing environmental conditions during transportation and storage, such as those disclosed in Patent Literatures 1 and 2, face challenges in efficiently recording and transmitting image data when articles deviate from their managed ranges, due to the large memory capacity required for storing and transmitting this data.
Innovation Solution
The environment history display object incorporates one-dimensional or two-dimensional codes with information determining whether image data of environmental changes needs to be recorded or transmitted, allowing for automatic adjustment of data storage and transmission amounts by including criteria within the code, such as color data thresholds, to selectively record or transmit data only when deviations occur.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If image data of the environment changed part is recorded and transmitted to provide evidence of deviation, then the reliability of quality management is improved, but the memory capacity required becomes enormous
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential information needed for quality management by encoding determination criteria (thresholds for temperature, humidity, vibration, etc.) into the code. Instead of storing all image data, the system extracts and stores only the critical threshold parameters that define environmental deviations, significantly reducing memory requirements while maintaining reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent inverts the traditional approach by not storing image data to prove deviation, but rather storing the criteria for determining deviation. The code contains the thresholds and parameters that define what constitutes a deviation, allowing the system to determine quality issues without storing large amounts of image data.
2Loss of information
If all image data is transmitted for quality management, then the completeness of quality evidence is improved, but the communication time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential determination criteria from the environmental data. The code contains extracted parameters such as temperature thresholds, humidity thresholds, vibration thresholds, and other critical values needed to assess quality deviations, eliminating the need to transmit complete image datasets.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms environmental image data into simplified parameter representations encoded in the code. By converting complex environmental conditions into discrete threshold parameters (temperature ranges, humidity levels, vibration limits), the system achieves efficient data transmission while preserving the essential information needed for quality management decisions.
3Extent of automation
If determination criteria for image data recording are provided in the code, then the automation of data management is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal code structure that can encode multiple types of determination criteria (temperature, humidity, vibration, gas composition, atmospheric pressure) within a single standardized format. This multi-functional code can handle various environmental parameters using the same encoding and decoding mechanisms, achieving automation without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent encodes determination criteria as changeable parameters within the code structure. The code can represent different threshold values and criteria for various environmental conditions, allowing the same device to adapt to different quality management requirements by simply changing the encoded parameters rather than requiring complex reconfiguration.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach reduces memory usage and communication time by ensuring that image data is recorded or transmitted only when environmental deviations are detected, providing evidence of deviations and facilitating improved quality management while optimizing data handling.
Implementation Method 1
the one-dimensional code or the two-dimensional code is provided with information related to determination criteria of whether record or transmission of image data of the environment changed part is required or not
Implementation Method 2
the one-dimensional code or the two-dimensional code is provided with information related to determination criteria of whether record or transmission of image data of the environment changed part is required or not
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AI summary
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an environment history display object whereby a storage environment history including time can easily be grasped. In order to solve the above problem, the environment history display object pertaining to the present invention is capable of determining the presence/absence of deviation from a management environment, and is characterized by being provided with a plurality of display parts having a plurality of marks for irreversibly changing color upon leaving a set environment range, the times taken for the plurality of marks to change color after leaving the environment range being mutually different, and the environment range being different for each display part.