Host Device Mediator for Wireless Terminal Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Terminal devices, such as portable information terminals or game machines, often cannot establish a communication connection with peripheral devices via a first communication section, limiting their ability to provide necessary communication destination identification information for wireless communications, even when equipped with a second communication interface like Bluetooth.
Innovation Solution
A communication system where a host device, connected to both a terminal device and a peripheral device via a first communication section, transmits identification information to allow the peripheral device to identify the terminal device as a communication partner for wireless communications, enabling the establishment of a connection without a direct wired connection between the terminal device and peripheral device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a terminal device establishes a communication connection with a peripheral device via a first communication section (e.g., USB), then the terminal device can acquire communication destination identification information from the host device, but the terminal device cannot provide this identification information to enable wireless communications without establishing a direct connection via the first communication section
Solution Approach 1:
The host device serves as an intermediary that receives communication destination identification information from the terminal device via the first communication section and transmits this information to the peripheral device, enabling wireless communication without requiring a direct connection between the terminal device and peripheral device. This mediator approach resolves the contradiction by allowing information transfer through an intermediate node rather than requiring direct connectivity.
2Ease of operation
If the terminal device uses a second communication section (e.g., Bluetooth) to communicate with the peripheral device, then wireless communications can be established, but the terminal device cannot provide necessary identification information without a direct wired connection to the host device
Solution Approach 1:
The host device acts as a mediator that ensures reliable transmission of communication destination identification information from the terminal device to the peripheral device. The host device receives the identification information via the first communication section and reliably transmits it to the peripheral device via the second communication section, ensuring that the identification information is successfully transferred even when the terminal device cannot directly connect to the peripheral device.
3Measurement precision
If the peripheral device requires communication destination identification information to establish wireless communication, then proper identification can be achieved, but the terminal device cannot provide this information without establishing a direct communication connection via the first communication section
Solution Approach 1:
The host device serves as an intermediary that accurately transmits communication destination identification information from the terminal device to the peripheral device. This ensures precise identification of the communication partner while simplifying the connection establishment process, as the terminal device does not need to directly connect to the peripheral device via the first communication section to provide its identification information.
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AI summary
Provided is a host device (10), which can establish a communication connection with a terminal device (20) and can be connected to a peripheral device (30), including a first communication section and a second communication section, via the first communication section. The host device (10) transmits information for identifying the terminal device (20) acquired from the terminal device (20) to the peripheral device (30) as communication destination identification information that allows the peripheral device (30) to identify a communication partner in a case of performing communications via the second communication section, when the host device (10) is connected to the terminal device (20) and connected to the peripheral device (30) via the first communication section.