Host Peripheral Terminology Sharing System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current peripheral devices and host computers often use different terminology to describe identical functions, leading to user confusion and redundant translation efforts, as terminologies are defined and translated individually in each device.
Innovation Solution
A system where a host apparatus and peripheral device share identical terminology information through a communication module, information sharing unit, and user interface, allowing the host to request and display terminology information matching the peripheral device's operations, and vice versa, using a terminology information server for language adaptation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If terminology is defined and translated individually in each device, then each device can operate independently, but user confusion occurs and translation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the terminology definition functionality into a single host computer that centralizes the creation and management of terminology information. Both the host computer and peripheral device share this centralized terminology through communication, eliminating the need for separate terminology definitions in each device while maintaining independent operation capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The host computer serves as a universal terminology management platform that can serve multiple peripheral devices simultaneously. The terminology information defined once in the host computer becomes universally applicable across different peripheral devices, reducing redundant translation efforts and ensuring consistency.
2Adaptability or versatility
If terminology is translated for different languages in each device, then global market adaptability is achieved, but translation efforts are redundant and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines all translation operations into a single centralized process executed by the host computer. The host computer translates terminology into various languages once, and these translated terminologies are then shared with peripheral devices, eliminating redundant translation operations in each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The host computer performs terminology translation in advance before the peripheral devices need to display or use the terminology. This preliminary translation action ensures that all necessary language versions are prepared upfront, and peripheral devices can directly use the pre-translated terminology without performing additional translation operations.
3Ease of manufacture
If different terminologies are used for identical functions in host computer and peripheral device, then each device can be optimized independently, but user confusion and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the terminology definition authority to the host computer, which then communicates the standardized terminology to the peripheral device. This ensures that identical functions use identical terminology across both devices, simplifying user operation while allowing independent device manufacturing and optimization.
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AI summary
A host apparatus capable of sharing terminology information and a peripheral device, a method of sharing the terminology information, and a terminology information sharing system. The host apparatus includes a communication module to provide a communication interface between the host apparatus and the peripheral device, an information sharing unit to share terminology information related to a plurality of functions of the peripheral device, and a user interface unit to operate the plurality of functions of the peripheral device and to display the shared terminology information related to each of the plurality of functions. Accordingly, the peripheral device and the host apparatus use identical terminology information related to the functions of the peripheral device.