Hybrid QR Code Static Dynamic Display Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing QR codes are either entirely static, providing no real-time information, or entirely dynamic, losing functionality when power is removed, failing to offer continuous and dynamic information about a computing device's operating state.
Innovation Solution
A hybrid QR code system that combines static and dynamic displays, where static portions remain unchanged and dynamic portions change over time, forming a single scannable QR code, with static portions acting as a URL encoder even when power is unavailable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a static QR code is used, then the QR code maintains functionality when power is removed, but it cannot provide real-time information about the computing device's operating state
Solution Approach 1:
The QR code is divided into static portions (printed on the device) and dynamic portions (displayed on an LCD screen). The static portions maintain functionality when power is removed, while the dynamic portions provide real-time information when power is available. This segmentation allows the system to achieve both reliability and real-time information provision simultaneously.
2Loss of information
If a dynamic display QR code is used, then real-time information about the computing device's operating state is provided, but the QR code loses functionality when power is removed
Solution Approach 1:
The QR code is segmented into static and dynamic portions. The static portions ensure functionality persists when power is removed, while the dynamic portions enable real-time information display when power is available. This resolves the contradiction by ensuring both reliability and real-time information capability through proper segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges static printed QR code portions with dynamic LCD display portions to create a hybrid QR code system. This combination allows the system to maintain functionality when power is removed (through static portions) while providing real-time information when power is available (through dynamic portions), thus resolving the contradiction between reliability and real-time information provision.
3Loss of information
If the entire QR code is made dynamic, then real-time information is always updated, but the device complexity increases and power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the QR code into static and dynamic portions, the system minimizes the complexity of the dynamic display system. Only the necessary dynamic portions are displayed on the LCD, reducing the complexity compared to making the entire QR code dynamic while still providing real-time information where needed.
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AI summary
An apparatus supporting hybrid quick response (QR) codes may include: a computer chassis; a dynamic display on the exterior of the computer chassis, the dynamic display configured to render dynamic QR code portions; and a static display that includes static QR code portions, where the static display is adapted to the chassis such that the static QR code portions and dynamic QR code portions rendered by the dynamic display comprise a single, hybrid scannable QR code.