Image Detection Apparatus Wireless Wire Transmission Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image information detecting devices with wireless transmission capabilities are unable to transmit data effectively when wireless transmission is difficult or inappropriate, leading to potential accidental transmissions and reduced convenience.
Innovation Solution
The image information detecting apparatus incorporates both wireless and wire communication means, with a wire transmission setting mechanism that prohibits wireless transmission when wire communication is enabled, ensuring reliable data transfer through a detachable communication cable and reducing power consumption by terminating power to the wireless unit when wire communication is active.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If only wireless transmission means is provided, then transmission freedom and ease of operation are improved, but reliability deteriorates when wireless transmission is difficult or inappropriate
Solution Approach 1:
The image information detecting apparatus is equipped with both wireless transmission means and wire communication means, enabling it to perform both wireless and wired transmission functions. This multi-functionality ensures that the device can adapt to different transmission scenarios, maintaining reliability whether wireless or wired conditions are more appropriate.
Solution Approach 2:
The transmission mode is made dynamic through the transmission mode switching means, which can switch between wireless and wire communication modes based on the operational state. This dynamic switching capability allows the system to optimize transmission reliability by selecting the appropriate mode for each situation.
2Reliability
If both wireless and wire communication means are provided, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transmission mode switching means acts as an intermediary that manages both wireless and wire communication means. This switching mechanism coordinates the two communication systems, controlling which one is active at any given time, thereby simplifying the overall system operation despite having multiple communication options.
Solution Approach 2:
Different communication means are applied locally based on specific needs - wireless transmission is used when transmission freedom is prioritized, while wire communication is used when transmission reliability is prioritized. This localized application of different communication methods optimizes performance without requiring full complexity of both systems simultaneously.
3Ease of operation
If wireless transmission is always enabled, then ease of operation is improved, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless transmission means operates dynamically based on the transmission mode. When wire communication is selected, wireless transmission is disabled to save power. When wireless transmission is needed, it is activated. This dynamic operation maintains ease of use while significantly reducing unnecessary power consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless transmission function is extracted as a separate, controllable component that can be independently enabled or disabled based on operational needs. This allows the system to eliminate unnecessary wireless transmission operations, thereby reducing power consumption while maintaining the capability when needed.
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AI summary
An image information detecting apparatus with an image information detecting unit that receives recording light representing image information, and records the image information by storing electric charges generated in the unit by the recording light. The apparatus further includes a wireless communication means operable for transmission to an external device; a wire communication means operable for transmission to the external device through a detachable communication cable; a wire transmission setting means for setting the wire communication means operable for transmission; and a wireless transmission prohibiting means. The wireless transmission prohibiting means prohibits wireless transmission from the wireless communication means when the wire communication means is set operable for transmission by the wire transmission setting means.