Image Recognition Device Pairing via Visual Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in determining the correct device to pair with during wireless communication, as the information displayed for potential connections, such as SSIDs and MAC addresses, is not intuitive, leading to a cumbersome pairing process.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that captures image data of a desired device and uses image recognition to associate it with stored dictionary images, allowing for a pairing request to be sent to the corresponding device, simplifying the pairing process by visually identifying the target device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If pairing is conducted using traditional methods displaying SSIDs and MAC addresses, then wireless communication security is maintained, but user operation complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an image as an intermediary between the technical identification data (SSIDs and MAC addresses) and the user. Instead of directly presenting abstract technical identifiers, the system displays visual images of the target device that users can easily recognize. This intermediary transforms the interaction from technical-data-based to visual-based, maintaining security through backend technical verification while dramatically improving user-friendly device selection
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the traditional text-based identification mechanism (reading and matching SSIDs/MAC addresses) with an image-based recognition mechanism. The imaging unit captures visual data, and the image recognition unit processes this visual information to identify the target device. This substitution transitions from a cognitively demanding text-matching process to an intuitive visual recognition process, significantly easing user operation while maintaining pairing security
2Measurement precision
If pairing process requires manual selection from device list, then connection accuracy is ensured, but pairing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by automatically capturing the image of the target device and pre-processing this visual data for recognition. The system proactively acquires and prepares the image data before the user needs to make a selection, so that when the pairing process initiates, the device identification has already been visually confirmed. This preliminary image capture and recognition preparation reduces the overall pairing time while maintaining accurate device identification
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the system to automatically identify the target device through image recognition without requiring manual intervention for device selection. The imaging unit and image recognition unit work autonomously to capture and process visual data, automatically determining which device the user intends to pair with. This self-identifying mechanism eliminates time-consuming manual selection steps while ensuring accurate device identification through visual confirmation
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus that stores a table associating first identification information corresponding to the information processing apparatus, second identification information corresponding to another information processing apparatus, and an image corresponding to the another information processing apparatus; captures image data; determines whether the captured image data includes the image corresponding to the another information processing apparatus; and controls a wireless interface to transmit, to the another information processing apparatus, a request for pairing with the another information processing apparatus when the determining determines that the captured image data includes the image corresponding to the another information processing apparatus.