Wireless Imaging Apparatus Self-Configuring Installation Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
In small-scale clinics and developing countries, the installation of X-ray image imaging apparatuses requires complex procedures and specialized knowledge, leading to increased time and effort for setup and maintenance, especially in areas with poor network conditions.
Innovation Solution
A radiation image imaging apparatus equipped with a communication unit for direct wireless communication with an information processing apparatus, allowing it to receive and perform installation setting information, and a hardware processor to set the apparatus accordingly, enabling non-specialized personnel to easily install and maintain the system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If complex installation procedures are used to ensure proper setup, then reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging apparatus automatically performs installation settings by receiving installation setting information via wireless communication and executing predetermined settings autonomously, eliminating the need for servicemen to manually configure complex parameters. The system serves itself during installation, transforming a service-dependent process into a self-configuring one.
Solution Approach 2:
Installation setting information is prepared in advance by the serviceman and transmitted to the apparatus before actual installation. The apparatus then automatically applies these pre-prepared settings, separating the complex configuration work from the installation process itself and enabling non-specialized personnel to complete installation.
2Reliability
If servicemen with specialized knowledge perform installation, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging apparatus autonomously executes installation settings by receiving configuration information and automatically applying predetermined settings. This eliminates the time-consuming manual configuration process that requires servicemen's presence, reducing installation time while maintaining reliability through automated execution of proven setting procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical process of servicemen physically configuring the apparatus is replaced by an automated electronic system that receives installation setting information and automatically applies settings through wireless communication and internal processing, dramatically reducing the time required for installation.
3Reliability
If complex setting procedures are required, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The complex setting procedures are extracted from the imaging apparatus itself and consolidated into external installation setting information that is transmitted separately. The apparatus only needs to receive and apply this information, separating the complexity of configuration from the complexity of the apparatus operation, thereby reducing the perceived device complexity while maintaining setting accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
Installation setting information acts as an intermediary that carries all complex configuration parameters between the serviceman and the imaging apparatus. This intermediary structure allows complex settings to be managed externally and applied automatically, reducing the need for complex internal setting mechanisms within the apparatus itself.
4Ease of operation
If wireless communication is used for installation setting, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability may deteriorate due to poor network conditions
Solution Approach 1:
Installation setting information is prepared and transmitted in advance before the actual installation process. This preliminary transmission allows the apparatus to receive all necessary configuration data before it needs to operate, ensuring that even in poor network conditions, the critical setup information is delivered and stored for subsequent automatic execution.
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AI summary
A radiation image imaging apparatus which generates an image from irradiated radiation, the radiation image imaging apparatus including: a communication unit which directly communicates by wireless communication with an information processing apparatus, which performs wireless communication, and receives installation setting information transmitted from the information processing apparatus to perform a predetermined setting at a time of an installation; and a hardware processor which performs the predetermined setting of the radiation image imaging apparatus in accordance with the installation setting information received by the communication unit.