Information Processing Device Wireless Setup Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face cumbersome operations when setting up command programs for wireless communication between devices, particularly in printers, due to the need to navigate through lists of identification information for various devices, including those not intended for setup, which complicates the pairing and setup process.
Innovation Solution
A program and information-processing device that facilitate the setup of command programs by using a pairing process to establish relationships with external devices via wireless communication, obtaining and registering wireless identification information, and executing a setup process to enable command output to the identified device through a wireless queue, with options for different setup methods based on device states.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually navigate through lists of wireless identification information to set up command programs, then the setup process can be completed, but the operation becomes troublesome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic pairing between the information processing device and external devices. The OS automatically obtains wireless identification information, generates wireless queues, and registers correlation information without requiring manual user intervention to navigate through device lists, thereby reducing both operational complexity and setup time
Solution Approach 2:
The OS pre-generates wireless queues and pre-registers correlation information between queues and wireless identification information before the user needs to set up command programs. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for users to manually configure these parameters during setup
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system displays all wireless identification information for pairing, then complete device selection is available, but the list includes unwanted devices increasing complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary wireless identification information (device names and corresponding queues) from the complete list of available devices. By displaying only relevant pairing information rather than all possible devices, the system maintains adaptability while reducing setup complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The pairing process is segmented into distinct phases: the OS handles automatic pairing and queue generation separately from the command program setup. This segmentation allows the command program to focus only on selecting from pre-prepared queues based on device names, rather than managing the entire pairing process
Data Source
AI summary
In an information-processing device, a controller executes a storage process to store a command program in the memory, and an acquisition process for transmitting a request for a piece of wireless identification information to an external device, which is connected to a wired communication interface, via wired communications using the wired communication interface, and for acquiring the piece of wireless identification information from the external device via wired communications using the wired communication interface as a response to the request. The controller specifies the wireless queue by using the acquired piece of wireless identification information and the correlation information which is registered in the registration process by the OS. The controller executes a setup process to enable the command program to output via the wireless communication interface commands to the external device identified by the acquired piece of wireless identification information by using the wireless queue.