Input Device Secure Message Encoding via Codec Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing input devices lack secure and private communication methods for transmitting coordinated instructions during online interactions, such as in competitive gaming, where verbal communication can be intercepted by opposing teams.
Innovation Solution
An input device with a key module, communication module, and message prompt module that encodes and decodes signals to transmit and receive preset messages, ensuring private communication by using a codec function to protect messages and prompt them through visual or auditory means, such as light emitting elements or a display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If verbal communication through headset microphones is used for team coordination, then communication is simple and direct, but the communication is easily intercepted by opposing teams
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary communication system using input devices (keyboards/mice) as message carriers. Instead of direct verbal communication, the system uses encoded signals transmitted through the input device to a communication module, which then transmits the encoded message to the teammate's device. This intermediary channel prevents direct verbal communication from being intercepted while maintaining coordination capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of message transmission from audible verbal communication to encoded signal transmission. The communication module encodes messages into a format that can be transmitted through the input device's signal interface, transforming the message from a form that can be overheard into a form that requires decoding, thus preventing interception.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If encoded signal transmission is implemented for secure communication, then message security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the input device serve multiple functions: it not only inputs data to the host but also acts as a communication channel for transmitting encoded messages to teammates. The communication module leverages the existing signal transmission capabilities of the input device, allowing the same hardware to perform both input and secure communication functions, thus reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication module utilizes the existing signal transmission infrastructure of the input device and host system. Instead of requiring separate dedicated communication hardware, the system uses the input device's own signal transmission capabilities to convey encoded messages, making the system self-sufficient and reducing additional complexity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If preset messages are transmitted through encoding and decoding processes, then communication privacy is protected, but transmission time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary encoding of messages before transmission. The communication module encodes the message into a predetermined signal format that the receiving device can automatically decode. This preliminary action ensures that messages are ready for secure transmission without requiring real-time encoding/decoding delays, as the encoding format is pre-established and recognized by both communicating devices.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides an input device capable of communicating with other electronic devices, including a housing, a key module, a communication module and a message prompt module. The key module includes a plurality of keys disposed in the housing. The communication module transmits or receives at least a signal. The message prompt module prompts at least a message. The communication module receives a first signal, and the message prompt module prompts a first preset message corresponding to the first signal.