Interaction Activity List for Dynamic Device Connectivity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies for consumer electric products interacting with each other lack efficient methods for generating and utilizing interaction activity information, which limits dynamic connectivity and functional sharing between devices.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for generating and using interaction activity information, involving an interface unit, list generating unit, displaying unit, controlling unit, and storing unit, that connects and shares metadata between devices to create an interaction activity list, allowing functions to be performed by one device on another, and enabling reconnection based on stored information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If devices interact with each other during operations, then user convenience is improved, but the complexity of managing interaction activity information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an interaction activity list as an intermediary data structure that mediates between multiple devices and their functions. This list centrally stores and manages interaction activity information, allowing devices to interact conveniently while the complexity of managing interaction states is offloaded to the standardized list format rather than being distributed across each device's control logic.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the state representation from device-specific internal states to standardized interaction activity list entries with defined parameters (activity identifier, function identifier, device identifier, execution status). This parameter standardization simplifies information management by providing a consistent framework for tracking interactions across different devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If interaction activity information is generated and stored, then functional sharing between devices is improved, but information management overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-defining the structure of the interaction activity list and pre-establishing the relationships between devices, functions, and activities. This preparation work is done once, enabling efficient functional sharing thereafter without requiring continuous information management overhead during actual interactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating standardized entries in the interaction activity list that represent function execution requests. Instead of managing complex inter-device communication protocols, the system copies function definitions and interaction parameters into the standardized list format, enabling versatile functional sharing through a unified information representation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If devices connect dynamically, then connectivity flexibility is improved, but connection management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal interaction activity list structure that can accommodate multiple device types, functions, and interaction scenarios through a single standardized format. This multi-functional approach allows dynamic connectivity between diverse devices without requiring device-specific connection management logic, as the standardized list structure handles various interaction types uniformly.
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AI summary
A method of generating interaction activity information including connecting a second apparatus to a first apparatus capable of communicating with each other, receiving first information about a function that is capable of being performed in the first apparatus, from the first apparatus, and generating second information about a function that is used interactively between the first apparatus and the second apparatus, based on the first information.