Interface Status Mapping for Reliable Electronic Device Startup

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Solution Overview

Problem

Electronic devices face issues with proper startup and operation due to changes in electronic hardware at the interface, which cannot be effectively managed by existing technologies.

Innovation Solution

A method and electronic device design that involves obtaining and controlling a status identifier for a storage area to match the interface use status, ensuring the status identifier corresponds to the actual interface status, thereby facilitating proper detection and ensuring the device can start and run normally.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the electronic hardware at the interface changes, then the adaptability of the electronic device is improved, but the device cannot be started and run properly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterface hardware adaptabilityVSAvoiddevice startup reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing a correspondence relationship between status identifiers and interface use statuses before actual interface changes occur. The second module pre-configures multiple status identifiers in the storage area, each corresponding to different interface use statuses. When the interface hardware changes, the system can directly reference the pre-established correspondence to determine the correct status identifier, enabling the device to adapt to hardware changes while maintaining reliable startup operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If the interface use status is not accurately detected, then the device operation becomes unreliable, but implementing complex detection mechanisms increases device complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterface status detection accuracyVSAvoiddetection mechanism complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism - the status identifier stored in the storage area - that mediates between the interface use status and the detection process. Instead of implementing complex direct detection mechanisms, the second module writes the appropriate status identifier into the storage area based on the actual interface use status. The first module then simply reads this status identifier to determine the interface status, achieving reliable detection through a simple intermediary rather than complex direct detection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12554662B2Processing method and electronic device
Publication Date: 2026.02.17 LENOVO (BEIJING) LTD
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AI summary

A processing method includes obtaining an interface use status of a first module and controlling a status identifier of a first storage area to correspond to the interface use status. The first module is electrically connected to another module via an interface. The status identifier is used to support detecting a status of the first module.