Light-Receiving Communication Apparatus for Equipment Status Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for accessing information related to equipment, such as handling instructions, do not provide detailed support for manufacturers, requiring users to analyze breakdowns independently, limiting manufacturer assistance.
Innovation Solution
A communication system comprising a light-emitting equipment, a communication apparatus with light-receiving capabilities, and a server that associates light-emission patterns with definition information to automatically acquire and provide support information to users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a QR code is attached to equipment and read by a mobile phone to access handling instructions, then access to basic equipment information is enabled, but detailed support for equipment breakdowns cannot be provided and users must analyze problems independently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of light emission by using different flash patterns (continuous, intermittent, colored lights) to encode different equipment status information. This allows the light-emitting body to convey detailed breakdown information without requiring users to independently analyze the problem, while still maintaining easy access through simple light reading.
2Loss of information
If light-emission patterns are used to encode equipment status information, then detailed support information can be automatically provided, but the system complexity increases with multiple light-receiving and pattern recognition components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the light-emitting body serve multiple functions: it既是 the equipment's status indicator又是 the communication transmitter. The same light-emitting component that shows equipment status also encodes detailed breakdown information through different flash patterns, eliminating the need for separate communication hardware and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The equipment automatically provides detailed support information through its own light-emitting body without requiring additional user actions or complex external analysis systems. The system reads the light patterns and automatically retrieves corresponding support information, making the support process self-service oriented.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables detailed support for equipment issues by automatically identifying equipment status through light-emission patterns and providing relevant support information, enhancing user convenience and manufacturer assistance.
Implementation Method 1
light-receiving means for receiving light from a light-emitting body that emits light based on light-emission patterns
Data Source
AI summary
A light receiver of a communication apparatus receives light from an LED that emits light based on a light-emission pattern defined by an ID. An ID acquirer specifies the light-emission pattern from light received by the light receiver and acquires the ID. A transceiver transmits the acquired ID to a service server that stores an ID/URL table associating together the ID and a URL of information relating to equipment equipped with the LED, and receives a corresponding URL. An information acquirer acquires the information relating to the equipment based on the URL received by the transceiver.