Mobile Phone Server Intermediary for Input Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote desktop systems do not enable data acquisition from input devices connected to mobile phones, as they lack the capability for a server to control these devices via the mobile phone.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a mobile phone and a server, where the mobile phone determines if it can control an input device and, if not, requests the server to control it via a wireless communication network, establishing communication for the server to manage the input device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a mobile phone connects to input devices via communication interface, then data acquisition from input devices becomes possible, but the mobile phone cannot control devices it cannot recognize locally
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that mediates between the mobile phone and input devices. The mobile phone requests control assistance from the server, which then establishes communication with the input device and enables control functionality. This intermediary approach allows the mobile phone to extend its control capabilities without requiring direct local control ability for all device types.
2Ease of operation
If the mobile phone attempts to control all input devices locally, then control functionality is simplified, but it cannot control devices it cannot recognize
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as a reliable intermediary that handles device recognition and control establishment. The mobile phone simply sends control requests to the server, which then reliably establishes communication with the input device. This separates the simple control operation at the mobile phone level from the complex device recognition and communication establishment handled by the server.
3Speed
If the system uses local control only, then response time is fast, but it cannot access devices connected through the mobile phone
Solution Approach 1:
The control function is segmented into two parts: local control processing at the mobile phone for simple operations, and remote control processing at the server for devices the mobile phone cannot directly control. This segmentation allows fast local response for recognized devices while maintaining versatility for accessing various input devices through the server's communication capabilities.
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AI summary
When an input device is connected via a communication interface, a mobile phone determines whether a local device can control the input device. When it is determined that the local device cannot control the input device, the mobile phone requests a server connected via a wireless communication network to control the input device. The mobile phone controls signal transfer between the input device and the server via the communication interface and the wireless communication network so that the server can control the input device by establishing communication between the input device and the server. In response to the request from the mobile phone, the server controls the input device via the established communication with the input device.