Mobile Radio Button Reconfiguration via Contextual Trigger Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mobile radio communication systems lack the ability to automatically and efficiently reconfigure button configurations based on contextual data, leading to suboptimal user interaction and communication efficiency, especially in dynamic operational scenarios.

Innovation Solution

A method for automatically configuring mobile radios by accessing control profiles and contextual data to detect trigger conditions, allowing for adaptive reconfiguration of push-to-talk and action buttons, enabling seamless communication and task-focused functionality without user intervention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If manual configuration of button settings is used, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different operational scenarios deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to operational scenariosVSAvoidconfiguration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The button configuration is made dynamic by automatically adjusting settings based on detected operational scenarios. The system transitions from static manual configuration to dynamic automated reconfiguration, where button functions change in real-time according to the detected scenario context.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The mobile radio performs self-configuration by automatically detecting operational scenarios and adjusting button settings without user intervention. The device serves itself by implementing the configuration changes based on predefined scenario rules, eliminating the need for manual reconfiguration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If automatic reconfiguration based on contextual data is implemented, then communication efficiency is improved, but processing requirements and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary configuration by pre-defining multiple operational scenarios and their corresponding button configurations. When a scenario is detected, the appropriate pre-configured settings are automatically applied, avoiding the need for complex real-time decision-making algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring contextual data from sensors and operational state, comparing it against predefined scenario criteria, and automatically adjusting button configurations based on the detected scenario. This closed-loop approach enables efficient automatic reconfiguration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Ease of operation

If frequent reconfiguration occurs, then task performance is improved, but user distraction and operational interruptions increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetask performanceVSAvoiduser distraction
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by making targeted, specific configuration changes only to the button settings relevant to the detected scenario, rather than globally reconfiguring the entire device. This minimizes disruptions while maintaining task performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS11089447B2Method for automatically configuring a mobile radio
Publication Date: 2021.08.10 TAIT INT LTD
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AI summary

A method for configuring a mobile radio includes: accessing an initial button configuration assigning a first group to a first push-to-talk button; and accessing a first trigger condition; loading the initial button configuration onto the mobile radio at a first time; in response to detecting activation of the first push-to-talk button at a second time succeeding the first time, initiating communication between the mobile radio and the first group; accessing a set of contextual data; in response to detecting first trigger condition based on the set of contextual data, generating a second group based on the set of contextual data and assigning the second group to the first push-to-talk button at a third time; and in response to detecting activation of the first push-to-talk button at a fourth time succeeding the third time, initiating communication between the mobile radio and the second group.