Mobile Terminal Image Recognition Peripheral Pairing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile terminals require complex processes to connect with peripheral devices, and devices without displays limit immediate confirmation of information or control operations.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal equipped with a camera for image acquisition, a short-range communication module, and a controller to identify and pair with peripheral devices through image recognition, enabling wireless communication and displaying information on the paired device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a complicated connection process is used to connect peripheral devices to mobile terminals, then connection reliability can be improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The peripheral device transmits its identification information and image data to the mobile terminal before the actual connection is established. The mobile terminal pre-processes this information to generate pairing instructions, so that when the user initiates connection, the necessary authentication and configuration are already prepared, eliminating complex manual setup procedures while maintaining secure connection reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary image recognition and processing system that acts as a mediator between the mobile terminal and peripheral device. This intermediary component automatically captures images of the peripheral device, extracts identification information, and facilitates pairing without requiring direct user interaction with complex connection interfaces, thus simplifying operation while ensuring reliable connection
2Device complexity
If a peripheral device without a display is used, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates due to inability to confirm information
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal is designed to serve multiple functions: it acts as both the control device and the display interface for peripheral devices without built-in displays. The terminal captures images of the peripheral device, extracts information, and presents it to the user through the terminal's own display, making the terminal a universal interface that enables operation confirmation for simplified peripheral devices
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring the peripheral device to have its own display, the system creates a visual copy of the peripheral device's information through image capture and processing. The mobile terminal captures the peripheral device's appearance and associated information, then displays this copied information on the terminal's screen, allowing users to confirm details about the peripheral device without the peripheral device needing a display of its own
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AI summary
A mobile terminal includes: a display unit; a camera configured to acquire an image of a peripheral device; a short-range communication module configured to perform wireless communication with the peripheral device; and a controller configured to control the display unit, the camera, and the short-range communication module. The controller identifies the peripheral device based on at least one of a marker included in the acquired image of the peripheral device and a shape of the peripheral device, performs pairing with the identified peripheral device, and displays the image of the paired peripheral device and information on the paired peripheral device on the display unit.