Mobile Terminal Interconnects Input Output Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems lack a mechanism for enabling cooperation between electronic devices that input and output electronic data, limiting their utility in data processing and sharing.
Innovation Solution
An input/output system that interconnects a mobile terminal, a cooperative processing apparatus, and multiple electronic devices, using an acquisition unit to specify input and output devices and control units to manage data input and output in compatible formats, facilitating cooperation between input and output devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional systems use separate electronic devices for input and output operations, then device functionality is maintained, but cooperation between input and output devices is not enabled
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal serves as an intermediary device that connects input devices (scanner, camera, microphone) and output devices (printer, projector, speaker). It acquires input apparatus information and output apparatus information, then coordinates between them to enable data flow from input to output devices, resolving the isolation between conventional separate devices
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile terminal performs multiple functions including acting as a controller, data processor, and communication hub. It can identify both input and output devices, manage data formats, and coordinate operations across different device types, enabling universal cooperation between diverse electronic devices
2Reliability
If data conversion is not prescribed between devices, then device independence is maintained, but data processing capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal dynamically adjusts data format parameters based on the capabilities of the target output device. It converts data between different formats (image, audio, document) according to the output device's requirements, ensuring reliable data processing while managing conversion complexity through automated format detection and transformation
3Productivity
If direct output from mobile terminal is used, then output speed is improved, but device compatibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically selects the output path based on device compatibility. When the output device can directly receive data from the mobile terminal, direct output is used for high speed. When compatibility issues exist, the system automatically routes through the cooperative processing apparatus with format conversion, ensuring versatility while maintaining productivity through adaptive path selection
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AI summary
An input/output system interconnects a mobile terminal, a cooperative processing apparatus, and a plurality of electronic devices, and is configured to implement a cooperative process of prompting an electronic device corresponding to an input apparatus to input electronic data and prompting an electronic device corresponding to an output apparatus to output the input electronic data. The input/output system includes an acquisition unit that acquires input/output apparatus information from the electronic device corresponding to the input/output apparatus, an input control unit that controls the electronic device specified by the input apparatus information to input electronic data, and an output control unit that controls the electronic device specified by the output apparatus information to output the input electronic data in an output format compatible with the electronic device specified by the output apparatus information if the electronic device is capable of directly outputting the input electronic data from the mobile terminal.