Module Management System for Wireless Transmission Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing module devices used for measuring human body states require cumbersome settings for wireless transmission of sensing information, especially in environments where wireless transmission is prohibited, such as aircraft.

Innovation Solution

A module management system that acquires a user's schedule and instructs the module device to determine when to start or stop transmitting sensing information based on the schedule, eliminating the need for manual settings.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual setting of wireless transmission is required for module devices, then transmission control can be achieved, but user operation becomes cumbersome and complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransmission controlVSAvoidsetting operation

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The module device automatically determines whether to transmit sensing information based on location information and predetermined conditions, without requiring manual user settings. The device serves itself by autonomously judging transmission necessity and executing transmission decisions, thereby eliminating cumbersome manual configuration while maintaining reliable transmission control.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Loss of information

If module devices transmit sensing information continuously, then data completeness is improved, but energy consumption increases and transmission may be prohibited in certain environments

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata completenessVSAvoidenergy consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The transmission state of the module device is dynamically adjusted based on location information and predetermined conditions. The device transitions between transmission and non-transmission states according to environmental context (e.g., inside vs. outside aircraft), thereby optimizing energy consumption while ensuring data is transmitted when appropriate and avoiding prohibited transmission zones.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If module devices have interface such as liquid crystal screen, then setting operation becomes easier, but device size increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesetting operationVSAvoiddevice size

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The setting function is extracted from the module device itself and relocated to an external terminal device. The module device only needs to provide location information and receive transmission instructions, eliminating the need for onboard display interfaces or complex setting mechanisms, thereby maintaining small device size while enabling easy operation through the external terminal.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS12219441B2Module management system, module management method, and program

Publication Date: 2025.02.04 NEC CORP

AI summary

A mobile terminal acquires a schedule of a user using a module device that includes a sensor, and instructs the module device to initiate a process for determining when to start or when to stop transmitting sensing information detected by the sensor to a communication destination, on the basis of the schedule. The module device acquires the sensing information, and initiates the process for determining when to start or when to stop transmitting the sensing information to the communication destination, on the basis of the instruction to initiate the determination process.