Portable Moisture Meter Automated Data Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current portable moisture meter devices suffer from human error in data transcription, lack of data storage, potential manipulation of results, and low productivity due to manual data entry and lack of automation.
Innovation Solution
The enhanced portable moisture meter device incorporates a communications block with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules for encrypted data transmission to a mobile phone, tablet, or microcomputer, enabling direct, automated, and secure data storage and transmission, eliminating human intervention and ensuring complete and accurate data management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual transcription of moisture measurement data is used, then device simplicity is maintained, but data reliability deteriorates due to human errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical transcription process with an automated electronic data transmission system. The moisture meter device automatically transmits measurement data to a computer via communication interfaces, eliminating human intervention in data transfer and thereby improving data reliability while accepting increased device complexity through integration of communication modules and software systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The moisture meter device performs self-service by automatically transmitting its own measurement data without requiring manual intervention. The device equips itself with communication blocks and processing capabilities to autonomously transfer data to external systems, thereby improving reliability while the device handles the complexity of its own operation.
2Productivity
If manual data entry is used, then device complexity is kept low, but productivity deteriorates due to time-consuming transcription
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring the moisture meter with communication blocks and data processing capabilities that enable automatic data transmission. This preparation eliminates the need for manual data entry during operation, significantly improving productivity while the complexity is embedded in the device's pre-installed systems rather than requiring additional manual processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical process of data transcription and entry is replaced with an automated electronic transmission system. The moisture meter device directly communicates measurement data to computers or storage systems, eliminating time-consuming manual typing and improving productivity while the complexity is contained within the automated transmission infrastructure.
3Reliability
If manual transcription is used, then data transmission security is simplified, but data integrity deteriorates due to potential manipulation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual data transcription with an automated electronic transmission system that incorporates encryption and validation mechanisms. This substitution improves data integrity by eliminating human manipulation opportunities while the complexity is managed through integrated security protocols within the automated transmission infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system (computer or storage device) that receives and stores moisture measurement data automatically transmitted from the moisture meter. This intermediary acts as a secure bridge between the measurement device and the final data repository, ensuring data integrity through controlled, automated transmission while managing complexity through the intermediary's processing and validation capabilities.
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AI summary
A portable moisture measuring device for remote use and to be applied in the agribusiness industry, for providing quality information in the creation of management reports, with the object to obtain precise information to feed into a databank, historic data, statistics and control, through the introduction of multiple communications blocks (1-G), (1-H) and a visualization block (1-I) in the moisture measuring device (1), in conjunction with a receiver device (2) possessing a pair of communications block (2-A), an image capture block (2-C), a processor block (2-D), an image processor block (2-E), a visualization block (2-F), a memory block (2-G) with saved dedicated software, a geo-reference block (2-H) with a power supply block (2-I) and a data transmission block (2-J), thereby allowing data computerization, and creating the advantages of application flexibility.