Motion Sensor Triggered Device Identification Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in identifying the correct image processing device without performing specific operations, especially when device names are changed, leading to confusion and incorrect selection in networked environments.
Innovation Solution
An image processing device equipped with a motion sensor and a display unit that automatically displays identification information, such as IP addresses and unique names, when a person approaches, allowing easy differentiation from other devices without requiring user operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the image processing device displays identification information only after a particular operation is performed, then the user can identify the device, but the user must know how to perform the operation and may not know the identification information beforehand
Solution Approach 1:
The motion sensor detects a person's approach in advance and triggers the display of identification information before any operation is performed. This preliminary detection and display action eliminates the need for users to know specific operations to retrieve identification information.
2Ease of operation
If the image processing device is renamed to improve identification, then the current user can readily identify the device, but other users may not determine whether the renamed device is the correct one
Solution Approach 1:
Each image processing device displays its own unique identification information locally on its display unit. This allows each device to be identified by its own characteristics rather than a centralized renaming system, making identification universally applicable to all users without requiring device-specific customizations.
3Ease of operation
If the image processing device automatically displays identification information when a person is detected, then users can readily identify devices without operations, but the device complexity increases due to motion sensor integration
Solution Approach 1:
The motion sensor serves multiple functions: detecting user presence for power management, triggering identification information display, and enabling automatic device identification. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components and justifies the added complexity through consolidated utility.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to readily identify and select the correct image processing device without prior knowledge of its identification information, improving usability and reducing confusion caused by renamed devices.
Implementation Method 1
a motion sensor configured to detect a person
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AI summary
An image processing device 101 to 104 is provided that allows a user to readily know identification information of the image processing device without performing any particular operation on the image processing device. Each of image processing devices 101 to 104 includes a motion sensor 110 which detects a person, a display unit 202, and a control unit 205 which causes the display unit 202 to display identification information for distinguishing the image processing device from other image processing devices in response to detection of the person by the motion sensor 110.